--- name: "Sacha Parkinson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sacha-parkinson" fi1m_id: "sacha-parkinson" imdb_id: "nm1853152" tmdb_id: 130461 wikidata_id: "Q7396663" roles: ["Actor"] born: "11 March 1992" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T00:20:56.001810+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sacha Parkinson ## Identity Sacha Parkinson - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sacha-parkinson - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sacha-parkinson - **IMDb ID:** nm1853152 - **TMDB ID:** 130461 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7396663 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Parkinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7396663, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1853152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/130461 Actor. Born 11 March 1992 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 11 March 1992, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Parkinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7396663, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1853152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/130461 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Apostasy*](https://film.one/film/apostasy.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Sacha Parkinson > Sacha Parkinson is most persuasive when a character is still finding the nerve to speak. Her controlled performance in *Apostasy* gives hesitation real weight, and makes a strong case for giving her more substantial film roles. In *Apostasy* (2017), Luisa has started college and comes home with new ideas and a boyfriend. Sacha Parkinson makes her hesitation matter as much as her growing willingness to speak up. She lets the change happen without advertising it, so the older daughter's independence feels difficult rather than inevitable. We were moved by the effort it takes her to become firmer within a household governed by faith. It is a persuasive performance because the uncertainty remains part of it. Her breakthrough was Sian Powers in *Coronation Street* (2009–2011), followed by supporting work in period ensembles including *The Mill* (2013–2014) and *Mr Selfridge* (2015–2016). These are different settings, but the recurring parts are young women whose choices are restricted by family or circumstance. It would be lazy to treat the move from soap to independent film as proof that the acting had suddenly become serious. The shift in *Apostasy* is towards saying less. Parkinson gives the unspoken disagreement time to register. Writer-director Daniel Kokotajlo asked for less acting, an instruction Parkinson has said made her worry that she might appear dull. His film gives her good reason to hold back: this family does not need its beliefs explained to itself. Siobhan Finneran plays the mother, Ivanna, who believes what the congregation teaches, while Molly Wright is Luisa's younger sister, Alex. Parkinson has to belong beside them even as Luisa begins to question the household's rules. Her control makes that strain convincing. Our enthusiasm for *Apostasy* has a caveat: its second half is bolder than it is tidy. The family performances do not make those uneven passages disappear. Parkinson is nevertheless a reason to see it, and her work here deserves attention beyond the familiar story of an actor leaving a soap. We would welcome more parts that give her time to work through such conflicting feelings. Start with *Apostasy*, provided a difficult family drama is the evening you had in mind. ## Biography Sacha Parkinson is an English actress born on 11 March 1992 in Salford, Greater Manchester. She was educated at Walkden High School and began her acting career as a child. Parkinson first appeared on screen in the 2003 Channel 4 adaptation of *The Illustrated Mum*. She took guest roles in series including *The Royal*, *The Bill* and *Doctors*, and appeared in *Grange Hill* in 2007. From 2009 to 2011 she played Sian Powers in *Coronation Street*. Her film credits include *Awaydays* (2009) and *Apostasy* (2017), in which she played Luisa. Other television work includes *Shameless*, *Survivors*, *My Mad Fat Diary*, *Mr Selfridge* and *The Mill*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Apostasy* (2017), Fi1m 81, as Luisa — [page](https://film.one/film/apostasy.md) ## Complete filmography (25) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Synthesized* (2026), as Valkyrie Gannon - *Platform 7* (2023), series, as Melissa - *Emily* (2022), as Ellen Nussey - *The Pebble and the Boy* (2021), as Nicki - *The Bay* (2019), series, as Lainey Gibson - *Apostasy* (2017), as Luisa — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/apostasy.md) - *Safe House* (2015), series, as Dani Delaney - *The Driver* (2014), series, as Katie McKee - *Truckers* (2013), series, as Suzy - *By Any Means* (2013), series, as Kimberley Brooks - *Fright Night 2: New Blood* (2013), as Amy Peterson - *The Mill* (2013), series, as Miriam Catterall - *The Crash* (2013), series, as Kate Harper - *My Mad Fat Diary* (2013), series, as Stacey - *Mr Selfridge* (2013), series, as Connie Hawkins - *A Boy Called Dad* (2009), as Leanne - *Awaydays* (2009), as Natasha - *Survivors* (2008), series, as Kate - *Clay* (2008), as Maria - *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Lisa - *Shameless* (2004), series, as Tracey Kelvin — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md) - *The Illustrated Mum* (2003), as Tasha - *The Royal* (2003), series, as Polly Crunshank - *Casualty* (1986), series, as Laura Bellamy - *Grange Hill* (1978), series, as Anna Duncan ## Gallery - ![Sacha Parkinson](https://film.one/media/person/4171154/gallery-0b2bb44984bf.jpg) Sacha Parkinson — Image via TMDB - ![Sacha Parkinson](https://film.one/media/person/4171154/gallery-8e51e241c7f7.jpg) Sacha Parkinson — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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