Liz May Brice

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Liz May Brice
Born
Elizabeth May Brice

(1975-09-08) 8 September 1975 (age 48)
Other namesLisa Brice
Years active1985–present

Elizabeth May Brice (born 8 September 1975)[1] is an English actress. She is known for roles such as the convicted murderess, Pat Kerrigan, on ITV1's Bad Girls, and Agent Johnson in Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Career[edit]

Brice was born in Redhill, Surrey. She studied English at Cambridge University. Her early acting roles included a schoolgirl witch in the 1986 adaptation of Jill Murphy's novel, The Worst Witch and a part in children's sitcom News at Twelve (1988) (for both these roles she was credited as "Lisa" Brice). She joined the cast of prison drama Bad Girls in Series 7, in 2005 as Pat Kerrigan, who is serving life in prison for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Her character would become the final 'Top Dog' of the show.

Brice has appeared in episodes of BBC's Hustle and played the role of Medic in the film version of Resident Evil. She had a cameo in another horror film, AVP: Alien vs Predator. Her CV also includes the film sequel Fortress 2 with Christopher Lambert and the US mini-series The 10th Kingdom. Brice also appeared in the popular Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show in 2007. In the same year, she played the role of Susannah bat Jonah in Roman Mysteries, the CBBC children's drama based on the Roman Mysteries books by Caroline Lawrence, alongside Nicholas Farrell, whom she would later work alongside in Torchwood's Children of Earth. In 2008 she played the role of Herrena in the TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic.

She has also starred in her former partner Charlie Brooker's zombie horror Dead Set, and appears as Government assassin Agent Johnson in Torchwood's Children of Earth, aired in July 2009. She has also starred in The Bill as anti-terrorism officer, Karen Lacy.

In April 2010 she appeared in the episode "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" of BBC serial drama Casualty, playing the part of Lyn (mother of two of the child patients). She becomes involved with Dr. Adam Trueman when he realises she is a single mother.

In the 2012 crime thriller movie Hard Boiled Sweets, Brice portrayed the role of Jenna.

In 2013, Brice played a character called Tara - the new love interest for Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) - in the soap opera EastEnders. She appeared in the soap from 26–30 August. Brice's character also made a rival out of the local B&B owner, Kim Fox (Tameka Empson). She then appeared as Tina in Misfits.

In 2014, Brice voiced Licia of Lindeldt & Milibeth in Dark Souls II, and later portrayed Gainsborough in the Black Mirror holiday special titled "White Christmas".

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Director
2000 Fortress 2: Re-Entry Elena Rivera Geoff Murphy
2001 The Last Minute Sally Stephen Norrington
2002 Resident Evil Medic Paul W. S. Anderson
2002 The Princess and the Pea Hildegard (voice) Mark Swan
2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Supervisor Paul W. S. Anderson
2012 Hard Boiled Sweets Jenna David L.G. Hughes
2016 Monochrome Martha Walker Thomas Lawes
2019 Amaryllis Jennifer Thomas Lawes
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Worst Witch Zoe Chant-Vestry TV movie
1988 Coming Through Elsa Weekley TV movie
1988 News at Twelve Tina Swindley Series 1 (main; all 6 episodes)
1991 Chalkface Claire Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1997 The Student Prince Director TV movie
1998 The Stalker's Apprentice Heather Brazier-Young TV movie
1999 A Touch of Frost PC Clarke Series 6 (guest; 1 episode)
1999 Comedy Lab Sarah Series 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2000 The 10th Kingdom Mary Ramley Miniseries (recurring; 3 episodes)
2000 In Defence PC. Sally Higson Miniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2000 Holby City Michelle Kash Series 3 (guest; 1 episode)
2001 Urban Gothic Stamp Series 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2002 Stan the Man Kelly Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2003 Trust Gabriella Emmanuelle Miniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2003 Murder in Mind Mel Series 3 (guest; 1 episode)
2003 The Bill Trish Holloway Series 19 (guest; 1 episode)
2004–05 Hustle DC Terri Hodges Series 1–2 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2004 NY-LON Karen Miniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2004 The Bill Kirsty Brennan Series 20 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2005 Casualty Pam Dunbar Series 19 (guest; series 1)
2005–06 Bad Girls Pat Kerrigan Series 7–8 (main; 19 episodes)
2005 The Robinsons Judy Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2007 Peep Show Sally Slater Series 4 (guest; 1 episode)
2007 Roman Mysteries Susannah Series 1 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2007 The Whistleblowers Zoe Taylor Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2008 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Herrena TV movie
2008 Casualty Elissa Holt Series 22 (guest; 1 episode)
2008 The Bill DI Karen Lacey Series 24 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2008 Dead Set Alex Bryson Miniseries (recurring; all 5 episodes)
2009 Torchwood Johnson Series 3 (main; 5 episodes)
2010 Casualty Lyn Marshall Series 24 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2011 How TV Ruined Your Life Various Miniseries (recurring; 3 episodes)
2013 Casualty Rachel Farley Series 27 (guest; 1 episode)
2013 EastEnders Tara Soap opera (recurring; 4 episodes)
2013 Misfits Tina Series 5 (guest; 1 episode)
2014 Moving On Claire Jackson Series 6 (guest; 1 episode)
2014 Black Mirror Gainsborough Christmas special (guest)
2016 Drifters Tracey Series 4 (guest; 1 episode)
2017 Doctors Angelica Botham-Hart Soap opera, Series 19 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2018 Bad Move News Reader Series 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2019 Sanditon Mrs. Harries Series 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2020 Casualty Josie Alain Series 34 (guest; 1 episode)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liz May Brice". tvbuzer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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