Sarah Snook (born 1 December 1987) is an Australian actress who is best known for her starring role as Shiv Roy in the television series Succession (2018–present), for which she earned critical acclaim in international media. She has won several awards including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, with nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.[2][3]
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Born | (1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 34)[1] Adelaide, South Australia |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Dave Lawson (m. 2021) |
Among other films, Snook has appeared in Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013), Predestination (2014), The Dressmaker (2015), Steve Jobs (2015), The Glass Castle (2017), and Pieces of a Woman (2020). She won two AACTA Awards for her leading roles in Sisters of War (2010) and Predestination (2014).
Snook was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and grew up in the suburb of Eden Hills. She has two older sisters.[4] Her father, a swimming-pool salesman, and her mother, an aged care provider, divorced when she was young.[5] She attended St John's Grammar School in Belair and won a drama scholarship to Scotch College in Torrens Park.[5] Her first paying job was as a fairy at children's birthday parties.[5]
In 2008 she graduated from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[6]
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[7] and as Saint Joan in the Sydney Theatre Company's production in 2018.[8][9]
She has starred in the films Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013),[10] Predestination (2014), and Jessabelle (2014).[11] Currently, Snook plays a lead role in the HBO series Succession, as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy.[2]
In December 2021, she replaced Elisabeth Moss as the lead in the horror-thriller film Run Rabbit Run directed by Daina Reid.[12] In January 2022, Snook was cast in a multi-starrer film The Beanie Bubble co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.[13]
In 2020, Snook began dating Australian comedian Dave Lawson. They married in 2021, in the backyard of Snook's Brooklyn home.[14]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Crystal Jam | Crystal | Short film |
2011 | The Best Man | Isla | Short film |
2011 | Sleeping Beauty | Flatmate | |
2012 | Not Suitable for Children | Stevie | |
2013 | These Final Hours | Mandy's Mother | |
2014 | Predestination | Jane/John | |
2014 | Jessabelle | Jessie Laurent | |
2015 | The Dressmaker | Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt | |
2015 | Oddball | Emily Marsh | |
2015 | Holding the Man | Pepe Trevor | |
2015 | Steve Jobs | Andrea "Andy" Cunningham | |
2017 | The Glass Castle | Lori Walls | |
2018 | Winchester | Marian Marriott | |
2018 | Brothers' Nest | Sandy | |
2020 | An American Pickle | Sarah Greenbaum | [15] |
2020 | Pieces of a Woman | Suzanne | |
TBA | The Beanie Bubble | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | All Saints | Sophie | Episode: "Curve Balls" |
2010 | Sisters of War | Lorna Whyte | Television film |
2011 | Packed to the Rafters | Jodi Webb | 2 episodes |
2011 | Blood Brothers | Debbie Franklin | Television film |
2011 | My Place | Minna Muller | Episode: "Henry 1878" |
2011 | 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 |
2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Anna | Main role; 6 episodes |
2016 | Black Mirror | Medina | Episode: "Men Against Fire" |
2018–present | Succession | Siobhan "Shiv" Roy | Main role; 29 episodes |
2019 | Robot Chicken | Rose the Horse / Midge (voice) | Episode: "Snoopy Camino Lindo in: Quick and Dirty Squirrel Shot" |
2020 | Soulmates | Nikki | Episode: "Watershed" |
2023 | Koala Man | Vicky (voice) | Main role, upcoming series |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | 53rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Most Outstanding New Talent | The Beautiful Lie | Nominated | |
2012 | 1st AACTA Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Sisters of War | Won | |
2013 | 2nd AACTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Not Suitable for Children | Nominated | |
Film Critics Circle of Australia | Best Actress | Not Suitable for Children | Won | ||
2015 | 4th AACTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Predestination | Won | |
5th AACTA Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | The Secret River | Nominated | ||
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Dressmaker | Nominated | |||
Australian Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Predestination | Nominated | ||
These Final Hours | Won | ||||
Film Critics Circle of Australia | Best Actress | Predestination | Won | ||
2016 | Australian Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | The Dressmaker | Nominated | |
Oddball | Nominated | ||||
Film Critics Circle of Australia | Best Actress | The Dressmaker | Nominated | ||
58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actress | The Beautiful Lie | Nominated | ||
2020 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Succession | Nominated | [16] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | [17] | ||
2022 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Won | [18] | |
AACTA International Awards | Best Actress in a Series | Nominated | [19] | ||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | [20] | ||
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Won | [21] | ||
Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Drama/Genre Series | Won | [22] | ||
Best Ensemble: Television | Won | ||||
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Nominated | [23] | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | [24] |
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