Susannah Fielding

Susannah Fielding
Born	Susannah Glanville-Hearson Poole, Dorset, England
Alma mater	Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Awards	Ian Charleson Award (2014)

Susannah Glanville-Hearson,^[1] known professionally as Susannah Fielding, is an English actress. She won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her portrayal of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre.^[2][3] She also starred in the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. From 2019 to 2021, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge.

Early life and education

Fielding was born in Poole, England,^[4] and grew up in Havant, near Portsmouth, before spending two years boarding at Christ's Hospital school in Sussex, where she developed an interest in acting.^[1][5] She also attended Dynamo Youth Theatre, a youth theatre for 11- to 18-year-olds in Havant. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; her performances there included Trinculo in The Tempest (directed by Patsy Rodenburg) and Myrrah in Tales from Ovid (directed by Christian Burgess).^[6] She graduated from Guildhall in 2006.^[7]

Career

Theatre

Fielding's first four professional roles in theatre were in four productions at the National Theatre: The Rose Tattoo (2007), Philistines (2007), Much Ado About Nothing (2007) and The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (2008). She received an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for her role as Pietra in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at the Sheffield Crucible in 2010 alongside Antony Sher.^[8]

In 2011 she played Portia in Rupert Goold's production of The Merchant of Venice for the Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Sir Patrick Stewart as Shylock,^[9] reprising the role in the production's transfer to the Almeida Theatre in 2014.^[10] In 2012, she was cast as Kim for the UK run of All New People, a black comedy play written by and starring Zach Braff. The play's UK run included Manchester and Glasgow before culminating in a 10-week run in London's Duke of York's Theatre. Fielding played the role of Evelyn Williams^[11] in the musical American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre in December 2013.^[12]

Fielding won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her reprised portrayal of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre.^[2][13][3] Michael Grandage, one of the four judges, said of her performance in the production, set in a Las Vegas casino, that she had made the familiar role her own, with a "faultless American accent and a huge intelligence in her acting choices".^[2]

Television

In 2008 she appeared in "Firewall", the second episode of the BBC TV series Wallander.^[14] Fielding was a guest on The Bill in 2009, playing Rochelle Chapman. In 2010 she appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Victory of the Daleks", as well as an episode of Midsomer Murders and Comedy Lab. She played Chloe in the Channel 4 sitcom Pete versus Life. In 2016 Susannah played Emma (Murray's colleague who has a crush on him) in I Want My Wife Back. In 2016, she appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. She had a recurring role in 2016–2017 in the American sitcom The Great Indoors as Brooke, the ex-girlfriend and current boss of Jack (Joel McHale), who must help him transition from an adventurous reporter to an office worker.^[15]

In 2019, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge. A second series of the show aired in 2021.^[16]

Film

Fielding appeared in the 2010 films 4.3.2.1. and 1st Night (originally titled Cosi), for which she learned to sing opera in Italian.^[4] In 2011 she starred in Kill Keith, a comedy horror film featuring Keith Chegwin. She appeared in the 2012 romantic comedy The Knot alongside Mena Suvari and Noel Clarke. She played the beautiful Katherine, Poirot's deceased former lover in the film Death on the Nile (2022). She voiced Jill Warrick in the 2023 video game Final Fantasy XVI.

Personal life

Fielding dated English actor Tom Hiddleston from 2008 to 2011. They met while filming the series Wallander.^[17][18]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	4.3.2.1.	Jas
2010	1st Night	Debbie
2010	Watching	Annie	Short film
2011	Kill Keith	Dawn
2012	The Knot	Julie
2022	Death on the Nile	Katherine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	She Stoops to Conquer	Kate Hardcastle	TV film
2008	Wallander	Sonja Hokberg	Episode: "Firewall"
2009	The Bill	Rochelle Chapman	Episode: "Trust Me"
2010	Doctor Who	Lilian	Episode: "Victory of the Daleks"
2010	Comedy Lab	Sam	Episode: "Filth"
2010	Midsomer Murders	Jessica Peach	Episode: "The Silent Land"
2010	Pete versus Life	Chloe	4 episodes
2012	Uncle	Melodine	TV film
2013	Pramface	Francesca	Episode: "Grumpy and Target Boy"
2013	Jo	Gabrielle	Episode: "Place Vendôme"
2013	Love Matters	Siobhan	Episode: "A Nice Arrangement"
2013	The Job Lot	Mia Gibbs	Episode: "#1.5"
2013	Drifters	Fay	Episode: "Nineties Night"
2014	Father Brown	Bunty Pryde	Episode: "The Pride of the Prydes"
2012	4Funnies	Melodie	Episode: "Uncle"
2014	Lovesick	Phoebe Morris	Episode: "Phoebe"
2015	Death in Paradise	Elizabeth 'Betty' Foss	Episode: "4.4"
2015	The C Word	Abigail	TV film
2015	Catastrophe	Samantha	Episode: "2.2"
2016	I Want My Wife Back	Emma	6 episodes
2016	Black Mirror	Carol	Episode: "Nosedive"
2016–2017	The Great Indoors	Brooke	Main role (22 episodes)
2018	Silent Witness	Emma Singh	Episode: "Moment of Surrender (Part 1)"
2018	High & Dry	Sandra	4 episodes
2019–2021	This Time with Alan Partridge	Jennie Gresham	12 episodes
2019	Sticks and Stones	Isobel Jones	3 episodes
2019	Doc Martin	Mags Fowler	Episode: "Equilibrium"
2020	Life	Ruth Stone	Mini-series
2021	The Cockfields	Esther	Main role (7 episodes)
2023	Tom Jones	Mrs. Waters	Miniseries
2023	The Cleaner	Fran Culpepper	Episode: "The Statue"
2023	Who Is Erin Carter?	Olivia

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Venue
2007	The Rose Tattoo[19]	Rosa	National Theatre
2007	Philistines[20]	Polya	National Theatre
2007	Much Ado About Nothing[21]	Hero	National Theatre
2008	The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other[22]	Ensemble	National Theatre
2010	An Enemy of the People[23]	Petra	Sheffield Crucible
2011	The Merchant of Venice[9]	Portia	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2012	All New People[24]	Kim	Duke of York's Theatre
2013	Trelawny of the Wells	Imogen Parrott/ Clara de Foenix	Donmar Warehouse
2013	American Psycho[11]	Evelyn Williams	Almeida Theatre
2014	The Merchant of Venice	Portia	Almeida Theatre
2015	The Beaux' Stratagem	Mrs Sullen	National Theatre
2015	Bull	Isobel	Young Vic

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2014	Forza Horizon 2	Amy Simpson
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	Shani	Expansion pack Hearts of Stone
2016	Forza Horizon 3	Amy Simpson
2018	Forza Horizon 4	Amy Simpson
2021	Forza Horizon 5	Amy Simpson
2023	Final Fantasy XVI	Jill Warrick	[25]

References

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2. "2015 Ian Charleson Awards". The Sunday Times. 28 June 2015.
3. Snow, Georgia (19 June 2015). "Susannah Fielding wins Ian Charleson award". The Stage. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
4. Medland, Chris (28 October 2010). "Susannah Fielding chats about some stuff". FHM. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
5. Akbar, Arifa (11 September 2013). "From ice-cream seller to superstar: Susannah Fielding hits the West End stage". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
6. Susannah Fielding – Profile at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
7. Susannah Fielding: Class of 2006 Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
8. Wise, Louis. "Award for young actors". Sunday Times. 19 June 2011.
9. Billington, Michael (19 May 2011). "The Merchant of Venice – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
10. Paul Taylor (16 December 2014). "The Merchant of Venice, Almeida, theatre review: A flashy Las Vegas interpretation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
11. "American Psycho Cast". Almeida.co.uk. Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
12. Trueman, Matt (7 October 2013). "Doctor Who's Matt Smith set to regenerate … as American Psycho". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
13. Dillon, Luke (19 June 2015). "Susannah Fielding wins 2014 Ian Charleson award". WestEndTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
14. "Wallander: Firewall (Series 1 Episode 2 of 3)". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
15. Petski, Denise (21 March 2016). "Susannah Fielding Joins 'The Great Indoors'; Liche Ariza In The Vladimir Caamaño Project". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
16. "This Time with Alan Partridge series 2 will begin filming this year, says Steve Coogan". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
17. Sorren, Martha (8 April 2015). "Who Has Tom Hiddleston Dated? He's Been Linked To Some Pretty Famous Ladies Over The Years". Bustle.
18. Mottram, James (8 January 2012). "Soldier of fortune: Tom Hiddleston is set to become 2012's hottest new star". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
19. Billington, Michael (31 March 2007). "The Rose Tattoo". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
20. Dowden, Neil (1 May 2007). "Philistines @ National Theatre, London". MusicOMH. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
21. Tripney, Natasha (1 December 2007). "Much Ado About Nothing @ National Theatre, London". MusicOMH. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
22. Billington, Michael (13 February 2008). "The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
23. Murphy, John (1 February 2010). "An Enemy of the People @ Crucible Theatre, Sheffield". MusicOMH. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
24. "Eve Myles and Susannah Fielding in All New People with Zach Braff". London Theatre Direct. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
25. "Final Fantasy XVI Jill Voice Actress Says Recording Began 'Over 4 Years Ago'". 25 April 2023.

External links

• Susannah Fielding at IMDb