Nicola Bryant was born the daughter of a heating engineer, in 1960, in
Surrey, England. At age 3,Nicola began training in dance and music, as well as
studying classical ballet, jazz and tap. Nicola also studied the piano, flute and guitar, and finally began to study acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Here, apart from developing her acting skills, she continued her hobbies of golf and music. It was during her
time at drama school, that Nicola married the Broadway singer, Scott Kennedy, (although they later separated). Her final production at Webber
Douglas was No, No, Nanette, in which she played lead.
Bryant was
spotted by an agent, Terry Carney
(William Hartnell's son-in-law), and
asked to audition for the part of Peri in
Doctor Who (1963), which she got.
On leaving, she appeared in
Blackadders Weihnachtsgeschichte (1988), Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993), which was a Doctor Who spoof, as well as the highly successful Stranger videos
and The Airzone Solution (also with Colin Baker).
In 1995, Nicola
appeared as Martine in The Biz (1995), a children's series, which has run for 3 series. She also has sung with
Colin Baker,
Anthony Ainley,
Nicholas Courtney and a number
of British pop stars on the Doctor In Distress record.
Nicola lives in Notting Hill, where her understanding neighbours allow her to write music at all hours of the day and night.
