Alexis Peterman

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

Career

After a three-year degree course at Arts Educational Schools, London, Peterman starred in various stage roles. Peterman then undertook a series of supporting roles in various television productions, including: Footballers Wives, Dream Team, Hotel Babylon and Lip Service. She first starred in Doctors, as Phoebe Billington, in a single episode in 2009, but returned in 2011 to play murdered receptionist, Lauren Porter. Her performance garnered a Best Storyline and Best Episode nomination at the 2011 British Soap Awards.

In 2013, Peterman played the role of Natalie Fisher in the HBO/Sky1 British action and military television series, Strike Back.

Peterman can be seen in Survivor, the 2015 British-American spy thriller film starring Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich, and Dylan McDermott, and directed by James McTeigue.

On July 18, 2015, Peterman starred as the lead in the Syfy channel made-for-television movie, Roboshark, which kicked off Sharknado week.

Peterman co-owns the London café and venue space, Drink Me Eat Me, with her partner, actor, Dar Dash.

Filmography