Sian Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 20, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Biography
Siân Thomas – British actress of Welsh heritage, born 20 September 1953 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, sister of actress Sara Mair-Thomas, and long-time partner of the poet Tony Harrison (died 2025). A distinguished stage actress with credits at the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and West End, including an Olivier Award nomination for Up for Grabs (2002) and an Off West End Award nomination for The Cherry Orchard (2017). Her most notable film roles include Thorhild the Sarcastic in Erik the Viking (1989), Lady Darlington in Vanity Fair (2004), Madame Gaillard in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Amelia Bones in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Edith May in War Machine (2017), and Lilly in Finding Your Feet (2018). On television she has appeared in Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993), The Worst Week of My Life (2005), The Ruby in the Smoke (2006), Midsomer Murders (2006), Merlin (2009), Atlantis (2013), New Tricks (2014), Doc Martin (2019), and Under Milk Wood (2014). She is also known for her poetry readings on BBC Radio 3 and audiobook work.
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Filmography
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Movie · as Nurse
Widow's Walk
Movie · as additional voice
The Conductor
Movie · as Mother Frank
War Machine
Movie · as Edith May
Finding Your Feet
Movie · as Lilly Glover
Shooting Clerks
Movie · as Jason's Lady Friend
Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Mrs. Dai Bread Two
Perestroika: Reconstructed
Movie
Atlantis
TV · as Eurydice · 2 eps
The Royal Bodyguard
TV · as Muriel Whittington · 1 ep
Grandpa in My Pocket
TV · as Lenora · 1 ep
Merlin
TV · as Atorloppe · 1 ep
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie · as Amelia Bones
Dangerous Liaisons
Movie · as Annie
Half Broken Things
Movie · as Shelley
Lewis
TV · as Ingrid Nielson · 1 ep
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Movie · as Madame Gaillard
The Ruby in the Smoke
Movie · as Mrs Rees
Vincent
TV · as Helen Miller · 1 ep
Vanity Fair
Movie · as Lady Darlington
The Worst Week of My Life
TV · as Nicola · 5 eps
New Tricks
TV · as Monica Dryden · 1 ep
Doc Martin
TV · as Paula Kemp · 1 ep
Sredni Vashtar
Movie · as The Aunt
The Last Detective
TV · as Annie · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · as Abbess · 1 ep
Holby City
TV · as Zoe Martin · 1 ep
Vanity Fair
TV · as Lady Steyne · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Peggy Aynscombe · 1 ep
Blind Men
TV · as Julie McAnearney · 1 ep
A Mind to Murder
Movie · as Dr. Saxon
Tears Before Bedtime
TV · as Susan · 4 eps
Rose Red
Movie · as Clare Marvel
Othello
Movie · as Desdemona (voice)
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Movie · as Aileen Armitage
Celia
TV · as Miss Nelly · 6 eps
Doctor Finlay
TV · as Stella Powell · 1 ep
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Desdemona (voice) · 1 ep
Performance
TV · as Queen Isabel · 1 ep
Stanley and the Women
TV · as Lindsey Lucas · 4 eps
Frankenstein's Baby
Movie · as Judith Cole
No Job for a Lady
TV · as Mrs. Johnson · 1 ep
Erik the Viking
Movie · as Thorhild the Sarcastic
Victoria Wood
TV · as Girl on Farm · 1 ep
Shadow of the Noose
TV · as Hettie Chattell · 1 ep
Screen One
TV · as Judith Cole, Aileen Armitage · 1 ep
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie · as Marilyn Orton
Inspector Morse
TV · as Carol Sharp · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · as Sally Paresh, Adela Thompson, Elaine Gibb · 1 ep
Taggart
TV · as Martine Evans · 1 ep
Jury
TV · as Jennifer Patterson · 13 eps
Nobody's Hero
TV · as Cara · 6 eps
Nancy Astor
TV · as Ettie Grenfell · 1 ep
Maybury
TV · as Lesley · 1 ep
Killers
TV · as Sarah Lusk · 1 ep