Quick Facts
Born:
1971-06-11
Birthplace:
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Credits:
31 Total Roles
Susannah Wise
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Biography
Susannah Walker Wise is an English television and stage actress.
She trained as an actress at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1995. Wise is best known for her work in the soap opera EastEnders and the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show. On stage, she has had roles in Christopher Shinn's Where Do We Live and in Nina Raine's Rabbit. She also played Rebecca Shaw in the Channel 4 series Derek. She appeared in the final episode of Kavanagh QC, starring John Thaw, in 2001. In 2015 she portrayed Sylvie in the Mystery miniseries The Enfield Haunting. In 2020 she appeared as Emily Helmsley in Father Brown episode 8.10 "The Tower of Lost Souls".
Her debut novel This Fragile Earth was released in 2021, her second novel Okay Then That’s Great in 2022. Both books have been longlisted for the Mslexia prize
She trained as an actress at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1995. Wise is best known for her work in the soap opera EastEnders and the Channel 4 comedy Peep Show. On stage, she has had roles in Christopher Shinn's Where Do We Live and in Nina Raine's Rabbit. She also played Rebecca Shaw in the Channel 4 series Derek. She appeared in the final episode of Kavanagh QC, starring John Thaw, in 2001. In 2015 she portrayed Sylvie in the Mystery miniseries The Enfield Haunting. In 2020 she appeared as Emily Helmsley in Father Brown episode 8.10 "The Tower of Lost Souls".
Her debut novel This Fragile Earth was released in 2021, her second novel Okay Then That’s Great in 2022. Both books have been longlisted for the Mslexia prize
Known For
The IT Crowd
Samantha
Peep Show
Heather
Midsomer Murders
Liz Francis
Call the Midwife
Hilary
Derek
Rebecca
An Ideal Husband
Young Mother
Take Down
Agent Jess Chambliss
Father Brown
Emily Helmsley
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Art Detectives TV | Marie Claes |
| 2020 | Roadkill TV | Jessie Coomer |
| 2020 | Trying TV | Denise |
| 2016 | Take Down MOVIE | Agent Jess Chambliss |
| 2015 | Chewing Gum TV | Louise |
| 2015 | X Company TV | Adele |
| 2014 | Original Drama Shorts TV | Janet |
| 2013 | Toast of London TV | Self |
| 2013 | Derek TV | Rebecca |
| 2013 | Jo TV | Self |