Born:
June 16, 1975
in
Bradford
Best Known For:
London's Burning and Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Heather Mary Peace was born in Bradford on June 16, 1975. She has an older brother. At the age of 10, she was singing in her local church and attending the Bradford Youth Players. She went on to study acting at Manchester Polytechnic. After a number of stage roles, Heather's big break came in 1998 when she was cast as Sally `Gracie" Fields in London's Burning.
Career:
Peace followed up London's Burning with a role in military drama Ultimate Force. Since then, she has starred in The Chase, Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Blue Murder, Holby City and Lip Service. In 2012, she was cast as Nikki Boston in school drama Waterloo Road. More recently, she starred alongside John Simm in ITV drama Prey. Away from acting, she released her debut album in 2012.
Quote:
"I've always been very sporty. I was very good at football but there weren't really any professional female football teams around, so I thought I'd better become an actress."
Trivia:
Peace is a patron of Manchester Pride.