Siobhan Finneran is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Finneran made her film debut starring as Rita in the 1987 film release Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Over the following decade, Finneran established herself as a television actress appearing frequently in both comedic and dramatic guest roles. Into the 21st century, Finneran began appearing in more regular and leading roles in returning and standalone television series. Her more prolific work includes Benidorm (2007–2015), Downton Abbey (2010–2012) and Happy Valley (2014–2023).
Finneran has appeared in several additional independent films, most notably in The Selfish Giant (2013) which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. She has also appeared in several theatre productions — including the original production of On the Shore of the Wide World (2005) at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
Film
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | Rita | [1] |
| 2007 | Boy A | Kelly | [2] |
| 2013 | The Selfish Giant | Mrs Swift | Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress[3][4] |
| 2014 | Un illustre inconnu | Elizabeth Travers | English title - Nobody from Nowhere[5] |
| 2016 | Somatic | Dr Mary Thomason | Short film |
| Broadcast Signal Intrusion | |||
| 2017 | Apostasy | Ivanna | [6] |
| 2018 | Pond Life | Kath Edlington | |
| 2020 | Pace | DS Howard | Short film |
| TBA | Rapture | TBA | Post production; short film |
| The Damned | In post-production[7] |
Television
edit| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1990 | Coronation Street | Josie Philips | Appeared between 2 August 1989 and 2 March 1990[8][9] |
| 1991 | Cannon and Ball's Playhouse: Growing Concern | Carol | Television film[10] |
| Josie | 1 episode[11] | ||
| 1991–1992 | Motormouth | Milly Bates | 32 episodes |
| 1993 | Heartbeat | Janet | Episode: "Bringing It All Back Home"[12] |
| 1994 | Tax Inspector | Episode: "Wild Thing"[13] | |
| 1995 | Peak Practice | Caroline Royal | Episode: "Light at the End of the Tunnel"[14] |
| Resort to Murder | Lena | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| New Voices | Liz | Episode: "The King of Farawania" | |
| 1995–1996 | The Russ Abbot Show | Cast member | 8 episodes |
| 1996 | Out of the Blue | Fran Paiton | 1 episode[15] |
| Emmerdale | Heather Hutchinson | Soap opera | |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Carol Bevan | Episode: "Things Fall Apart"[16] |
| 1998 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Peggy Rainford | Episode: "Child's Play"[17] |
| 1999 | The Cops | Brenda Walsh | 1 episode[18] |
| 2000 | Always and Everyone | Karen Boyd | 1 episode |
| City Central | Carol Bell | Episode: "Community Spirit" | |
| 2000–2002 | Clocking Off | Julie O'Neil | Series 1–3[19][6] |
| 2001 | Bob & Rose | Marina Marquess | 3 episodes[19] |
| 2002 | Blood Strangers | WPC Melanie Whitaker | Television film |
| The King and Us | Jenny | ||
| Shipman | Kathleen Adanski | ||
| Sparkhouse | Sue Bolton | Mini-series[19] | |
| 2003 | Heartbeat | Gloria Brown | Episode: "Fool For Love" |
| 2004 | Passer By | Helen Keyes | Mini-series[19] |
| Conviction | Gail Cleary | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Susie Ferdinand[19] | 2 episodes: "Dust Thou Art" |
| Casualty | Sue Stedding | Episode: "The Cost of Honesty" | |
| 2006 | Johnny and the Bomb | Mrs Bushell | Mini-series[19] |
| The Royal | Rita Hogg | Episode: "Keep On Running" | |
| Wire in the Blood | D.I. Jan Shields | Episode: "Torment" | |
| The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Beverley Clarke | 6 episodes[19] | |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase | Shirley | Episode: "Other People" |
| 2007–2015 | Benidorm | Janice Garvey | Series 1–7[20] (44 episodes) |
| 2008 | Apparitions | Sister Ruth | 5 episodes[21] |
| 2009 | Unforgiven | Izzie Ingram | Miniseries (3 episodes)[22] |
| The Street | Kim | 1 episode[23] | |
| Blue Murder | Anita Burgess | Episode: "Having It All"[24] | |
| Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Verity | Straight-to-DVD[25] | |
| 2010 | Casualty | Mel Riley | Episode: "A Day in a Life" |
| 2010–2012 | Downton Abbey | Sarah O'Brien | Series 1–3[26] Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[27] |
| 2012 | Sport Relief 2012 | Janice Garvey | 1 episode: Benidorm meets Britain's Got Talent |
| 2013 | The Syndicate | Mandy Atkinson | 6 episodes[28] |
| 2014–2023 | Happy Valley | Clare Cartwright | Main role[29][30] Nominated – BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress[31] |
| 2014 | Timeshift | Narrator | Episode: "Bullseyes and Beer: When Darts Hit Britain" |
| 2015 | Midwinter of the Spirit | Angela Purefoy | Mini-series[32] |
| The Secrets of the Tea Chimps | Narrator | ||
| 2017 | The Moorside | DC Christine Freeman | Mini-series[33] |
| The Loch | DCI Lauren Quigley | 6 episodes[34][35] | |
| The Chillenden Murders | Narrator | ||
| 2017–2019 | Cold Feet | Nikki Kirkbright | Supporting role |
| 2017–present | The Other One | Marilyn | Main role |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | Becka Savage | Episode: "The Witchfinders" |
| James Bulger: The New Revelations | Narrator | ||
| 2019 | The Widow | Sally Newell | Episode: "Poteza" |
| A Confession | Elaine Pickford | ||
| 2019–2021 | Forensics: The Real CSI | Narrator | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | The Stranger | DS Johanna Griffin | Netflix mini-series |
| The Yorkshire Jobcentre | Narrator | ||
| 2020–present | Alma's Not Normal | Lin Nuthall | Supporting role |
| 2023 | The Reckoning | Beryl Hullighan | 2 episodes |
| Time | Marie-Louise O'Dell | 3 episodes | |
| 2024 | Inside No. 9 | Edith | Episode: "Boo to a Goose" |
| TBA | Protection | DI Liz Nyles | Upcoming series[36] |
| TBA | Out of the Dust (TV series) | TBA | Upcoming minseries |
Theatre credits
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | An Inspector Calls | Edna | Nottingham Playhouse[6] |
| 2002 | Port | Christine/Anne | Royal Exchange, Manchester[37] |
| 2005 | On the Shore of the Wide World | Alice Holmes | Royal Exchange, Manchester[38] Royal National Theatre, London[39] |
| 2014–2015 | 3 Winters | Masha | Royal National Theatre, London[40] |
References
edit- ^ Muir, Kate (19 May 2017). "Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)". The Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Boy A". Time Out. London: Time Out Group. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "The Seflish Giant" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 November 2013). "Scarlett Johansson Takes On Judi Dench at British Indie Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (20 November 2014). "'Nobody from Nowhere' ('Un illustre inconnu'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Parsons, Grant. "Siobhan Finneran". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (1 February 2024). "'The Damned' First Look: Odessa Young and Joe Cole Endure a Cruel Winter in Upcoming Horror Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Leslie Duxbury (writer), Spencer Campbell (director), Mervyn Watson (producer) (2 August 1989). "Episode 3038". Coronation Street. Manchester.
- ^ Julian Roach (writer), David Richards (director), Mervyn Watson (producer) (2 March 1990). "Episode 2958". Coronation Street. Manchester.
- ^ Paul Minett & Brian Leveson (writers), Graham Wetherell (director & producer) (27 August 1991). ""Growing Concern"". Cannon and Balls Playhouse.
- ^ Arthur Smith (writer), Geoff Posner (director & producer) (5 September 1993). ""Episode #1.5"". Josie.
- ^ Michael Russell (writer), Bob Mahoney (director), Steve Lanning (producer) (5 September 1993). ""Bringing It All Back Home"". Heartbeat (UK TV series).
- ^ Michael Russell (writer), Ken Horn (director), Martyn Auty (producer) (4 September 1994). ""Wild Thing"". Heartbeat (UK TV series).
- ^ Tony Etchells (writer), Anthony Garner (director), Michele Buck (producer) (31 January 1995). ""Light at the End of the Tunnel"". Peak Practice.
- ^ Bill Gallagher (writer), Julian Farino (director), Laura Mackie (producer) (9 September 1996). ""Episode #2.6"". Out of the Blue.
- ^ Ashley Pharoah (writer), Herbert Wise (director), Kate Anthony (producer) (13 April 1997). ""Things Fall Apart"". Where the Heart Is.
- ^ Brian Finch (writer), John Glenister (director), Laura Mackie (producer) (2 January 1998). "Childsplay". Hetty Wainthrop Investigates.
- ^ Jane English (writer), Kenneth Glenann (director), Eric Coulter (producer) (13 April 1997). ""Episode #2.6"". The Cops.
- ^ a b c d e f g BBC Press Office (6 October 2006). "Siobhan Finneran is Beverley Clarke". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Cannon, Nick (28 December 2014). "Siobhan Finneran and Steve Pemberton: "It's been heartbreaking to leave Benidorm!"". What's On TV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ BBC Press Office (31 October 2008). "Apparitions, a new drama series for BBC One – from 9.00pm on Thursday 13 November 2008". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ ITV Press Office. "Unforgiven Press Pack". ITV. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Esther Wilson & Jimmy McGovern (writers), Terry McDonough (director), Matthew Bird (producer) (27 July 2009). "Episode #3.3". The Street.
- ^ Steve Griffiths (writer), David Drury (director), Mike Dormer (producer) (7 September 2009). "Having It All". Blue Murder.
- ^ "Corrie's Kelly loses her luggage". Metro. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Editorial team (8 March 2013). "Siobhan Finneran Opens Up About 'Downton Abbey' Departure". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (27 January 2013). SAG Awards Winners 2013: Screen Actors Guild Honors Best In Film & Television, The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ BBC Press Office (5 March 2013). "BBC One drama returns for a highly anticipated second series". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Press Office Team (19 January 2016). "Interview with Siobhan Finneran". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Wheeler, Olivia (5 May 2017). "Happy Valley series 3 won't be aired until at least the end of 2018". OK!. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Press Team (10 May 2015). "Bafta TV Awards 2015: Winners in full". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Vine, Richard (9 September 2015). "First look at Anna Maxwell Martin as an exorcist in ITV's Midwinter of the Spirit". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Editorial team (2 February 2017). "The Moorside: A community split by loyalty and betrayal in the hunt for Shannon Matthews". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Woods, Judith (11 June 2017). "Downton's Siobhan Finneran on new show The Loch and why being middle-aged has worked for, not against her". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Editorial team (2 June 2017). "The Loch: Siobhan Finneran plays Lauren Quigley". bradfordzone.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "ITV commissions thriller, Protection, starring Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall and Katherine Kelly". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Charles (14 November 2002). "Glimmers of hope in the gloom". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Anglesey, Natalie (27 April 2005). "On the Shore of the Wide World review at Royal Exchange Manchester". The Stage. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Bassett, Kate (4 June 2005). "On the Shore of the Wide World, NT Cottesloe, London". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Michael, Billington (4 December 2014). "3 Winters review – Croatian family drama pierces the fog of history". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2017.