Sarah Snook

Sarah Snook

Snook at The Sapphires premiere in Sydney
Born July 28 1987 (age 28)
Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality Australian
Notable works and roles Predestination

Sarah Snook (born 28 July 1987) is a stage, television and film actress from Adelaide, South Australia. She is best known for appearing as "Jane" with co-star Ethan Hawke in the 2014 science fiction thriller Predestination, for which she received universal critical acclaim.

Life and career

Snook attended St John's Grammar School (Belair) and Scotch College (Mitcham). She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Sydney) in 2008.

While at NIDA, Snook performed in stage productions of Macbeth and Gallipoli. She subsequently appeared in King Lear with the State Theatre Company of South Australia.[1] Since then she has starred in the films Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013),[2] Predestination (2014) and Jessabelle (2014).[3]

She most recently played Hilde, opposite Ralph Fiennes' Halvard Solness, in Ibsen's play The Master Builder at the Old Vic theatre in London.[4]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Crystal Jam Crystal Short film
2011 The Best Man Isla Short film
2011 Sleeping Beauty Flatmate
2012 Not Suitable for Children Stevie Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actress
Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
2013 These Final Hours Mandy's mother
2014 Predestination Jane AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[5]
Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actress
Pending — Indiana Film Journalist Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
2014 Jessabelle Jessie
2015 The Dressmaker Gertrude 'Trudy' Pratt Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2015 Oddball Emily Marsh
2015 Holding the Man Pepe Trevor
2015 Steve Jobs Andrea "Andy" Cunningham

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 All Saints Sophie Episode: 'Curve Balls'
2010 Sisters of War Lorna Whyte TV Film
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama
Nominated - Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
2011 Packed to the Rafters Jodi Webb Episodes: 'The Dollhouse' and 'In With the New'
2011 Blood Brothers Debbie Franklin
2011 My Place Minna Muller Episode: 'Henry 1878'
2011 Spirited Antonia 10 Episodes
2013 Redfern Now Officer Sarah Donaldson Episode: 'Dogs of War'
2014 The Moodys Louise Episode: 'Happy Anniversary Kevin & Maree'
2015 The Secret River Sal Thornhill Based on the novel by Kate Grenville
2015 The Beautiful Lie Anna Re-imagining of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

Awards

References

  1. Harris, Samela "King Lear" (review), AdelaideNow, 9th November 2009; accessed 11 January 2016.
  2. These Final Hours
  3. Sarah Snook: 'I'm gonna sit and learn', theguardian.com, 17 February 2015; accessed 11 January 2016.
  4. The Master Builder production starring Ralph Fiennes, dailymail.co.uk; accessed 11 January 2016.
  5. "AACTA Winners & Nominees - 4th AACTA Awards". AFI / AACTA. AACTA. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

External links

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