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Sian Breckin (born 1982) is a British film, television and theatre actress. '' Donkey Punch'' directed by
Olly Blackburn Olly Blackburn (also credited as Oliver Blackburn and Ollie Blackburn) is an English film director and screenwriter. Born in London, Blackburn had an acting role in the 1982 short comedy film '' A Shocking Accident''; the film won an Academy A ...
was Breckin's feature film debut; she starred alongside
Jaime Winstone Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''Kidulthood'', ''Dead Set'', '' After Hours'' and her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in ''Babs''. Early life and education Winstone was born in Camden, ...
, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke and Julian Morris. Subsequent television appearances included roles on series ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'', ''
Inspector George Gently ''Inspector George Gently'' (also known as ''George Gently'' for the pilot and first series) is a 2008 British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector G ...
'', ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
'' and '' Heartbeat''. Breckin acted in the film ''Tender'' directed by Deborah Haywood, and in ''Alice'' by filmmaker Marianne Elliott. She had guest starring roles on the television series '' Doctors'' and '' Casualty'', and appeared as PC Janet Taylor in ''
DCI Banks ''DCI Banks'' is a British television crime drama series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the ITV network. Originally broadcast over five series in 2010–2016, the series was based on Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks novels and st ...
''. She starred as Kelly in the 2011 film ''
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'' directed by
Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...
.


Early life and education

Breckin attended
East 15 Acting School East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school in Loughton, Essex.Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. ...
.


Career

Breckin was directed by
Olly Blackburn Olly Blackburn (also credited as Oliver Blackburn and Ollie Blackburn) is an English film director and screenwriter. Born in London, Blackburn had an acting role in the 1982 short comedy film '' A Shocking Accident''; the film won an Academy A ...
in the
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'' Donkey Punch''; she portrayed the character Lisa and starred alongside
Jaime Winstone Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''Kidulthood'', ''Dead Set'', '' After Hours'' and her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in ''Babs''. Early life and education Winstone was born in Camden, ...
, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke and Julian Morris. She commented to the ''
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'' about her experience acting in the film: "Filming it was such a wonderful experience. I learned an incredible amount and the team became very close. We are all incredibly proud of the film." Breckin told the ''
Irish Independent The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet n ...
'' the intent was to portray realistic scenes in the film: "We wanted it as realistic as possible in terms of young people having fun. Sex isn't glamorous". She commented to Sky News: "It's about us, it's about young people. Hopefully people can identify with that. It had to be that the audience can relate to my character, that they can see how she gets herself in certain situations and how easily that can happen." ''Donkey Punch'' is Breckin's first feature film. ''
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'' observed that ''Donkey Punch'' is "acted with conviction by a cast of newcomers". Breckin had a role in January 2008 on the television series ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
''. She appeared in 2009 on the programme ''
Inspector George Gently ''Inspector George Gently'' (also known as ''George Gently'' for the pilot and first series) is a 2008 British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector G ...
'', as character Audrey Chadwick. She played the character of Judith Ure in 2009 in the television series ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
''; Breckin guest starred opposite series regular Damian O'Hare who played Dr. Burnett, a physician tasked with diagnosing her pregnant character's ailments. Breckin guest starred on the television drama '' Heartbeat'' playing the role of Janice Hopley opposite actor
James Gaddas James Gaddas (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in ''Coronation Street'', '' Bad Girls'', '' Doctors'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Hollyoaks''. Career Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh seri ...
who portrayed her father. Breckin starred in the film ''Tender'', directed by Deborah Haywood. Marianne Elliott directed Breckin in a role in her 2010 short film titled ''Alice''. Breckin portrayed the role of PC Janet Taylor in 2010 in the television series ''
DCI Banks ''DCI Banks'' is a British television crime drama series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the ITV network. Originally broadcast over five series in 2010–2016, the series was based on Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks novels and st ...
''. She portrayed the character of Debs Hastings in a 2010 episode of the television series '' Doctors''. She guest starred on the television series '' Casualty'' in 2010, playing the part of Kim Rees. Breckin starred as Kelly in the 2011 film ''
Tyrannosaur Tyrannosauroidea (meaning 'tyrant lizard forms') is a superfamily (or clade) of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs that includes the family Tyrannosauridae as well as more basal relatives. Tyrannosauroids lived on the Laurasian supercontinent b ...
'' directed by
Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...
.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre

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Patrick Marber Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter. Early life Marber was born and raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Wimbledon, London, the son of Angela (Benja ...


See also

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Cinema of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has had a significant film industry for over a century. While film production reached an all-time high in 1936, the "golden age" of British cinema is usually thought to have occurred in the 1940s, during which the directors D ...
* Alumni from Roundhay School * Alumni from East 15 Acting School * List of British actors *
Television of the United Kingdom Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...
* Theatre of the United Kingdom


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breckin, Sian Living people 1982 births Alumni of East 15 Acting School English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Actresses from Leeds People educated at Roundhay School