Suranne Jones
Age: N/A | From: Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Sarah Anne Jones
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Homepage: https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/suranne-jones/
Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 21
Most Famous Work
Biography
Sarah Ann Akers, known professionally as Suranne Jones, is an English actress and producer. Known for her numerous collaborations with screenwriter Sally Wainwright, she rose to prominence playing Karen McDonald on ITV's Coronation Street between 2000 and 2004. Upon leaving, she furthered her television career in drama series such as Vincent (2005–2006), Strictly Confidential (2006), Harley Street (2008), and Unforgiven (2009). Jones starred as Detective Rachel Bailey in the police procedural Scott & Bailey (2011–2016), and garnered further attention with headline roles in Single Father, Five Days (both 2010), A Touch of Cloth (2012–2014), and The Crimson Field (2014). For her portrayal of Gemma Foster—a GP who suffers personal betrayal—in Doctor Foster (2015–2017), Jones received several awards, including the 2016 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Subsequent credits include Save Me (2018), Vigil (2021–present), and Gentleman Jack (2019–2022). For the latter, on which she served as executive producer, Jones was again nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. On stage, Jones has appeared in productions of A Few Good Men (2005), Blithe Spirit (2009), Top Girls (2011), Beautiful Thing (2013), Orlando (2014), and Frozen (2018). Jones was born Sarah Ann Jones in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, on 27 August 1978. She has an older brother named Gary. Jones was raised Catholic; her priest suggested to her father she be christened Sarah Ann(e) instead of Suranne, her great-grandmother's name, as Suranne was not "a proper name". She grew up in a house on Foxdenton Lane, surrounded by two farms and their fields and commented that one of her earliest memories is of "cows looking in the window as we ate our tea". As a child she was talkative, and later recounted that her priest would tell her, "I'm praying you can concentrate just a bit more". Jones was educated at Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School in Middleton. Talking of her childhood, she commented, "I think I always wanted to be different and felt very stifled at school". She also said, "I was bullied at school and I let that get hold of me and withdrew into myself — I regret letting that happen." She became a member of the Oldham Theatre Workshop and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts, which she felt "[wasn't] quite the same as drama school"
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) Idris
Coronation Street
(1960) Karen McDonald / Karen Phillips
Big Brother's Little Brother
(2001) Self
GMTV
(1993) Self
Gentleman Jack
(2019) Anne Lister
The Sarah Jane Adventures
(2007) Mona Lisa
Vigil
(2021) DCI Amy Silva
Doctor Foster
(2015) Dr Gemma FosterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Becca | |
| 2022 | Carole Mackay | |
| 2021 | DCI Amy Silva | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| Victoria | ||
| Anne Lister | ||
| 2018 | Claudia | |
| Karen | ||
| Claire McGory | ||
| 2016 | Self - Narrator | |
| Herself - Narrator | ||
| 2015 | Miss Darcy | |
| Dr Gemma Foster | ||
| 2014 | Sister Joan Livesey | |
| Astrid Kemp | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Lila Pettitt | ||
| Sandra | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Eve Caleigh | |
| DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman | ||
| 2011 | DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey | |
| 2010 | Sarah | |
| N/A | ||
| 2009 | Ruth Slater | |
| Sarah | ||
| 2008 | N/A | |
| 2007 | Mona Lisa | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| PC Laurie Franklin | ||
| Julie Bottomley | ||
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Beth | |
| Idris | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | N/A | |
| Judy | ||
| 2002 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
| 1993 | Self | |
| 1988 | Self | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| 1960 | Karen McDonald / Karen Phillips | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
