Susannah Doyle
Susannah Doyle | |
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| Born | 5 July 1966 Actress, Playwright |
| Years active | 1989—present |
Susannah Doyle (born 5 July 1966)
Her other credits include Scandal (1989), The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993), A Touch of Frost (1997), Midsomer Murders, Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999), About a Boy (2002), episode "The Fisher King" (2004), The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury (2008), "Shut Up and Dance", from Black Mirror (2016), Josh (TV series) (2016), and The Last Vermeer (2020).
Early life
The daughter of the Irish actor Tony Doyle,[2] she realised that she wished to follow in his footsteps when, aged about five or six, she was taken to see him work, often in tiny theatres with audience and actors close together. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2]
Career
Her big TV break came in 1991 with the role of Joy, the intelligent, acid-tongued secretary and foil to her corporate-speak boss, in the
When her father died in 2000, the producers of Ballykissangel asked whether she would join the cast. She had reservations over her ability to cope emotionally but took on the part of Avril Burke in 2001.[2][3] In 2001, she also appeared in an episode of Cold Feet and one of Pie in the Sky.[4] In 2004, she guest starred as Vanessa Stone in Midsomer Murders, episode "The Fisher King" (2004).[3]
In 2008, she starred as Celia Fury in the
In 2010 she appeared in "Your Sudden Death Question", S4:E3 of Lewis. In 2012 she appeared in an episode of police comedy Vexed. In October 2013, she appeared in Sarah Rutherford's Adult Supervision at Park Theatre (London).[6]
In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[7]
Director
Doyle started as a film director in 2005, writing and directing the short film New Religion.[8]
Filmography
- Scandal (1989) ... Jackie [4]
- Drop The Dead Donkey (1991-1998) ... Joy Merryweather [3]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) ... Maggie Lemass [3]
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999) ... Diane [4]
- Ballykissangel (2001) ... Avril Burke [3]
- About a Boy (2002) ... Bitter Ex-Girlfriend [4]
- Midsomer Murders - The Fisher King (2004) ... Vanessa Stone [3]
- The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury ... Celia Fury [3]
- A Congregation of Ghosts (2009) .... Barbara Baxter [4]
- Black Mirror: "Shut Up and Dance" (2016) .... Blackmailed Woman [7]
- Josh (TV series) (2016) [3]
- The Last Vermeer (2020)... Johana
References
- ^ "Birthdays". Independent via findarticles.com. 5 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ ISBN 1-85283-936-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Susannah Doyle". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Susannah Doyle Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "2008 Children's Awards - Children's - Awards - the BAFTA site". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Adult Supervision, Park Theatre, review".
- ^ a b Jacob Robinson (7 September 2023). "The Best Episodes of Black Mirror Ranked". whats-on-netflix.com.
- ^ "New Religion". Vimeo. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
External links
- Susannah Doyle at IMDb
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