Sarah Snook

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Sarah Snook
File:Sarah Snook 2024 Emmys 02.png
Snook at the Emmy Awards, 2024
Born Sarah Ruth Snook
(1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 37)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s) Dave Lawson (m. 2021)
Children 1

Sarah Ruth Snook (born 1 December 1987) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as Shiv Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.[1][2]

Snook received two AACTA Awards for her leading roles in the films Sisters of War (2010) and Predestination (2014). She also appeared in the films Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013), Jessabelle (2014), The Dressmaker (2015), Steve Jobs (2015), The Glass Castle (2017), An American Pickle (2020), Pieces of a Woman (2020), Run Rabbit Run (2023), and The Beanie Bubble (2023).

On stage, Snook starred in the West End revival of The Picture of Dorian Gray (2024) for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress. Her other theatre credits include roles in King Lear (2009), The Master Builder (2016) and Saint Joan (2018).

Early life and education

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

2009–2017: Early work

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 in 2009.[8] She garnered further success with roles in a string of Australian films, including Sisters of War (2010), Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013),[9] and Predestination (2014).[10] Snook won two AACTA Awards for her performances in Sisters of War and Predestination. She also earned recognition for starring in the supernatural horror film Jessabelle (2014). Snook then portrayed Andrea Cunningham in Danny Boyle's biopic Steve Jobs (2015), starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet. That same year, she acted in Jocelyn Moorhouse's period drama The Dressmaker, also starring Winslet and Judy Davis, for which she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She appeared in the biopic The Glass Castle (2017), starring Brie Larson and based on the 2005 novel of the same name.

In 2016, Snook appeared in an episode of the Netflix science fiction anthology series Black Mirror, titled "Men Against Fire", alongside Malachi Kirby, Madeline Brewer, and Michael Kelly. Also that year, she made her West End debut playing the role of Hilde Wangel in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder opposite Ralph Fiennes at the Old Vic.[11] Paul Taylor from The Independent hailed Snook's performance writing, "Sarah Snook, the young Australian star, is a disarmingly direct, deep-voiced and uninhibited as Hilde in an assured [and] striking performance".[12] Snook returned to the stage in 2018, where she portrayed Joan of Arc in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan.[13][14][15] Her performance was hailed by John Sand of the Sydney Morning Herald, who described her performance as "beyond riveting" and said that "Snook catches the untamed bravado of a teenager fired with passion".[16]

2018–2023: Breakthrough with Succession

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Snook at the AACTA Awards in 2012

From 2018 to 2023, Snook gained prominence for her lead role as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy in the HBO drama series Succession. The role earned her widespread critical acclaim[17] and numerous accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and two Golden Globe Awards.[1]

In 2020, Snook appeared in the comedy film An American Pickle, opposite Seth Rogen, and in Kornél Mundruczó's marital drama film Pieces of a Woman. In December 2021, she replaced Elisabeth Moss as the lead in the horror-thriller film Run Rabbit Run, directed by Daina Reid.[18] In January 2022, Snook was cast alongside Zach Galifianakis and Elizabeth Banks in the comedy drama film The Beanie Bubble, which was co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.[19] In 2022, Snook narrated the Netflix documentary film Kangaroo Valley.

2024–present: Return to theatre

In 2024 Snook returned to the West End portraying all 26 roles in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.[20] Arifa Akbar of The Guardian praised Snook on her performance citing the complexity of the role writing, "It is a juggling act of high order for Snook. She must perform in real time, react to the recorded footage and manipulate the technology herself in some scenes. She speaks in dialogue but also narrates omnisciently. Some scenes require athleticism, others sudden stillness. It demands an exacting synchronicity and she gets it pitch perfect, powering through 26 characters."[21] The role earned her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress.[22]

Also in 2024 it was announced that Snook would voice the protagonist in an upcoming stop-motion animated film Memoir of a Snail directed by Adam Elliot.[23]

Snook will transfer the Dorian Gray show to Broadway in 2025.[24]

Personal life

In 2020, Snook began dating Australian comedian Dave Lawson, who she married in the backyard of her Brooklyn home in 2021.[25] Snook gave birth to a daughter in May 2023.[26][27][28]

Acting credits

Key
Projects that have not yet been released Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Crystal Jam Crystal Short film
2011 The Best Man Isla Short film
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 [29]
Pieces of a Woman Suzanne
2023 Run Rabbit Run Sarah Also executive producer
The Beanie Bubble Sheila Warner
2024 Memoir of a Snail Not yet released Grace Pudel (Voice)

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 (voices) Episode: "Snoopy Camino Lindo in: Quick and Dirty Squirrel Shot"
2020 Soulmates Nikki Episode: "Watershed"
2023 Koala Man Vicky (voice) Main role; 8 episodes
TBA All Her Fault Marissa Irvine Main role; also executive producer

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2009 King Lear Cordelia State Theatre Company of South Australia
2016 The Master Builder Hilde Wangel Old Vic, West End
2018 Saint Joan Joan of Arc Sydney Theatre Company, Australia
2024 The Picture of Dorian Gray Performer Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2012 Best Actress in a Television Drama Sisters of War Won [30]
2013 Best Actress Not Suitable for Children Nominated
2015 Predestination Won [31]
2015 Best Supporting Actress The Dressmaker Nominated [30]
Best Actress in a Television Drama The Secret River Nominated
2016 The Beautiful Lie Nominated
2020 Audience Choice – Favourite Actor of the Decade — Nominated
2024 Best Actress Run Rabbit Run Nominated [32][33]
AACTA International Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Series Succession Nominated [34]
2024 Won [33]
AFCA Awards 2013 Best Actress Not Suitable for Children Nominated [30]
2015 Predestination Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role These Final Hours Won
2016 The Dressmaker Nominated
Oddball Nominated
Astra TV Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Succession Nominated [35]
2023 Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Won [36]
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2020 Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [37]
2022 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won [38]
2024 Best Actress in a Drama Series Won [39]
Dorian TV Awards 2023 Best TV Performance — Drama Won [40]
FCCA Awards 2013 Best Actress Not Suitable for Children Nominated [30]
2015 Predestination Won
2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Dressmaker Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Succession Won [41]
2024 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Won [42]
Laurence Olivier Awards 2024 Best Actress The Picture of Dorian Gray Won [43]
New Renaissance Film Festival 2017 Best International Actress The Ravens Won [44]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Succession Nominated [45]
2022 Nominated [46]
2023 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won [47]
Satellite Awards 2019 Best Ensemble – Television Won [48]
2022 Won [49]
Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series Won
2024 Nominated [50]
Best Ensemble – Television Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [51]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2024 Won [52]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards 2023 Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated [53]
TVLine 2023 Performer of the Year Won [54]

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