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Suranne Jones
Homepage
https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/suranne-jones/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1978-08-27,Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Gender
Female
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"

Filmography

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

9

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013-11-23

Love and a Long Shot

0

Love and a Long Shot
2009-01-01

Grace and Goliath

5.7

Grace and Goliath
2018-10-05

Goodbye Granadaland

0

Goodbye Granadaland
2013-06-15

9

Gone
2018-07-29

Christmas Carole

6.3

Christmas Carole
2022-12-23

A Christmas Star

5.057

A Christmas Star
2015-12-29

Life in the Air

9

Life in the Air
2016-04-03

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

5.4

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007-01-01

Beautiful Thing

8.667

Beautiful Thing
2013-06-18

9.5

Lawless
2013-10-03

0

Punch
2004-05-05

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

9

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019-10-30

5.217

This Morning
1988-10-03

7.1

Bo' Selecta!
2002-09-06

The Friday Night Project

6

The Friday Night Project
2005-02-04

5

RI:SE
2002-04-29

The Paul O'Grady Show

5.083

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004-10-11

5.838

Five Days
2007-01-23

7.5

Harley Street
2008-07-17

7

Vincent
2005-10-10

7.205

Vigil
2021-08-29

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007-09-03

Strictly Confidential

4.333

Strictly Confidential
2006-11-16

5.846

GMTV
1993-01-01

Big Brother's Little Brother

6

Big Brother's Little Brother
2001-05-29

7.614

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

0

Drama Trails
2010-08-01

7.5

Single Father
2010-10-10

7.438

Unforgiven
2009-01-12

7.315

Scott & Bailey
2011-05-29

5.604

I Am...
2019-07-23

A Touch of Cloth

7.184

A Touch of Cloth
2012-08-26

The Secret of Crickley Hall

7.18

The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012-11-18

The Crimson Field

7.5

The Crimson Field
2014-04-06

7

Doctor Foster
2015-09-09

The Sarah Jane Adventures

7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007-09-24

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

6.458

Save Me
2018-02-28

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

7.127

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019-10-03

7.816

Gentleman Jack
2019-04-22

6.798

Hostage
2025-08-21

6.4

Maryland
2023-05-22

Life in the Air

7.8

Life in the Air
2016-04-03

The Graham Norton Show

7.212

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Bluey Book Reads

10

Bluey Book Reads
2024-02-13

Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials

1

Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials
2024-06-23

Coronation Street

5.3

Coronation Street
1960-12-09

6.534

Film Club
2025-10-07

5.6

Frauds
2025-10-05

Playhouse Presents

6

Playhouse Presents
2012-04-12