Sarah Niles
Sarah Niles is a British film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in Mister Eleven and Beautiful People (2009), Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010), Spotless (2015), Catastrophe (2015–2019), Trust Me (2019), I May Destroy You and Trying (2020), Viewpoint (2021), Riches and The Sandman in 2022. She is most notable for receiving two nominations for an Emmy for her performance as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone in Ted Lasso.
Early life
Niles was born in Thornton Heath, south London, and was the youngest daughter of three to her father an electrician, and her mother a care nurse, both Barbadians who arrived in Britain in the late 1950s.[1] She was a drama student at the Manchester School of Theatre, part of the Manchester Metropolitan University.[1]
Career
Niles has appeared mainly in
On screen Niles is best known for co-starring in the BBC comedy
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Station | Girlfriend | Short |
2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Tash | |
2010 | London Boulevard | Hospital Matron | |
2012 | Now Is Good | Nurse #2 | |
2013 | Austenland | Delilah | |
2014 | Cuban Fury | Salsa Pupil | |
2014 | The Crucible | Tituba | |
2014 | Still | Headmistress M. Jones | |
2019 | Rocks | Ms. Booker | |
2020 | Richard II | Bolingbroke | |
2020 | National Theatre Live: Three Sisters | Lolo | |
2021 | Guide Me Home | Michelle | Short |
2022 | This Is Christmas | Judith[8] | |
2023 | The Toxic Avenger | Mayor Togar | |
TBA | Heads of State | Filming | |
TBA | Untitled Joseph Kosinski film | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | A Touch of Frost | WPC #1 | 1 episode – "Line of Fire: Part 1" |
2008 | Doctor Who | Node 1 | Series 4, episode 8 – "Silence in the Library" |
2008 | Peep Show | Cashier | 1 episode – "Jeremy's Broke" |
2009 | Mister Eleven | Audrey | 2 episodes – 1.1 and 1.2 |
2008–2009 | Beautiful People | Reba | 10 episodes |
2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Maggie Byrne | 3 episodes – "Sleepyhead" 1, 2, 3 |
2011 | Being Human | Dr. Hayley Hamilton | 1 episode – "Though the Heavens Fall" |
2014 | Death in Paradise | Sylvaine Dor | Season 3, episode 8 – "Rue Morgue" |
2014 | Waterloo Road | Cecile Tsibi | 2 episodes – "Dynasty's Choice", "A Bolt from the Blue" |
2015 | Don't Take My Baby | Claire | TV film |
2015 | Spotless | DCI Diane Squire | 3 episodes – "Say What You See", "Fallowfield", "DCI Diane Squire" |
2016 | Marley's Ghosts | Sue | 1 episode – "Fit" |
2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Nurse Aboko | Episode – "A Twist of Fate" |
2017 | Holby City
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Miriam 'Mim' Sugarman | Episode – "The Hard Way Home" |
2018 | Moving On | Debs | Episode – "Two Fat Ladies" |
2015–2019 | Catastrophe | Melissa | 8 episodes |
2019 | Trust Me | Stella McCain | Episodes 2.2 and 2.3 |
2020 | I May Destroy You | Officer Funmi | 3 episodes – "Line Spectrum Border", "It Just Came Up", "Officer Funmi" |
2020 | Trying | Alisha | 2 episodes – "Show Me the Love" and "Tickets for a Queue" |
2020 | Dracula | Meg | 1 episode – "The Dark Compass" |
2021 | Danny Boy | Stella Marshall | TV film |
2021 | Viewpoint | DCI Jill Conroy | 5 episodes |
2021–2023 | Ted Lasso | Dr. Sharon Fieldstone | Series 2–3 – 13 episodes |
2022 | Riches | Claudia Richards | 6 episodes |
2022 | The Sandman | Rosemary | 1 episode – "A Hope in Hell" |
2023 | Rugrats | Nanny Pip (voice) | 1 episode – "Tommy the Giant/Nanny Pip" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | [9] |
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Won | [9] | |||
2022 | 74th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [9][5] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | [9][4] | ||
2023 | 75th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [9] |
References
- ^ a b "You've got to bask in the sun of life: actor Sarah Niles on her newfound acclaim". theguardian.com. 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b "national Theatre – Sarah Niles". nationaltheatre.org.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
- ^ Catastrophe a new C4 comedy created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
- ^ a b "The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b Emmy Awards (12 July 2022). "Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2023". Television Academy. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Niles". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Kaya Scodelario and Alfred Enoch to star in Sky rom-com This Christmas". Radio Times.
- ^ a b c d e "Sarah Niles Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
External links
- Sarah Niles at IMDb
- Sarah Niles at Spotlight