Lara Pulver (born 1 September 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, England) is an English actress best known for her portrayals of Erin Watts in the popular British BBC spy drama Spooks, and Irene Adler on BBC's TV adaptation Sherlock.
As of January 2021, Lara has American nationality.
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Notable Roles
- 2009 Robin Hood as Isabella
- 2010 True Blood as Claudine Crane
- 2011 Spooks as Erin Watts
- 2012-present Sherlock as Irene Adler
- 2013-2015 Da Vinci's Demons as Clarice Orsini
- 2014 Edge of Tomorrow as Karen Lord
- 2014 Game of Thrones (Telltale) as Lady Elissa Forrester
- 2016 Gypsy as Louise
- 2016-2017 Quantico as Charlotte Bishop
- 2017 Underworld: Blood Wars as Semira
- 2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Paula
- 2018 The City & the City as Katrynia
- 2021 DOTA: Dragon's Blood as Mirana
- 2021 The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf as Tetra Gilcrest
Associated Tropes
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She's naturally raven-haired, and her characters are mostly snarky Ice Queens.
- Costume Porn: Her characters tend to wear Pimped Out Dresses.
- Ms. Fanservice: She has no qualms doing nudity on-screen, and even if she isn't, her characters are mostly sexily dressed anyways.