Laura Checkley

Biography

An English actress & comedian known for playing the regular character Louise throughout three series of Detectorists on BBC Four, Monica in Action Team on ITV2, and Terri King, wife of the titular character in the BBC One sitcom King Gary. She has also appeared in guest roles on a number of other programmes including Porters, W1A and This Country.

Checkley is currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkley & Bush with Victoria Bush. Recent tours include “Keep Calm and Carry On”, which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, which included cameos from Abbey Merritt and Vev Gaunt.

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