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), ''

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'' and '' The Sandman '' in 2022. She is most notable for receiving a nomination for the Emmys for her performance as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone in '' Ted Lasso ''.

Early life

Niles was born in

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, 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. She was a drama student at the

Manchester School of Theatre The Manchester School of Theatre (originally the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre) is a tertiary school of theatre, drama and performance situated in the city of Manchester, founded in 1970. It is a part of Manchester Metropolitan Univer ...

, part of the

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has over 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Educat ...

Career

Niles has appeared mainly in theatre productions including shows at the National Theatre,

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The Old Vic The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal Vi ...

and

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. 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 ''

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'' 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 Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on '' The Sunday Show'', New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's '' Strutter'', Thoros of Myr in HBO's ''Ga ...

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and Danusia Samal. On screen Niles is best known for co-starring in the BBC comedy ''

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'' alongside

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. She has also had roles in various high-profile comedy television shows, appearing opposite

Sharon Horgan Sharon Lorencia Horgan (born 13 July 1970) is an Irish actress, writer, director, comedian and producer who co-wrote and starred in the comedy series '' Pulling'' (2006–2009) and '' Catastrophe'' (2015–2019). She also created the HBO comedy ...

and American comedian

Rob Delaney Rob Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He was the co-star and co-writer of the TV show '' Catastrophe'', and has appeared in comedy films such as ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) and '' Tom & Jerry'' (2021 ...

in '' Catastrophe''Catastrophe a new C4 comedy created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
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Jason Sudeikis Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 20 ...

in the second season of ''

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'', for the latter she won

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for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series along with the cast of the series, and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in

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. She recently appeared in Sarah Gavron's award-winning film ''

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'',

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British screenwriter and actress. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom '' Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), for which she wo ...

's ''

I May Destroy You ''I May Destroy You'' is a British black comedy-drama television limited series created, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Michaela Coel for BBC One and HBO. The series is set in London with a predominantly Black British cast. C ...

'' and

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’s The Sandman. Previously, she appeared in

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's '' Happy-Go-Lucky'', ''

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'' and '' Austenland''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niles, Sarah Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University British film actresses British television actresses British stage actresses Black British actresses English people of Barbadian descent English people of Sierra Leonean descent Living people 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses Year of birth missing (living people)