Michelle Lukes is an English actress best known for playing Lisa Torres in the British daytime soap Doctors from 2009-2011.

She has also had numerous stage roles for the National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

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, RSC

Royal Shakespeare Company

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 and Salisbury Playhouse

Salisbury Playhouse

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Lukes began her career as a dancer having trained at the Royal Ballet School

Royal Ballet School

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 performing professionally in numerous West End shows before retraining as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic

Bristol Old Vic

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. She graduated in 2007 winning the student award for versatility.

Lukes is also a company member of the National Theatre.

In 2011 Lukes appeared in the Sky1 TV Series Strike Back: Project Dawn

Strike Back: Project Dawn

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as Sergeant Julia Richmond.