Nicola Bryant
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Casualty
Susan Harris
1986
Series
Holby City
Reporter
1999
Series
Holby City
Catherine Sloman
1999
Series
Doctor Who
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown
1963
Series
Doctors
Jackie Fallon
2000
Series
Doctors
Sonia Heyward-Smith
2000
Series
Pointless Celebrities
Self
2011
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Series
My Family
Anne
2000
Series
My Family
Janet
2000
Series
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Series
Tales of the Tardis
Peri Brown
2023
Series
Myth Makers
Herself
2015
Series
The Stranger
Miss Brown
1991
Series
New Blood
Sophie Baxter
2016
Series
The Biz
Martine
1995
Film
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Peri Brown (archive footage)
2010
The 10 Percenters
Julia
1993
Film
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Peri Brown
1985
Film
Parting Shots
Beverley
1999
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Millicent
1988
Film
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Self / Peri Brown (archive footage)
2014
Film
The Ties That Bind Us
Peri Brown (archive footage)
2008
Film
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Peri Brown
1984
Film
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Peri Brown
1993
Film
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Peri Brown
1986
Film
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Self
2023
Film
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Peri Brown (archive footage)
2013
Film
Serial Thriller: The Head Hunter
Dr. Shaw
2016
Film
30 Years in the TARDIS
Herself
1993
Film
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
Peri Brown
1985
Film
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Peri Brown
1984
Film
Looking for Dursley
Self
2024
Film
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Peri Brown
1986
Film
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(archival footage)
2008
Film
Doctor Who: Timelash
Peri Brown
1985
Film
The Airzone Solution
Elenya Brown
1993
Film
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Peri Brown
1985
Film
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Film
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Peri Brown
1985
Film
Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery
Peri Brown
2022
Film
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
Film
TravelWise
Laura
2000
Film
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Peri Brown
1984
Film
Trials and Tribulations
2008
Film
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Peri Brown
1985
Film
The Wilds
Helen
2022
Film
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)
2007
Film
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Herself / Peri (archive footage)
2019
Film
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
Self
2025
Film
Lust in Space
Self
1998
Film
Stranger than Fiction
1994
Film
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Film
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006
Film
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
Film
Chain Reaction
2010
Film
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
Miss Brown
1992
Film
Strike! Strike! Strike!
2013
Film
The Stranger: In Memory Alone
Miss Brown
1993
Film
The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited
Self
2019
Film
Adventures in Time and Spain
(archive footage)
2003
Film
Myth Runner
Herself
1987
Film
The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows
Miss Brown
1991
Film
Doctor Who: The Trial
Self
2019