Laura Howard

Laura Howard
Born	Laura Simmons 1977 (age 47–48) Chiswick, London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Midsomer Murders

Laura Howard (born as Laura Simmons in Chiswick, London, 1977) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role as Cully Barnaby in the long-running British crime-mystery Police procedural Midsomer Murders.

Biography

Howard does not come from a showbusiness background. Her father is a shipping consultant, her mother a psychiatrist, and she did not attend drama school. Her first major role came in 1992, playing the teenage daughter Tammy Rokeby in the BBC comedy series So Haunt Me. Since then, Laura has also had a starring role in the Jack Rosenthal drama Eskimo Day and its sequel Cold Enough For Snow. Her other UK television credits include Soldier Soldier, The Bill, Doctors and Casualty.

She has appeared in numerous UK theatre productions, including the premier of Life of Riley by Alan Ayckbourn. In June 2012 she appeared in Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests at the Liverpool Playhouse.

Filmography

Television

• 1992 - So Haunt Me playing the part of Tammy Rokeby
• 1993 - Covington Cross playing the part of Alexandra
• 1997 - Eskimo Day playing the part of Pippa
• 1996 - Soldier Soldier playing the part of Deborah Osborne
• 1996 - Cold Enough For Snow playing the part of Pippa
• 2004 - Doctors playing the part of Jane Taylor
• 2006 - Casualty playing the part of Annie
• 1997-2010 - Midsomer Murders playing the part of Cully Barnaby
• 2011 - Casualty playing the part of Tania
• 2012 - Doctors playing the part of Zoe
• 2013 - EastEnders playing the part of Miss Roberts
• 2014 - Young Dracula playing the part of Sally
• 2014 - Casualty playing the part of Eva

Short film

• 1997 - Queens Park Story playing the part of Lily
• 2008 - The Responsibility Virgin playing the part of Lucy
• 2010 - Get Well Soon playing the part of Janet

Theatre

• 1998 - The Taming of the Shrew playing the part of Bianca
• 1999 - The Master Builder playing the part of Kaija
• 2000 - Arcadia playing the part of Thomasina
• 2002 - Emma playing the part of Emma
• 2003 - The Hotel in Amsterdam by John Osborne, playing the part of Gillian
• 2005 - Dracula playing the part of Mina
• 2008 - The Blue Room play various small parts
• 2008 - Switzerland by Nick Payne, playing the part of Jenny
• 2009 - Look Back in Anger playing the part of Helena
• 2010 - Two Women playing the part of Mattie
• 2010 - Communicating Doors playing the part of Jessica
• 2010-Spring 2011 - Life of Riley playing the part of Monica
• 2012 - Round and Round the Garden from the The Norman Conquests trilogy playing the part of Annie
• 2012 - Lost in Yonkers playing the part of Bella
• 2014 - Invincible by Torben Betts, playing the part of Emily

External links

• Laura Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Laura Howard's Website