Alexis Peterman
Born
Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice-over artist
Years active2007–present

Alexis Peterman is an English actress, known for her role as receptionist Lauren Porter in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Early life

Peterman was born and raised in Edgbaston, Birmingham. From years two to 18, she attended Edgbaston High School for Girls. At 14, Peterman was scouted by London's Models 1 modeling agency, working with them until matriculating to drama school. Peterman is of Welsh and Polish Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Peterman's maternal great-grandmother was the Yiddish theatre actress, Becky Goldstein. "Born in Mlava, Poland, moved to England at the age of 12. She became an actress at the Pavilion later transferring to the Grand Palais. A specialist in archetypal 'Yiddishe mama' roles, she left the stage owing to ill health." Goldstein was married to the actor and playwright, Joseph Markovitch, who "joined the Pavilion Theatre as an actor and playwright. A prolific dramatist and lyricist, he wrote such plays as The Revolutionary, Mendel Beilis, The Gambler, The Two Chaverim, and The Desert. In later years, until his retirement in 1960, he belonged to the Grand Palais company."[1]

Career

After a three-year degree course at Arts Educational Schools, London, Peterman starred in various stage roles.[2] She then undertook a series of supporting roles in various television productions, including: Footballers Wives, Dream Team, Hotel Babylon and Lip Service.

Peterman first appeared in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors as Phoebe Billington in a single episode in 2006, before appearing again in 2010, but as Carrie Whitworth.[3] She returned to the soap in 2011 to play receptionist Lauren Porter on a recurring basis. A storyline that saw Lauren murdered garnered a Best Storyline and Best Episode nomination at the 2012 British Soap Awards.[4]

In 2013, Peterman played the role of Natalie Fisher in the HBO/Sky1 British action and military television series, Strike Back. She then appeared in Survivor, the 2015 British-American spy thriller film starring Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich, and Dylan McDermott, and directed by James McTeigue. Peterman starred as the lead in the Syfy channel made-for-television movie, Roboshark, which kicked off Sharknado week 2015.

In 2012, Peterman - alongside her partner, actor, Dar Dash - conceived Drink Me Eat Me,[5] a “treat boutique” and event space, to serve the local community tasty treats, sell locally produced handmade treasures, and host parties, events, classes, pop-up shops and dinners. Drink Me Eat quickly became a bustling hub of West London. To concentrate on their careers, Peterman and Dash sold the company in August 2015.

In 2022, Peterman guest starred in an episode of the BBC drama series Call The Midwife. The episode focuses on a Jewish couple suffering the effects of post traumatic stress after surviving the holocaust.[6]

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dream Team Annabelle Davies Television, 3 episodes
2006 Hotel Babylon Honeymooner Television, 1 episode
2009 The Bill Stephanie Rainsforth Television, 1 episode
2010 Lip Service Sally Television, 1 episode
2006, 2010, 2011 Doctors Phoebe Billington, Carrie Whitworth, Lauren Porter Recurring roles
2012 Darkness Into Light Mary Magdalene Film
City Slacker[7] Amanda's Secretary Film
Blocked The Lady Short Film
2013 Strike Back Natalie Fisher Television, 2 episodes
2015 Survivor Flight Attendant Film
Roboshark Trish Larson TV movie, lead
2016 Hoff the Record London Reporter Television, 1 episode
2017 Household Mother Short film
2021 Admission Rabbi Rachel Film, lead
2021 Over the Moon: A Cosmos Short Lucy Perry, Stargazer Short film, lead
2022 Coexisting Robin Television - nominated, best supporting actress at Actress Universe Awards, 2023
2022 Call The Midwife Orli Rosen Television, guest star

References

  1. ↑ Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. ISBN 9780230304666.
  2. ↑ "ALEXIS PETERMAN | Shepherd Management". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Skunk Show". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (13 September 2011). "'Doctors' newcomer is murdered in shock twist - Spoiler Pictures". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Drink Me Eat Me". londontown.com.
  6. ↑ "Call the Midwife's kosher delivery". 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Stephenson, John-Paul (13 September 2013). "Interview: Fiona Gillies talks about City Slacker". Giggle Beats. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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