She has played Erin Watts in the BBC spy drama Spooks, and Irene Adler on BBC's TV adaptation Sherlock. She studied drama with the NYMT and went on to gain a BA Honours degree in Theatre. Irene Adler was portrayed by Inga Swensonin the Broadway musical, Baker Streetwhich also starred Fritz Weaveras Sherlock Holmes. According to Baring-Gould, Holmes and Adler's union produces one son, Nero Wolfe, who would follow in his father's footsteps as a detective. Lara Pulver, Actress: Sherlock. Lara is notable for receiving nominations for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards and the 2008 'Whatsonstage' Theatre-goers Choice Awards, the latter being the only major awards for London theatre which are voted for by audience members. Lara Pulver (born 1 September, 1980, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England) is the actress who played Irene Adler in Sherlock . She likes to 'misbehave' and gathers all sorts of incriminating information so as to continue to 'misbehave'. Irene is not above blackmail, although she refers to it as 'insurance'.She can be ruthless, cold and fierce at times but showed emoti… She won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical in the West End's revival of the hit Broadway musical Gypsy. Lara's extensive theatre career led her to gain a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her portrayal of "Lucille Frank" in Rob Ashford's production of "Parade" at The Donmar Warehouse. According to the liner notes of the original cast album, the story makes extensive use of the story "A Scandal in Bohemia". They perform on stage together incognito, and become lovers. She stalls Sherlock on a number of occasions, leading him to false conclusions. Irene Adler is manipulative, devious, enigmatic, and clever enough to even give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money. In his fictional biographies Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street (1962) and Nero Wolfe of West Thirty-fifth Street (1969), William S. Baring-Gould puts forth an argument that Adler and Holmes meet again after the latter's supposed death at Reichenbach Falls. Lara was born and raised in Essex, UK. Lara Pulver (born 1 September 1980) is an English actress.