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Suranne Jones

Acting
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46 Years Old

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"

Born

Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK on 27th August 1978

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Coronation Street
Karen McDonald / Karen Phillips
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
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The Paul O'Grady Show
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
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Doctor Who
Idris
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
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An Audience with...
Self
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Big Brother's Little Brother
Self
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Five Days
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RI:SE
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Gentleman Jack
Anne Lister
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The Sarah Jane Adventures
Mona Lisa
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Vigil
DCI Amy Silva
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Save Me
Claire McGory
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Maryland
Becca
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GMTV
Self
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Bo' Selecta!
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Doctor Foster
Dr Gemma Foster
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I Am...
Victoria
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Hostage
Abigail Dalton
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Scott & Bailey
DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey
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A Touch of Cloth
DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman
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The Crimson Field
Sister Joan Livesey
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Strictly Confidential
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Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials
Self - Presenter and Narrator
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Life in the Air
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Drama Trails
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Unforgiven
Ruth Slater
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Bluey Book Reads
Reader
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Single Father
Sarah
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This Morning
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The Friday Night Project
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The Secret of Crickley Hall
Eve Caleigh
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Vincent
Beth
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Harley Street
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A Christmas Star
Miss Darcy
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Grace and Goliath
Claudia
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Suz
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Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
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Frauds
Bert
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Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
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Christmas Carole
Carole Mackay
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Lawless
Lila Pettitt
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Love and a Long Shot
Sarah
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Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
Julie Bottomley
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Beautiful Thing
Sandra
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Gone
Karen
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Life in the Air
Herself - Narrator
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Goodbye Granadaland
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Punch
Judy