Quick Facts
Born:
1968-06-23
Birthplace:
Jamaica
Credits:
35 Total Roles
Sara Powell
Acting
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Biography
Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.
Known For
Doctor Who
Mary Seacole
Last Christmas
Casting Director
Denial
Reporter
Midsomer Murders
Maxine Lockston
Death in Paradise
Josephine Porter
Ghosts
Jacqui
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Naomi
Silent Witness
DS Esther Linden
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hostage TV | Kathy Macintyre |
| 2025 | Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | The Red Ball MOVIE | Mother |
| 2024 | Captivated TV | Simone |
| 2023 | The Killing Kind TV | Belinda Grey |
| 2022 | National Theatre Live: The Seagull MOVIE | Polina |
| 2022 | The House Across the Street TV | Joanne |
| 2022 | Murder in Provence TV | Cosette Faraud |
| 2021 | Dalgliesh TV | Paula Rice |
| 2019 | Last Christmas MOVIE | Casting Director |