Nicola Bryant
Biography
Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960) is an English actress known for her roles as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986 and as Martine Johnson the dance teacher in the school drama series The Biz from 1995 to 1997. She also played Miss Brown in The Stranger film series and Lana in Star Trek Continues.
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Acting History
2025
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit as Self
2025Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2024Looking for Dursley as Self
2024Frankenstein Versus Dracula as Prima
2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals as Self
2023Tales of the Tardis as Peri Brown
2022The Wilds as Helen
2022Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery as Peri Brown
2019Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner as Herself / Peri (archive footage)
2019The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited as Self
2019The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019Doctor Who: The Trial as Self
2016New Blood as Sophie Baxter
2016Serial Thriller: The Head Hunter as Dr. Shaw
2015Myth Makers as Herself
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self / Peri Brown (archive footage)
2013Doctor Who: Yellow Fever and How to Cure It as Peri
2013Doctor Who: Gallifrey as Peri
2013Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS as Peri Brown (archive footage)
2013Strike! Strike! Strike!
2011Pointless Celebrities as Self
2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 as Peri Brown (archive footage)
2010Chain Reaction
2008Trials and Tribulations
2008The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008The Ties That Bind Us as Peri Brown (archive footage)
2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 as (archival footage)
2007The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2006Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2005Doctor Who Confidential
2003The Story of Doctor Who
2003Adventures in Time and Spain as (archive footage)
2000My Family as Janet
2000My Family as Anne
2000TravelWise as Laura
2000Doctors as Sonia Heyward-Smith
2000Doctors as Jackie Fallon
1999Parting Shots as Beverley
1999Holby City as Reporter
1999Holby City as Catherine Sloman
1998Lust in Space as Self
1995The Biz as Martine
1994Stranger than Fiction
199330 Years in the TARDIS as Herself
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as Peri Brown
1993The 10 Percenters as Julia
1993The Airzone Solution as Elenya Brown
1993The Stranger: In Memory Alone as Miss Brown
1992The Stranger: More Than a Messiah as Miss Brown
1991The Stranger as Miss Brown
1991The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows as Miss Brown
1988Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Millicent
1987Myth Runner as Herself
1986Doctor Who: Mindwarp as Peri Brown
1986Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet as Peri Brown
1986Casualty as Susan Harris
1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks as Peri Brown
1985Doctor Who: Timelash as Peri Brown
1985Doctor Who: The Two Doctors as Peri Brown
1985Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani as Peri Brown
1985Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as Peri Brown
1985Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen as Peri Brown
1984Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma as Peri Brown
1984Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani as Peri Brown
1984Doctor Who: Planet of Fire as Peri Brown
1963Doctor Who as Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown