Sarah Niles
Introduction '''Sarah Niles''' is a British film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in ''Mister Eleven '' and ''Beautiful People '' (2009), ''Thorne: Sleepyhead ''(2010),  ''Spotless '' (2015), '' Catastrophe '' (2015–2019), ''Trust Me '' (2019), ''I May Destroy You '' and ''Trying '' (2020), ''Viewpoint '' (2021), ''Riches '' and '' The Sandman '' in 2022.She is most notable for receiving two nominations for an Emmy for her performance as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone in ''Ted Lasso ''.
Early life Niles was born in Thornton Heath, south London, and was the youngest daughter of three to her father an electrician, and her mother a care nurse, both Barbadians who arrived in Britain in the late 1950s. She was a drama student at the Manchester School of Theatre, part of the Manchester Metropolitan University.
Career Niles has appeared mainly in theatre productions including shows at the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, The Old Vic and The Bush Theatre. In 2013 and 2014 she worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Charmian in ''Anthony and Cleopatra'', performing at Stratford Upon Avon and touring to Miami and The Public Theater New York. In the same year she played Tituba in a sold-out production of ''The Crucible'' at the Old Vic, which was streamed to cinemas throughout the UK and internationally. In 2017, she appeared as Carmen in Guillermo Calderón's play ''B'' at the Royal Court alongside Paul Kaye, Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Danusia Samal.On screen Niles is best known for co-starring in the BBC comedy ''Beautiful People'' alongside Olivia Colman. She has also had roles in various high-profile comedy television shows, appearing opposite Sharon Horgan and American comedian Rob Delaney  in ''Catastrophe'' and Jason Sudeikis in the second season of ''Ted Lasso'', for the latter she won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series along with the cast of the series, and received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2022 and 2023.She recently appeared in Sarah Gavron's award-winning film ''Rocks'', Michaela Coel's ''I May Destroy You'' and Netflix’s The Sandman. Previously, she appeared in Mike Leigh's ''Happy-Go-Lucky'', ''London Boulevard'' and ''Austenland''.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title RoleNotes 1999 ''Station'' (Short) Girlfriend 2008 ''Happy-Go-Lucky'' Tash 2010 ''London Boulevard'' Hospital Matron 2012 ''Now Is Good'' Nurse #2 2013 ''Austenland'' Delilah 2014 ''Cuban Fury'' Salsa Pupil  2014 ''The Crucible'' Tituba 2014 ''Still'' Headmistress M. Jones 2019 ''Rocks'' Ms. Booker 2020 ''Richard II'' Bolingbroke 2020 National Theatre Live: ''Three Sisters'' Lolo 2021 ''Guide Me Home (Short) '' Michelle 2022 ''This is Christmas'' Judith 2023 ''The Toxic Avenger'' Mayor Togar   ''Heads of State'' Filming=== Television === Year Title Role Notes 1999 '' A Touch of Frost ''WPC #11 episode – ''Line of Fire: Part 1 '' 2008 '' Doctor Who ''Node 1 Series 4 – Episode 8 –  ''  Silence in the Library '' 2008 ''Peep Show ''Cashier1 episode – Jeremy's Broke  2009 ''Mister Eleven ''Audrey2 episodes – 1.1 and 1.2 2008–2009 ''Beautiful People ''Reba10 episodes 2010 ''Thorne: Sleepyhead ''Maggie Byrne3 episodes –'' Sleepyhead ''1, 2, 32011 ''Being Human ''Dr. Hayley Hamilton1 episode – ''Though the Heavens Fall '' 2014 ''Death in Paradise ''Sylvaine DorSeason 3 – episode 8 -'' Rue Morgue '' 2014 ''Waterloo Road ''Cecile Tsibi2 episodes – ''Dynasty's Choice'', ''A Bolt from the Blue'' 2015''Don't Take My Baby'' ClaireTV film 2015 ''Spotless ''DCI Diane Squire3 episodes – ''Say What You See'', ''Fallowfield'', ''DCI Diane Squire'' 2016 ''Marley's Ghosts ''Sue1 episode – ''Fit''  2016 ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Nurse Aboko  Episode – ''A Twist of Fate '' 2017 '' Holby City ''Miriam 'Mim' Sugarman  Episode – ''The Hard Way Home''  2018 '' Moving On ''Debs Episode – ''Two Fat Ladies'' 2015–2019 '' Catastrophe ''Melissa8 episodes 2019 ''Trust Me ''Stella McCainEpisodes 2.2 and 2.3  2020 ''I May Destroy You ''Officer Funmi3 episodes – "Line Spectrum Border", "It Just Came Up", "Officer Funmi" 2020 ''Trying ''Alisha2 episodes – "Show Me the Love" and "Tickets for a Queue" 2020 '' Dracula ''Meg1 episode – "The Dark Compass" 2021 ''Danny Boy'' Stella Marshall TV film 2021 ''Viewpoint''DCI Jill Conroy5 episodes 2021–2023 ''Ted Lasso ''Dr. Sharon FieldstoneSeries 2–3 – 13 episodes2022 ''Riches  ''Claudia Richards6 episodes 2022 '' The Sandman'' Rosemary 1 episode – "A Hope in Hell"
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2021 Pena de PrataBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series''Ted Lasso''Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared)202274th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series202375th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
References
External links * *  Sarah Niles at Spotlight