Acting
Sarah Crowden
Born in Edinburgh in 1955 to acting parents Graham Crowden and Phyllida Hewat, Sara Crowden is a British character actress who works extensively in film, TV and theatre. She is also a professional writer, contributing to the literary quarterly Slightly Foxed and has reviewed books for The Lady, TLS, Geographical and Literary Review amongst others, and performs stand-up comedy under the alias of Dame Theresa Thompson's-Gazelle. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Literature from The Open University and, in 2010, was awarded a Foundation Certificate in Bricklaying.
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Film · 2025
All the Light We Cannot See
Series · 2023
All the Light We Cannot See
Series · 2023
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Series · 2022
Cruella
Film · 2021
Peterloo
Film · 2018
The Little Stranger
Film · 2018
The Last Dragonslayer
Film · 2016
The Durrells
Series · 2016
Queen of the Desert
Film · 2015
Mr. Holmes
Film · 2015
Jupiter Ascending
Film · 2015
Cockroaches
Series · 2015
Wolf Hall
Series · 2015
The Riot Club
Film · 2014
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Upstairs Downstairs
Series · 2010
Affinity
Film · 2008
Brideshead Revisited
Film · 2008
Joe's Palace
Film · 2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Series · 2007
Miss Potter
Film · 2006
Longford
Film · 2006
He Knew He Was Right
Series · 2004
The Afternoon Play
Series · 2003
Tipping the Velvet
Series · 2002
Love in a Cold Climate
Series · 2001
My Hero
Series · 2000
Our Mutual Friend
Series · 1998
Vanity Fair
Series · 1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Film · 1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
Series · 1997
The Wind in the Willows
Film · 1996
Smokescreen
Series · 1994
The Countess Alice
Film · 1993
The Detectives
Series · 1993
Orlando
Film · 1992
Erik the Viking
Film · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
Campion
Series · 1989
The Storyteller: A Story Short
Film · 1988
The Rainbow
Series · 1988
The Storyteller
Series · 1988
The Children of Dynmouth
Film · 1987
Harem
Film · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
David Copperfield
Series · 1986
Casualty
Series · 1986
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Film · 1985
The Fourth Arm
Series · 1983
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Film · 1981