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 Barbadian arriving to 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 theatre productions including shows at the National Theatre,[2] The Royal Court, The Old Vic and The Bush Theatre. In 2013 and 2014 she worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Charmian in Anthony and Cleopatra, performing at Stratford Upon Avon and touring to Miami and The Public Theater New York. In the same year she played Tituba in a sold-out production of The Crucible at the Old Vic, which was streamed to cinemas throughout the UK and internationally. In 2017, she appeared as Carmen in Guillermo Calderón's play B at the Royal Court alongside Paul Kaye, Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Danusia Samal.[2]
On screen Niles is best known for co-starring in the BBC comedy Beautiful People alongside Olivia Colman. She has also had roles in various high-profile comedy television shows, appearing opposite Sharon Horgan and American comedian Rob Delaney in Catastrophe[3] and Jason Sudeikis in the second season of Ted Lasso, for the latter she won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series along with the cast of the series,[4] and received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2022 and 2023.[5][6] She recently appeared in Sarah Gavron's award-winning film Rocks, Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You and Netflix’s The Sandman. Previously, she appeared in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, London Boulevard and Austenland.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Station (Short) | Girlfriend | |
| 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 (Short) | Michelle | |
| 2022 | This is Christmas | Judith[8] | |
| TBA | The Toxic Avenger | Mayor Togar | Post-production |
| TBA | Heads of State | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A Touch of Frost | WPC #1 | 1 episode - Line of Fire: Part 1 |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Node 1 | Series 8 - Episode 195a - 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 | 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" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pending | [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