Sarah Niles
Updated: 12/11/2025, 10:51:11 AM Wikipedia source
Sarah Niles is an English actress. She became widely known for her performance as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone in the Apple+ series Ted Lasso, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. She has also appeared in Beautiful People (2009), Spotless (2015), Catastrophe (2015–2019), I May Destroy You and Trying (2020), Viewpoint (2021), Riches and The Sandman in 2022, The Loud House and its film No Time to Spy (2024–2025), among others.
Infobox
Born
Thornton Heath, London, England
Education
Manchester School of Theatre
Occupation
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Tables
Key · Filmography › Film
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
· Filmography › Film
1999
Station
Role(s)
Girlfriend
Notes
Short
2021
Guide Me Home
Role(s)
Michelle
Notes
Short
2025
Role(s)
Bernadette Pearce
Role(s)
Simone Bradshaw
Role(s)
Lynne Nichols
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Station | Girlfriend | Short |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Tash | |
| 2010 | London Boulevard | Hospital Matron | |
| 2012 | Now Is Good | Nurse | |
| 2013 | Austenland | Delilah | |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Salsa Pupil | |
| The Crucible | Tituba | ||
| Still | Headmistress M. Jones | ||
| 2019 | Rocks | Ms. Booker | |
| 2020 | Richard II | Bolingbroke | |
| National Theatre Live: Three Sisters | Lolo | ||
| 2021 | Guide Me Home | Michelle | Short |
| 2022 | This Is Christmas | Judith | |
| 2023 | The Toxic Avenger | Mayor Togar | |
| 2024 | No Time to Spy | X (voice) | |
| 2025 | F1 | Bernadette Pearce | |
| Heads of State | Simone Bradshaw | ||
| The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Lynne Nichols |
· Filmography › Television
2008
2008–2009
Role(s)
Beautiful People
Notes
Reba
2015
Don't Take My Baby
Role(s)
Claire
Notes
TV film
Role(s)
DCI Diane Squire
Notes
3 episodes: "Say What You See", "Fallowfield", "DCI Diane Squire"
2015–2019
Role(s)
Catastrophe
Notes
Melissa
2016
2020
Role(s)
Officer Funmi
Notes
3 episodes: "Line Spectrum Border", "It Just Came Up", "Officer Funmi"
2021
2022
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | A Touch of Frost | WPC | Episode: "Line of Fire: Part 1" |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Node 1 | Episode: "Silence in the Library" |
| Peep Show | Cashier | Episode: "Jeremy's Broke" | |
| 2008–2009 | Beautiful People | Reba | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven | Audrey | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Maggie Byrne | 3 episodes: "Sleepyhead" 1, 2, 3 |
| 2011 | Being Human | Dr. Hayley Hamilton | Episode: "Though the Heavens Fall" |
| 2014 | Death in Paradise | Sylvaine Dor | Episode: "Rue Morgue" |
| Waterloo Road | Cecile Tsibi | 2 episodes: "Dynasty's Choice", "A Bolt from the Blue" | |
| 2015 | Don't Take My Baby | Claire | TV film |
| Spotless | DCI Diane Squire | 3 episodes: "Say What You See", "Fallowfield", "DCI Diane Squire" | |
| 2015–2019 | Catastrophe | Melissa | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Marley's Ghosts | Sue | Episode: "Fit" |
| 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" |
| 2019 | Trust Me | Stella McCain | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | Officer Funmi | 3 episodes: "Line Spectrum Border", "It Just Came Up", "Officer Funmi" |
| Trying | Alisha | 2 episodes: "Show Me the Love" and "Tickets for a Queue" | |
| Dracula | Meg | Episode: "The Dark Compass" | |
| 2021 | Danny Boy | Stella Marshall | TV film |
| Viewpoint | DCI Jill Conroy | 5 episodes | |
| 2021–2023 | Ted Lasso | Dr. Sharon Fieldstone | Season 2–3, 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Riches | Claudia Richards | 6 episodes |
| The Sandman | Rosemary | Episode: "A Hope in Hell" | |
| 2023 | Rugrats | Nanny Pip (voice) | Episode: "Nanny Pip" |
| 2024 | Fallen | Miriam / Sophia | 8 episodes |
| 2025 | The Loud House | X (voice) | Episode: "Europe Road Trip: A Knight to Remember" |
· Awards and nominations
2021
Pena de Prata
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Ted Lasso
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared)
Role(s)
Won
2022
Role(s)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
2023
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | OffWestEnd Award | Best Female Performance in a Play | Leave Taking | Won | |
| 2021 | Pena de Prata | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Ted Lasso | Nominated | |
| Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared) | Won | ||||
| 2022 | 74th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2023 | 75th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
References
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/21/youve-got-to-bask-in-the-sun-of-life-actor-sarah-niles-on-her-newfound-acclaim
- nationaltheatre.org.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120222044419/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/43294/company-members/sarah-niles.html
- comedy.co.ukhttps://www.comedy.co.uk/people/sarah_niles/
- Catastrophe a new C4 comedy created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horganhttp://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/catastrophe-a-new-c4-comedy-created-by-rob-delaney-and-sharon-horgan
- Screen Actors Guild Awardshttps://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/28th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards
- Television Academyhttps://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-comedy-series
- Television Academyhttps://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-guest-actress-in-a-comedy-series
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/movies/kaya-scodelario-alfred-enoch-sky-this-christmas-newsupdate/
- https://offies.london/2019-finalists-winners/https://offies.london/2019-finalists-winners/
- IMDB (Index source only)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502425/awards?ref_=nm_ql_2