Sian Thomas
Acting
1953-09-20 · Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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 Worst Week of My Life (2005), The Ruby in the Smoke (2006), Midsomer Murders (2006), Merlin (2009), Atlantis (2013), New Tricks (2014), Doc Martin (2019), and Under Milk Wood (2014). She is also known for her poetry readings on BBC Radio 3 and audiobook work.
Filmography
22+1
2025 · Movie
Widow's Walk
2019 · Movie
The Conductor
2018 · Movie
Finding Your Feet
2017 · Movie
War Machine
2017 · Movie
Shooting Clerks
2016 · Movie
ID2: Shadwell Army
2016 · Movie
Under Milk Wood
2014 · Movie
Atlantis
2013 · Series
Perestroika: Reconstructed
2013 · Movie
The Royal Bodyguard
2011 · Series
Grandpa in My Pocket
2009 · Series
Merlin
2008 · Series
Half Broken Things
2007 · Movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Movie
Dangerous Liaisons
2007 · Movie
Lewis
2007 · Series
The Ruby in the Smoke
2006 · Movie
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Movie
Vincent
2005 · Series
Doc Martin
2004 · Series
Vanity Fair
2004 · Movie
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Series
New Tricks
2004 · Series
Sredni Vashtar
2003 · Movie
Coming Up
2003 · Series
The Last Detective
2003 · Series
Holby City
1999 · Series
Vanity Fair
1998 · Series
Blind Men
1997 · Series
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Tears Before Bedtime
1995 · Series
A Mind to Murder
1995 · Movie
Othello
1994 · Movie
Rose Red
1994 · Movie
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993 · Movie
Doctor Finlay
1993 · Series
Celia
1993 · Series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · Series
Stanley and the Women
1991 · Series
Performance
1991 · Series
Frankenstein's Baby
1990 · Movie
No Job for a Lady
1990 · Series
Victoria Wood
1989 · Series
Screen One
1989 · Series
Erik the Viking
1989 · Movie
Shadow of the Noose
1989 · Series
Prick Up Your Ears
1987 · Movie
Inspector Morse
1987 · Series
The Bill
1984 · Series
Taggart
1983 · Series
Jury
1983 · Series
Nobody's Hero
1982 · Series
Nancy Astor
1982 · Series
Maybury
1981 · Series
Killers
1976 · Series