Sara Louise Vickers (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television and film actress best known for playing Joan Thursday in the British television detective drama series Endeavour.
Sara Vickers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sara Louise Vickers 1985 (age 38–39) Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse |
Kerr Logan (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editVickers was born in 1985, in Strathaven, Scotland,[1] and grew up in Edinburgh. She graduated with a BA from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2010.[2]
Career
editTheatre
editIn 2010 Vickers appeared in Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, adapted by David Eldridge and directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Playing Dr Wangel's daughter, Bolette, she was reviewed in The Independent as giving a "lively identity" to the role.[3] The British Theatre Guide described her performance as "very good".[4] A review in The Telegraph said she "brim[s] with forceful vitality".[5]
In 2011 she was Maia in Judgement Day, based on Ibsen’s last work When We Dead Awaken, directed James Dacre at the Print Room, Notting Hill Gate,[6] her performance described as "brimming with intelligence and frustrated sexuality".[7] The Evening Standard called her "the lively Sara Vickers".[8] The Guardian's Michael Billington gave the production four stars, saying that Vickers "lends Rubek's young wife the spirit of a caged animal".[9]
In November and December 2011 she played Annabella in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Alfred Hickling in The Guardian, giving the production three stars, wrote that Vickers "makes a plaintive case for Annabella".[10] For her performance she received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards.[11]
In September and October 2013, she appeared as Alexandra McArthur in Dark Road, co-written by Ian Rankin, at the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh. The Independent called her "a strong Sara Vickers",[12] and The Scotsman, "a fine Sara Vickers".[13]
In 2014 she was Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Walter Meierjohann, at Victoria Baths, Manchester.[14] Her performance was described as "defiant and energetic, really showing off the youthfulness of Juliet".[15] The Manchester Evening News said she was "occasionally transporting".[16]
Television
editVickers performed the role of Margaret Campbell in the 2012 BBC TV film Bert and Dickie.[17][18]
Since 2013, she has played the recurring character of Joan Thursday in the Mammoth Screen-produced British television detective drama series Endeavour for ITV, appeared through the 2019 series six, and returned in the 2021 series eight.[19][20] In 2013 she was Connie Charles in the five episode BBC One drama series Privates.[21][22]
In 2015, she had a supporting role in Waterloo's Warriors, directed by Ruán Magan, a docudrama produced by Caledonia Television for the BBC.[18] That same year she was the character Lottie in episode one, "Perfect Woman", of series two of Man Down for Channel 4.[21][23]
In 2016, she played Cara in one episode of the British sitcom comedy Lovesick, produced by Clerkenwell Films and broadcast on Netflix.[24] She appeared as Leanne Randall in 2016 in the third series of the BBC One crime drama Shetland.[21][25][26] In the Netflix historical drama series The Crown, directed by Benjamin Caron, she performed in one 2016 episode as Crawfie.[18]
In 2018, she appeared as Jane Gooding in one episode of The Alienist, directed by Jakob Verbruggen, for TNT-Netflix.[22]
Beginning with the premiere on 20 October 2019, Vickers appeared as Ms. Crookshanks, a main character in HBO's Watchmen television series continuation of the 1987 DC Comics limited series of the same name.[27]
Vickers appeared in four episodes of the 2021 second series and one episode of the 2023 third series of the Scottish crime drama, Guilt.[28]
Film
editVickers performed as Eilidh in Sunshine on Leith, a 2013 musical film directed by Dexter Fletcher.[18]
She played Lizzie in Breaking, a 2016 film short directed by Saul Abraham and Joel Feder.[18][29]
Personal life
editVickers married the British actor and RADA classmate Kerr Logan in August 2017.[30] They have two children.[31]
References
edit- ^ "Vickers, Sara Louise. F. 1985. 579/ 13. Strathaven", Statutory registers – Births, ScotlandsPeople, (registration required)
- ^ "Sara Vickers", Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Walker, Lynne; "The Lady from the Sea, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester", The Independent, 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "The Lady from the Sea", The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic; "The Lady from the Sea, Manchester Royal Exchange, review", The Telegraph, 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic "Judgement Day, Print Room, review", The Telegraph, 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Lukes, Edward; "Judgement Day" at the Print Room", 6 November 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Judgement Day, The Print Room - review", Evening Standard, 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Billington, Michael; "Judgement Day – review", The Guardian, 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Hickling, Alfred; "'Tis Pity She's a Whore ", The Guardian, 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Winners and nominees of the Ian Charleson Awards 2011", Westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Pollock, David; "Theatre review: Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh", The Independent, 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ McMillan, Joyce; "Theatre review: Dark Road, Edinburgh", The Scotsman, 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Meads, Glen; "Sara Vickers chats about HOME's Romeo & Juliet", WhatsOnStage.com, 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Stait, Scott; "Romeo and Juliet – HOME at Victoria Baths, Manchester", Th3 Reviews Hub. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ Thorpe, Greg; "Review: Romeo & Juliet @ Victoria Baths", Manchester Evening News, 18 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ "Margaret Campbell", BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ a b c d e Barcroft, Damian, Michael (2017); "An exclusive interview with the Thursday children", Dmbarcroft.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Willis, Ciaran; "When is series six of Endeavour on TV? Who is in the cast? What will happen?", Radio Times 30 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019
- ^ "Filming begins on the sixth series of Endeavour", ITV Press Centre, 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ a b c "Sarah Vickers", Soho Voices. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ a b "Sara Vickers", Curtis Brown. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Man Down - Series 2, Episode 1 - Perfect Woman", British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Lovesick, TV Guide. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Shetland", BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Shetland", BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Otterson, Joe; "Watchmen Pilot Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sara Vickers", Variety, 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ "Guilt season 3: Release date, cast and latest news for BBC Two drama".
- ^ "Breaking", Shortfilms.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019
- ^ Vickers, Sara (3 November 2017). "Update". Twitter.
- The Jacobites (21 August 2017). "Update". Twitter. - ^ Braxton, Mark (2 November 2021). "Sara Vickers on playing Endeavour's Joan Thursday: 'It's the gift that keeps giving'". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Interview: Guilt and Endeavour Actor Sara Vickers". Masterpiece. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
edit- Sara Vickers at IMDb