Piper’s career quickly developed from there, as she landed the title role in the BBC-TV movie Bella and the Boys and a supporting role in the UK film The Calcium Kid, both in 2004. In 2005, also starred in the UK films Things to Do Before You’re 30 and Spirit Trap, which was followed by another BBC-TV movie with the lead in The Ruby in the Smoke in 2006 and the PBS Masterpiece movies Mansfield Park (in the lead role of Fanny Price) and The Shadow in the North, which were both released in 2007. Piper also made a surprise appearance in Doctor Who in 2025, when in the 15th season finale, the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) leaves the role and regenerates into Piper’s visage.
Author: Tim Lammers, Contributor, Tim Lammers, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/
Published at: 2025-08-10 20:21:06
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