Laura Checkley

Laura Checkley is an English actress and comedian known for playing the regular character Louise throughout three series of Detectorists on BBC Four, Monica in Action Team on ITV2, Terri King in the BBC One sitcom King Gary and Mrs Blocker in BAFTA award winning Drama In My Skin. She has also appeared in guest roles on other programmes including Brassic, Wanderlust, Red Dwarf, Enterprice, Porters, W1A and This Country. She played Jackie Stokes in the drama Screw on Channel Four.

In 2009, she started a comedy duo, Checkley Bush, with Victoria Bush. They had a residency at the Leicester Square Theatre. They performed the Edinburgh Festival, Latitude Festival and Manchester Comedy Festival. In 2011, they reached the final of The Funny Women Awards.

On film, she appeared as Susan, the floor manager of Hard News in Bridget Jones's Baby, and Maz in Military Wives.