Sarah Greene (actress)

Sarah Greene
Born 21 July 1984 (1984-07-21) (age 34)
Cork, Ireland[1]
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 2006–present

Sarah Greene (born 21 July 1984)[2] is an Irish actress and singer, best known for portraying Helen McCormick in the West End and Broadway productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan. For her performance in the role, she was nominated for the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress - Drama, as Hecate Poole in the Showtime and Sky series Penny Dreadful, as well as starring as Maxine in the CBS series Ransom.

Early life

Greene was born in Cork, Ireland.[1] She was trained at Cada performing arts and The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, from which she graduated in 2006.

Credits

Film

Year Title Role
2008 Eden Imelda Egan
2009 Love and Savagery Cathleen
2010 My Brothers Rose
2011 The Guard Sinead Mulligan
2014 Noble Middle Christina
2015 Burnt Kaitlin
2018 Dublin Oldschool Lisa
2018 Black 47 Ellie
2018 Rosie Rosie Davis

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bachelors Walk Table Football Girl #1 Christmas special
2009 Psych Ward Jenny McArdle 2 episodes
2010 Raw Sarah 1 episode
2014 The Assets Laura Episode: "Avenger"
2015–16 Penny Dreadful Hecate Poole Recurring role
2016 Rebellion May Lacey Mini-series
2017–18 Ransom Maxine Carlson Main Cast

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Empress of India Kate Town Hall Theatre, Galway
2006 The Year of the Hiker Mary Lacey The Pavilion Theatre, Dublin
2007 Danti Dan Cactus Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford
2009 The Playboy of the Western World Honor Blake Druid Theatre Company
2010 Phaedra Ismene Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2010 Little Gem Amber Peacock Theatre, Dublin
2011 Between Foxrock and a Hard Place Sorcha Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
2011 Cork Opera House, Cork
2012 Alice in Funderland Alice Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2013 The Cripple of Inishmaan[3] Helen McCormick Noël Coward Theatre, London
2014 Cort Theatre, New York
2017 Woyczec Marie Old Vic, London
2017 The Ferryman Caitlin Carney Gielgud Theatre, London

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Anne Bonny
Performer: "The Parting Glass"
Voice
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Cerys an Craite Voice
2016 The Bunker "Margaret" Live Action

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Cripple of Inishmaan Nominated
Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Irish Film Board Rising Star Won
Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Film Noble Won
2016 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama Penny Dreadful Won

References

  1. 1 2 "Sarah Greene". The Lisa Richards Agency.
  2. "'I'm 30 years of age and it's the first time in my life I have money in the bank', reveals Sarah Greene – Breaking News Ireland".
  3. "Sarah Greene United Agents". United Agents.
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