--- name: "Suranne Jones" canonical: "https://film.one/person/suranne-jones" fi1m_id: "suranne-jones" imdb_id: "nm1013087" tmdb_id: 220142 wikidata_id: "Q2647107" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 August 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-07T18:19:39.723132+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." --- # Suranne Jones ## Identity Suranne Jones - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/suranne-jones - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** suranne-jones - **IMDb ID:** nm1013087 - **TMDB ID:** 220142 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2647107 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suranne_Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2647107, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013087/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/220142 Actor. Born 27 August 1978 in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 August 1978, Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK - **Active:** 2007–present - **Also known as:** Sarah Anne Jones - **Frequently works with:** [Sally Wainwright](https://film.one/person/sally-wainwright.md), [Isabelle Sieb](https://film.one/person/isabelle-sieb.md) - **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (1), 2010s 79 (4), 2020s 67 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 5 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 4, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suranne_Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2647107, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013087/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/220142 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Doctor Foster*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md) (75), [*Scott & Bailey*](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md) (75) - **BritBox:** [*Save Me*](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md) (84) - **HBO Max:** [*Gentleman Jack*](https://film.one/tv/gentleman-jack.md) (82) - **Peacock:** [*Vigil*](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md) (70) - **Netflix:** [*Hostage*](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Suranne Jones > Suranne Jones makes determined women under pressure worth following, even when their scripts are less convincing. We value the seriousness she brings to a crisis, but *Hostage* asks her to supply too much of its credibility. In *Hostage* (2025), Suranne Jones makes Abigail Dalton’s predicament feel serious before the plotting has earned that response. Working with Julie Delpy, who plays Vivienne Toussaint, she gives us people to care about through a succession of doubtful crises. We were gripped by the kidnapping because the two leads made the pressure on their characters convincing. This is Jones’s particular value to a thriller: she can hold our attention on the person caught in it while the story strains belief. Her years as Karen McDonald in *Coronation Street* (2000–2004) led to a career increasingly built around leading roles. She co-conceived *Scott & Bailey* (2011–2016), a police procedural built around a partnership. *Doctor Foster* (2015–2017) put her Dr Gemma Foster at the centre of a domestic thriller, with personal and professional crises giving her intensity a clear purpose. These programmes establish how often she is asked to play a woman who has to keep functioning under pressure. *Gentleman Jack* (2019–2022) gave that determination a historical setting in Sally Wainwright’s drama, with Jones playing Anne Lister. Her vitality there matters as much as her forcefulness, and vulnerability prevents the performance from becoming merely imposing. *Vigil* (2021) placed her in a submarine-set thriller as DCI Amy Silva. The risk in such parts is coldness: determination can make a character compelling without making their company agreeable. *Hostage* makes the dependence on its leads particularly clear. Catherine Derry’s unobtrusive cinematography suits a drama carried by performances, while Arwel Jones’s production design gives us too little sense of the people who work in these generic spaces. Jeff Russo’s music supplies urgency without making the crises more substantial. The five episodes move briskly, but there is only so much the cast can do to compensate for the loose plotting. Jones is also an executive producer on *Hostage*, which makes it reasonable to ask for more than a reliable central performance. We would like her to have writing that needs less help from her conviction. For thriller devotees, Jones and Delpy are reason enough to consider it; anyone with little patience for loose plotting should choose something else. ## Biography Suranne Jones is an English actress and producer. She was born Sarah Ann Jones on 27 August 1978 in Chadderton, Greater Manchester. Jones rose to prominence playing Karen McDonald in the ITV soap *Coronation Street* (2000–2004). She later starred as DC Rachel Bailey in *Scott & Bailey* (2011–2016) and as Dr Gemma Foster in *Doctor Foster* (2015–2017), for which she won the 2016 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. Other notable roles include Anne Lister in *Gentleman Jack* (2019–2022) and DCI Amy Silva in *Vigil* (2021–). She plays Abigail Dalton in the 2025 Netflix series *Hostage*, on which she also served as executive producer. Jones has collaborated frequently with screenwriter Sally Wainwright and has appeared in stage productions including *A Few Good Men* (2005) and *Frozen* (2018). She is married to screenwriter Laurence Akers. *Sources: bbc.co.uk, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Abigail Dalton — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md) - *Vigil* (2021), Fi1m 70, as DCI Amy Silva — [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md) - *Gentleman Jack* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Anne Lister — [page](https://film.one/tv/gentleman-jack.md) - *Save Me* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Claire McGory — [page](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md) - *Doctor Foster* (2015), Fi1m 75, as Dr Gemma Foster — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md) - *Scott & Bailey* (2011), Fi1m 75, as DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey — [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md) - *Five Days* (2007), Fi1m 76, as PC Laurie Franklin — [page](https://film.one/tv/five-days.md) ## Complete filmography (37) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Film Club* (2025), series, as Suz - *Frauds* (2025), series, as Roberta 'Bert' Mancini · Executive Producer, Creator - *Hostage* (2025), series, as Abigail Dalton · Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md) - *Bluey Book Reads* (2024), series, as Reader - *Maryland* (2023), series, as Becca · Creator - *Christmas Carole* (2022), as Carole Mackay · Executive Producer - *Vigil* (2021), series, as DCI Amy Silva — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md) - *I Am...* (2019), series, as Victoria · Writer - *Gentleman Jack* (2019), series, as Anne Lister — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/gentleman-jack.md) - *Grace and Goliath* (2018), as Claudia - *Gone* (2018), as Karen · Executive Producer - *Save Me* (2018), series, as Claire McGory — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/save-me.md) - *A Christmas Star* (2015), as Miss Darcy - *Doctor Foster* (2015), series, as Dr Gemma Foster — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-foster.md) - *The Crimson Field* (2014), series, as Sister Joan Livesey - *Lawless* (2013), as Lila Pettitt - *Beautiful Thing* (2013), as Sandra - *The Secret of Crickley Hall* (2012), series, as Eve Caleigh - *A Touch of Cloth* (2012), series, as DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman - *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Suranne Jones - *Scott & Bailey* (2011), series, as DC/Sgt. Rachel Bailey — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md) - *Single Father* (2010), series, as Sarah - *Drama Trails* (2010), series, Actor - *Unforgiven* (2009), series, as Ruth Slater - *Love and a Long Shot* (2009), as Sarah - *Harley Street* (2008), series, as Dr Martha Elliot - *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007), series, as Mona Lisa - *Five Days* (2007), series, as PC Laurie Franklin — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/five-days.md) - *Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley* (2007), as Julie Bottomley - *Strictly Confidential* (2006), series, as Linda Nelson - *Vincent* (2005), series, as Beth - *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Idris — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) - *Punch* (2004), as Judy - *Bo' Selecta!* (2002), series, Actor - *City Central* (1998), series, as Emma - *My Wonderful Life* (1996), series, as Linda - *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Karen McDonald / Karen Phillips — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md) ## Gallery - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-2307dc335999.jpg) Suranne Jones — Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Suranne_Jones_in_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-c863b44edf06.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-e5efb9ef7eeb.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-456a73ae678a.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-74da726b3d64.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-90ff00879df2.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB - ![Suranne Jones](https://film.one/media/person/40348/gallery-08fc49602da7.jpg) Suranne Jones — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won - 2016: Best Actress (won), for *Doctor Foster* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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