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Sara Powell

Sara Powell

Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.

Known for

Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
2025 • Self - Narrator (voice)
The Red Ball
The Red Ball
2024 • Mother
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2022 • Polina
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
2019 • Casting Director
Ruth
Ruth
2019 • Ruth
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
2018 • Lady Elizabeth Pembroke
Denial
Denial
2016 • Reporter
The Office
The Office
1996 • Joan

Full filmography

Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
2025 • Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Red Ball
The Red Ball
2024 • Mother
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Last Christmas
Last Christmas
2019 • Casting Director
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Ruth
Ruth
2019 • Ruth
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Denial
Denial
2016 • Reporter
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Sara Powell – Biography, Known For & Filmography