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Sian Brooke
Sian Brooke (born Sian Elizabeth Phillips; born 1980)[2] is a British actress. Her television work includes Cape Wrath (2007), Sherlock (2017), Doctor Foster (2017), Good Omens (2019), Guilt (2019), and Trying (2020–).
Sian Brooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sian Elizabeth Phillips 1980 (age 42–43) Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
| Other names | Siân Brooke |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Sian Elizabeth Phillips was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England in 1980 and is the youngest of three siblings. She took on a stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actress Siân Phillips, choosing Brooke after an English Civil War general Lord Brooke who was killed at Lichfield.[3] She is the daughter of a police officer and a teacher.[4] Her parents are Welsh.[5] Brooke's early education was at The Friary School in Lichfield.[4] She initially joined the Lichfield Youth Theatre at the age of 11 before becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre and subsequently training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from where she graduated in 2002.[4][6]
Career
Her acting debut was as Krista in television series Dinotopia in 2002.[1] Brooke's television credits include A Touch of Frost, Hotel Babylon, Foyle's War, and The Fixer. As a child, she was featured in Strangers in Utah with Adrian Dunbar and Phyllida Law. She also played the lead roles of Laura in All About George and Lori Marcuse in Cape Wrath.
Brooke has lent her voice to the radio dramas Murder on the Homefront, A Pin to See the Peepshow, and Dreaming in Africa.[7]
Brooke's theatre work includes Harvest, Dying City, Dido Queen of Carthage, In The Club, The Birthday Party, and Absolutely Perhaps. She has also appeared in productions of Poor Beck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[7] From July to August 2008, Brooke played Dorothy Gale in the musical The Wizard of Oz at the Southbank Centre. The production was directed by Jude Kelly.[8] During 2011 at the Almeida Theatre, London, she appeared in Stephen Poliakoff's My City and Neil LaBute's Reasons to be Pretty. From August to October 2015, Brooke played Ophelia alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the Barbican's production of Hamlet.[9][10]
In 2017, Brooke starred in the fourth season of television crime drama Sherlock as Sherlock Holmes' secret sister, Eurus. She initially auditioned for multiple characters in the show before the showrunners told Brooke that all the characters were one, Eurus, who would be a master of disguise.[11] Michael Hogan writing for The Daily Telegraph in his review of the third episode of the season commented that the role was "a star-making turn from Sian Brooke".[12] Later in the year, she appeared with Sheridan Smith and Gemma Whelan in the BBC miniseries The Moorside, based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.[13] She starred as Karen in the first two seasons of Apple TV series Trying, which has been renewed for a third season.[14]
Personal life
Brooke is married and has two children.[1][15] She is an ambassador for the climate change adaptation charity The Glacier Trust.[16]
Filmography
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Dinotopia | Krista | 5 episodes | [1][17] |
| 2005 | All About George | Laura | 6 episodes | [18][19] |
| 2005 | Under the Greenwood Tree | Susan Dewy | Television film | [20][21] |
| 2006 | A Touch of Frost | Carol Haymarsh | Episode: "Endangered Species" | [22] |
| 2006 | Housewife, 49 | Evelyn Edwards | Television film | [22] |
| 2007 | Foyle's War | Phyllis Law | Episode: "Bleak Midwinter" | [22] |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Lisa | 1 episode | [23] |
| 2007 | Cape Wrath | Lori Marcuse | Main cast | [24] |
| 2008 | The Fixer | Melrose Cassidy | 1 episode | [22] |
| 2008 | Midsomer Murders | Christine Turner | 1 episode | [22] |
| 2008 | The Commander | DC Marian Randall | Television film | [25] |
| 2009 | Doc Martin | Claire | 1 episode | [26] |
| 2010 | Vexed | Suzie Miller | 1 episode | [27] |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Eileen Harrison | 1 episode | [28] |
| 2011 | Garrow's Law | Ann Hadfield | 1 episode | [29] |
| 2011 | Silk | Annie Laidlaw | 1 episode | [30] |
| 2013 | Man Down | Daisy | 1 episode | [31] |
| 2014 | Lewis | Jennie Brightway | 2 episodes | [32] |
| 2015 | Not Safe for Work | Martine McCutcheon | Main cast | [33][34] |
| 2017 | Sherlock | Eurus Holmes | Main cast (Series 4) | [35] |
| 2017 | The Moorside | Natalie Brown | Miniseries | [36][37] |
| 2017 | Doctor Foster | Sian Lambert | Main cast (Series 2) | [38] |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Deirdre Young | Main cast | [39] |
| 2019 | Guilt | Claire | Main cast (Series 1) | [40] |
| 2020–present | Trying | Karen | Main cast | [41] |
| 2021 | Stephen | Cressida Dick | Miniseries | [42] |
| 2022 | No Return | Megan McGee | Miniseries | [43] |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Queen Aemma Arryn | Episode: "The Heirs of the Dragon" | [44] |
Film
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Radioactive | Bronia Sklodowska | [45] |
Stage
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Just a Bloke | Lisa | Royal Court Theatre | 7 November – 23 November | [46][47] |
| 2002 | The One with the Oven | Sarah | Royal Court Theatre | 7 November – 23 November | [46][48] |
| 2003 | Absolutely! (Perhaps) | Dina | Wyndham's Theatre | 7 May – 13 September | [49][50] |
| 2004–2005 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Royal Shakespeare Theatre Noel Coward Theatre | 25 March 2004 – 8 October 2004 16 December 2004 – 8 January 2005 | [51][52][53][54] |
| 2004–2005 | King Lear | Cordelia | Royal Shakespeare Theatre Theatre Royal, Newcastle Noel Coward Theatre | 17 June 2004 – 14 October 2004 16 November 2004 – 20 November 2004 13 January 2005 – 5 February 2005 | [55][56][57][58] |
| 2004–2005 | Poor Beck | Myrrha | The Other Place Soho Theatre | 29 September 2004 – 7 October 2004 11 March 2005 – 16 March 2005 | [59][60][61] |
| 2005 | Harvest | Laura | Royal Court Theatre | 2 September – 1 October | [62][63][64] |
| 2006 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Theatre Royal, Nottingham Hackney Empire St David's Hall | 11 February 12 February 25 March | [65] |
| 2006 | Dying City | Kelly | Royal Court Theatre | 12 May – 10 June | [66][67] |
| 2007–2008 | In the Club | Sasha | Hampstead Theatre Richmond Theatre Festival Theatre, Malvern Wycombe Swan Theatre Royal, Brighton Belgrade Theatre New Theatre, Cardiff | 25 July 2007 – 25 August 2007 12 February 2008 – 16 February 2008 18 February 2008 – 23 February 2008 25 February 2008 – 1 March 2008 3 March 2008 – 8 March 2008 10 March 2008 – 15 March 2008 18 March 2008 – 22 March 2008 | [68][69][70] |
| 2008 | The Birthday Party | Lulu | Lyric Theatre | 8 May – 24 May | [71][72] |
| 2008 | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy | Royal Festival Hall | 23 July – 31 August | [8][73] |
| 2009 | Dido, Queen of Carthage | Anna | Royal National Theatre | 17 March – 7 May | [74][75] |
| 2009 | Article 19 | Royal Court Theatre | 3 July – 4 July | [76] | |
| 2010 | Wanderlust | Clare Walsh | Royal Court Theatre | 9 September – 9 October | [77][78][79] |
| 2010 | Joseph K | Various | Gate Theatre | 11 November – 18 December | [80][81] |
| 2011 | Ecstasy | Jean | Hampstead Theatre Duchess Theatre | 10 March – 9 April 12 April – 28 May | [82][83] |
| 2011 | My City | Julie | Almeida Theatre | 8 September – 5 November | [84][85] |
| 2011–2012 | Reasons to Be Pretty | Steph | Almeida Theatre | 10 November 2011 – 14 January 2012 | [86][87] |
| 2013 | Tartuffe | Elmire | Birmingham Repertory Theatre | 1 November – 16 November | [88][89] |
| 2015 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Barbican Centre | 5 August – 31 October | [90][91] |
| 2018 | I'm Not Running | Pauline | National Theatre | [92] |
References
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- ^ "Results for Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Findmypast. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw. "Who plays Sherlock's Euros Holmes?". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b c . Lichfield Mercury. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Whitfield, Lydia (25 April 2004). "Revealed: Wales's top 50 single women". Wales on Sunday. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Sian Brooke". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b . National Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b Gardner, Lyn (30 July 2008). "The Wizard of Oz". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Trueman, Matt (18 November 2011). "Sian Brooke: The beauty of changing places". The Stage. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Sierz, Aleks (18 November 2011). "Reviews: Reasons To Be Pretty". The Stage. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Jones, Paul. "Sian Brooke auditioned several times for Sherlock after being told that each of Eurus's disguises were separate roles". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (17 January 2017). "Sherlock episode 3: The Final Problem, review: 'an exhilarating thrill-ride'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Meet the cast of The Moorside". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (24 March 2021). "Apple Renews British Comedy 'Trying' Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere On May 14". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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- ^ "Siân Brooke joins The Glacier Trust". The Glacier Trust. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Dinotopia". TV.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ Flett, Kathryn (2 October 2005). "Comfort TV". The Guardian.
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- ^ "Hotel Babylon – second series coming soon to BBC One". BBC. 20 December 2006.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (6 November 2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 676. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0.
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- ^ "Doc Martin". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Vexed, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "New Tricks, Series 7, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Garrow's Law, Series 3, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Silk, Series 1, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Brown, David. "Man Down". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Lewis". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Sian Brooke interview for Not Safe for Work". Channel 4. 2 June 2015.
- ^ Jones, Ellen (21 July 2015). "Not Safe for Work, Channel 4 - TV review: A portrait of a generation of youngish professionals who stay out too late on work nights". The Independent.
- ^ Gilbert, Sophie (9 January 2017). "The Mystery of Sherlock's New Antagonist". The Atlantic.
- ^ "Sheridan Smith announced to star in new BBC One drama The Moorside Project". BBC. 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Sherlock, Broadchurch and the return of Christina Ricci: the best television shows in 2017". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Sian Brooke on joining BBC hit drama Doctor Foster: The writing is so strong". Sunday Express. 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Sherlock star Sian Brooke joins the frankly ridiculous cast of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens". Radio Times. 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Claire". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Gallucci, Nicole (22 July 2022). "'Trying' Season 2 Recap: What to Know Before Season 3". Decider. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (14 February 2022). "'Sherlock' Star Siân Brooke To Lead BBC Police Thriller 'Blue Lights' From 'The Salisbury Poisonings' Creators; Filming Has Begun In Belfast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (8 February 2022). "Meet the cast of ITV drama No Return". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Daly, Helen (23 August 2022). "Who is Queen Aemma in House of the Dragon and who plays her?". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Radioactive (2019)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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- ^ "Tour archive for Absolutely!! (Perhaps) (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ Taylor, Paul (18 October 2004). "The RSC New Work Festival, Swan Theatre and The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Thaxter, John (23 March 2005). "Poor Beck review at Soho London". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ Fisher, Philip. "Harvest". The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Berkowitz, Gerald (9 September 2005). "Harvest review at Royal Court London". The Stage. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for Harvest (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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- ^ "Tour archive for In the Club (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for In the Club (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Billington, Michael (13 May 2008). "The Birthday Party". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for The Birthday Party (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for The Wizard of Oz (Musical)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ "Tour archive for Dido, Queen of Carthage (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ Billington, Michael (18 September 2010). "Wanderlust". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Benedict, David (20 September 2010). "Wanderlust". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for Wanderlust (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ "Tour archive for Joseph K (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Spencer, Charles (16 March 2011). "Ecstasy, Hampstead theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for Ecstasy (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Spencer, Charles (16 September 2011). "My City, Almeida Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for My City (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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- ^ "Tour archive for Reasons to be Pretty (Play)". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Billington, Michael (7 November 2013). "Tartuffe – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Tour archive for Tartuffe (Play)". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (25 August 2015). "Hamlet, Barbican, review: 'justifies the hysteria'". The Daily Telegraph.
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External links
- Sian Brooke at IMDb