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Sarah Snook
Snook in 2012
Born
Sarah Ruth Snook

(1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 36)
Adelaide, South Australia
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children1

Sarah Ruth Snook (born 1 December 1987) is an Australian actress. She is known for her starring role as Shiv Roy in the television series Succession (2018–2023), for which she earned critical acclaim in international media. She has won several awards including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, with nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[1][2]

Among other films, Snook has appeared in Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013), Predestination (2014), The Dressmaker (2015), Steve Jobs (2015), The Glass Castle (2017), and Pieces of a Woman (2020). She won two AACTA Awards for her leading roles in Sisters of War (2010) and Predestination (2014).

Early life

Sarah Ruth Snook[3] was born on 1 December 1987[4] in Adelaide, South Australia, and grew up in the suburb of Eden Hills. She has two older sisters.[5] Her father, a swimming-pool salesman, and her mother, an aged care provider, divorced when she was young.[6] She attended St John's Grammar School in Belair and won a drama scholarship to Scotch College in Torrens Park.[6] Her first paying job was as a fairy at children's birthday parties.[6]

In 2008, she graduated from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[7]

Career

Snook at the premiere of The Sapphires in 2012

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[8] and as Saint Joan in the Sydney Theatre Company's production in 2018.[9][10]

She has starred in the films Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013),[11] Predestination (2014), and Jessabelle (2014).[12] From 2018 to 2023, Snook played a lead role in the HBO series Succession, as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy.[1]

In December 2021, she replaced Elisabeth Moss as the lead in the horror-thriller film Run Rabbit Run directed by Daina Reid.[13] In January 2022, Snook was cast in a multi-starrer film The Beanie Bubble co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.[14]

In 2022, Snook narrated the Netflix documentary Kangaroo Valley.

Personal life

In 2020, Snook began dating Australian comedian Dave Lawson. They married in 2021, in the backyard of Snook's Brooklyn home.[15] The two welcomed a daughter in 2023.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Crystal Jam Crystal Short film
2011 The Best Man Isla Short film
2011 Sleeping Beauty Flatmate
2012 Not Suitable for Children Stevie
2013 These Final Hours Mandy's Mother
2014 Predestination Jane/John
Jessabelle Jessie Laurent
2015 The Dressmaker Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt
Oddball Emily Marsh
Holding the Man Pepe Trevor
Steve Jobs Andrea "Andy" Cunningham
2017 The Glass Castle Lori Walls
2018 Winchester Marian Marriott
Brothers' Nest Sandy
2020 An American Pickle Sarah Greenbaum [18]
Pieces of a Woman Suzanne
2023 Run Rabbit Run Sarah Also executive producer
2023 The Beanie Bubble † Sheila Warner Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 All Saints Sophie Episode: "Curve Balls"
2010 Sisters of War Lorna Whyte Television film
2011 Packed to the Rafters Jodi Webb 2 episodes
Blood Brothers Debbie Franklin Television film
My Place Minna Muller Episode: "Henry 1878"
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 Main role; 2 episodes
The Beautiful Lie Anna Main role; 6 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Medina Episode: "Men Against Fire"
2018–2023 Succession Siobhan "Shiv" Roy Main role; 39 episodes
2019 Robot Chicken Rose the Horse / Midge Voice; Episode: "Snoopy Camino Lindo in: Quick and Dirty Squirrel Shot"
2020 Soulmates Nikki Episode: "Watershed"
2023 Koala Man Vicky Voice; Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 53rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards Most Outstanding New Talent The Beautiful Lie Nominated
2012 1st AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Sisters of War Won
2013 2nd AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Not Suitable for Children Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Actress Not Suitable for Children Won
2015 4th AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Predestination Won
5th AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama The Secret River Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Dressmaker Nominated
Australian Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Predestination Nominated
These Final Hours Won
Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Actress Predestination Won
2016 Australian Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress The Dressmaker Nominated
Oddball Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Actress The Dressmaker Nominated
58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress The Beautiful Lie Nominated
2020 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Succession Nominated [19]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [20]
2022 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won [21]
AACTA International Awards Best Actress in a Series Nominated [22]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [23]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won [24]
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama/Genre Series Won [25]
Best Ensemble: Television Won
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Nominated [26]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [27]

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Julie (5 August 2018). "Succession: The Real-Life Tragedy That Inspired the Finale's Twist". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Complete Nomination List" (PDF). EMMYs. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Middle names with Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson". The Saturday Quiz. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Acast.
  4. ^ Late Night with Seth Meyers (12 August 2020). "Sarah Snook is ready to tape the third season of Succession". YouTube. Retrieved 12 August 2020. I'm a proud Sagittarian. I am not born July 28. My birthday's the first of December. Someone made a Wikipedia page up for me, and they just decided that 28th of July was me... It's lucky that I'm only six months out; but, I feel like, if I was going to fake my own birthday, I should have gone, you know, three, four years, five years earlier..
  5. ^ "Facts About Sarah Snook's Height, Parents, And Net Worth". Glamour Buff. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Lehmann, Megan (21 February 2020). "You can take the girl out of Adelaide..." The Weekend Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "NIDA Alumni: Graduates from 2000-2009". National Institute of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  8. ^ Harris, Samela "King Lear" (review), AdelaideNow, 9 November 2009; accessed 11 January 2016
  9. ^ "Saint Joan". Sydney Theatre Company. STC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. ^ Shand, John (10 June 2018). "St Joan review: Savage dares to remake Shaw's play in Joan's image". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. ^ Wilson, Mike (2 March 2015). "[Review] Hope Is Found Within 'These Final Hours'". Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ Godfrey, Alex (17 February 2015). "Sarah Snook: 'I'm gonna sit and learn'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  13. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 December 2021). "'Succession' Star Sarah Snook Takes Over From Elisabeth Moss In Horror Movie 'Run Rabbit Run'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (11 January 2022). "Apple Lands Feature Film 'The Beanie Bubble' Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook And Geraldine Viswanathan". Deadline. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  15. ^ Cartwright, Lexie (17 October 2021). "Sarah Snook reveals secret wedding to Australian comedian Dave Lawson". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Succession: Above the Garage Podcast: Succession - Interview with Peter Friedman aka Frank Vernon in Succession on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. ^ "'Succession' star Sarah Snook pregnant with 1st child". Associated Press. 21 March 2023. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  18. ^ Sneider, Jeff (29 May 2013). "Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to 'Sell Out' for Sony (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards 2020: Fleabag, Watchmen, When They See Us, Unbelievable Among TV Nominees". TVLine. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (28 July 2020). "Emmy Awards Nominations: The Complete List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. ^ Swift, Andy (9 January 2022). "Golden Globes 2022: Succession and Hacks Lead TV Winners, Pose's Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Makes History". TVLine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  22. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (17 December 2021). "'Belfast' & 'The Power Of The Dog' Lead Australia's AACTA International Awards Nominations – Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  23. ^ Moreau, Jordan (12 January 2022). "2022 SAG Awards 2022: The Complete Nominations List". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  24. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (13 March 2022). "Critics Choice: Ted Lasso, Succession Lead TV's Big Winners; Squid Game and Yellowjackets Among First-Timers". TVLine. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  25. ^ "2021 Nominees". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  26. ^ Anderson, Erik (7 July 2022). "'This Is Us,' 'Succession' lead 2nd HCA TV Awards nominations for Broadcast Network and Cable". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  27. ^ Moreau, Jordan (12 July 2022). "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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