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Sian Brooke

Acting Born Jan 1, 1980 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Sian Brooke is a British actress, known for portraying Laura in All About George, Lori in Cape Wrath, and Eurus Holmes in Sherlock. Sian Elizabeth Phillips was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England and is the youngest of three siblings. She took on a stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actress Siân Phillips, choosing Brooke after an English Civil War general who served at Lichfield. She is the daughter of a police officer and a teacher.Her parents are Welsh. Brooke's early education was at The Friary School in Lichfield. She initially joined the Lichfield Youth Theatre at the age of 11 before becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre and subsequently training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from where she graduated in 2002.

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Known for

House of the Dragon

as Queen Aemma Arryn

Midsomer Murders

as Christine Turner

Sherlock

as Elizabeth

Sherlock

as Eurus Holmes

Good Omens

as Deirdre Young

Full filmography

  • House of the Dragon (2022) as Queen Aemma Arryn
  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Christine Turner
  • New Tricks (2004) as Eileen Harrison
  • Sherlock (2010) as Elizabeth
  • Sherlock (2010) as Eurus Holmes
  • Silk (2011) as Annie Laidlaw
  • A Touch of Frost (1992) as Carol Haymarsh
  • The Terror (2018) as Sophie Cracroft
  • The Terror (2018) as Sophia Cracroft
  • Good Omens (2019) as Deirdre Young
  • Foyle's War (2002) as Phyllis Law
  • Trying (2020) as Karen
  • Blue Lights (2023) as Grace Ellis
  • Supacell (2024) as Victoria Kesh
  • Guilt (2019) as Claire McCall
  • Garrow's Law (2009) as Ann Hadfield
  • Vexed (2010) as Suzie Miller
  • Meadowlands (2007) as Lori
  • Radioactive (2020) as Bronia Sklodowska
  • Not Safe for Work (2015) as Martine
  • All About George (2005) as Laura
  • The Moorside (2017) as Natalie Brown
  • Stephen (2021) as Cressida Dick
  • No Return (2022) as Megan McGee