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 televi ... sion 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"
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Coronation Street
as Karen McDonald / Karen Phillips
Episodes: 46
First Aired: Dec 09, 1960
Scott & Bailey
as DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey
Episodes: 33
First Aired: May 29, 2011
Gentleman Jack
as Anne Lister
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Apr 22, 2019
Vigil
as DCI Amy Silva
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Aug 29, 2021
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as Claire McGory
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Feb 28, 2018
Five Days
as PC Laurie Franklin
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jan 23, 2007
Doctor Foster
as Dr Gemma Foster
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 09, 2015
Vincent
as Beth
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 10, 2005
A Touch of Cloth
as DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 26, 2012
The Crimson Field
as Sister Joan Livesey
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 06, 2014
Single Father
as Sarah
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 10, 2010
Unforgiven
as Ruth Slater
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 12, 2009
The Secret of Crickley Hall
as Eve Caleigh
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 18, 2012
Maryland
as Becca
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 22, 2023
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Mona Lisa
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 2007
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
as Astrid Kemp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 10, 2014
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as Idris
Episodes: 1
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I Am...
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Episodes: 1
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as Reader
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2024
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as Suz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
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as Abigail Dalton
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Unknown
Harley Street
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 17, 2008
Strictly Confidential
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 16, 2006
Life in the Air
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 03, 2016
This Morning
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 1988
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials
as Self - Presenter and Narrator
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First Aired: Jun 23, 2024
Bo' Selecta!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 2002
The Friday Night Project
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 04, 2005
RI:SE
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 29, 2002
The Paul O'Grady Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2004
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2007
GMTV
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1993
Big Brother's Little Brother
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 29, 2001
Drama Trails
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 2010
An Audience with...
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First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
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as Self - Guest Judge
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First Aired: Oct 03, 2019
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