About
Siân Thomas – British actress of Welsh heritage, born 20 September 1953 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, sister of actress Sara Mair-Thomas, and long-time partner of the poet Tony Harrison (died 2025). A distinguished stage actress with credits at the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, and West End, including an Olivier Award nomination for Up for Grabs (2002) and an Off West End Award nomination for The Cherry Orchard (2017). Her most notable film roles include Thorhild the Sarcastic in Erik the Viking (1989), Lady Darlington in Vanity Fair (2004), Madame Gaillard in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Amelia Bones in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Edith May in War Machine (2017), and Lilly in Finding Your Feet (2018). On television she has appeared in Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993), The...
Known for
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
Holby CitySeries • 1999
The BillSeries • 1984
MerlinSeries • 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixMovie • 2007
New TricksSeries • 2004
LewisSeries • 2007
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
Doc MartinSeries • 2004
PerformanceSeries • 1991
TaggartSeries • 1983
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererMovie • 2006
AtlantisSeries • 2013
Screen OneSeries • 1989
Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeries • 1992
Vanity FairSeries • 1998
The Worst Week of My LifeSeries • 2004
War MachineMovie • 2017
Erik the VikingMovie • 1989
Vanity FairMovie • 2004
The ConductorMovie • 2018
Finding Your FeetMovie • 2017
The Ruby in the SmokeMovie • 2006
Prick Up Your EarsMovie • 1987