Sian Thomas
23 movies · 33 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 20, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Biography
Siân Thomas – British actress of Welsh heritage, born 20 September 1953 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, sister of actress Sara Mair-Thomas, and long-time partner of the poet Tony Harrison (died 2025). A distinguished stage actress with credits at the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and West End, including an Olivier Award nomination for Up for Grabs (2002) and an Off West End Award nomination for The Cherry Orchard (2017).
Her most notable film roles include Thorhild the Sarcastic in Erik the Viking (1989), Lady Darlington in Vanity Fair (2004), Madame Gaillard in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Amelia Bones in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Edith May in War Machine (2017), and Lilly in Finding Your Feet (2018). On television she has appeared in Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993), The Worst Week of My Life (2005), The Ruby in the Smoke (2006), Midsomer Murders (2006), Merlin (2009), Atlantis (2013), New Tricks (2014), Doc Martin (2019), and Under Milk Wood (2014). She is also known for her poetry readings on BBC Radio 3 and audiobook work.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Sian Thomas: movies and TV shows
Acting (55)
- 2025 22+1
as Nurse
- 2019 Widow's Walk
as additional voice
- 2018 The Conductor
as Mother Frank
- 2017 Finding Your Feet
as Lilly Glover
- 2017 War Machine
as Edith May
- 2016 Shooting Clerks
as Jason's Lady Friend
- 2014 Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Dai Bread Two
- 2013
- 2013
- 2011
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007 Half Broken Things
as Shelley
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
as Amelia Bones
- 2007 Dangerous Liaisons
as Annie
- 2007
- 2006 The Ruby in the Smoke
as Mrs Rees
- 2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Madame Gaillard
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Vanity Fair
as Lady Darlington
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003 Sredni Vashtar
as The Aunt
- 2003
- 2003
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997
- 1995
- 1995 A Mind to Murder
as Dr. Saxon
- 1994 Othello
as Desdemona (voice)
- 1994 Rose Red
as Clare Marvel
- 1993 Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Aileen Armitage
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990 Frankenstein's Baby
as Judith Cole
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989 Erik the Viking
as Thorhild the Sarcastic
- 1989
- 1987 Prick Up Your Ears
as Marilyn Orton
- 1987
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1976
Behind the camera (1)
- 2016 ID2: Shadwell Army
Costume Design