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Nicola Bryant born 11 October 1962 in Guildford, Surrey is a British actress known for her role as Peri Brown, a companion of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

She played the part from 1984 to 1986, first with Peter Davison, and then with Colin Baker as the Doctor. Bryant's tenure on the show was met with raised eyebrows in some quarters as series producer John Nathan-Turner admitted that his intention was to pump up the sex appeal of the aging series by casting the young actress who was often seen wearing revealing outfits in the show. Her character was American and for a while a publicity driven fiction was maintained suggesting Bryant was also American. During her final season on Doctor Who, the actress was allowed to dress more conservatively on the show.

After appearing in Doctor Who she has had other television roles, including a part in Blackadder's Christmas Carol
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Bryant has reprised the role of Peri in several of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who spin-off audio plays. She has appeared with both Peter Davison and Colin Baker in these. In the early-mid 1990s, she also co-starred with Baker in a series of made-for-video science fiction films entitled The Stranger for BBV, although the first few films in the series were little more than Doctor Who episodes in disguise. She also appeared alongside Baker, Davison, Sylvester McCoy and Jon Pertwee in another BBV production, The Airzone Solution which is notable as it includes a love scene between Baker and Bryant. According to her official website, Bryant's acting work in recent years has been limited due to a back injury suffered during a fall on stage in the early 2000s. In February 2006, however, she began appearing in a New End Theatre production of Taboo's, a play by Carl Djerassi. She is also working on a DVD documentary on the making of the Doctor Who serial The Two Doctors which is scheduled for release in 2006.

It is sometimes claimed that she was one of several actors considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, although Bryant has denied this.

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Actors - Nicola Bryant

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