Susannah Hearson, 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."2015 Ian Charleson Awards". The Sunday Times. 28 June 2015. 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, Dorset, England 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."Drama: High profile OB actors". The Blue (Christ's Hospital). 2011. p. 55. Retrieved 19 July 2014. 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).Susannah Fielding – Profile at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. She graduated from Guildhall in 2006.Susannah Fielding: Class of 2006 . Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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.Wise, Louis. "Award for young actors". Sunday Times. 19 June 2011.
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, reprising the role in the production's transfer to the Almeida Theatre in 2014. 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 in the musical American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre in December 2013.
Fielding won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her reprised portrayal of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre. 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".
Television In 2008 she appeared in "Firewall", the second episode of the BBC TV series Wallander. 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.
In 2019, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge. A second series of the show aired in 2021.
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. 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.
Acting credits Film YearTitleRoleNotes20104.3.2.1.Jas1st NightDebbieWatchingAnnieShort film2011Kill KeithDawn2012The KnotJulie2013One Day in HellDinaShort films2015The Batsman and the BallerinaRuth2016The Complete Walk: Twelfth NightViola2021AriaJenny2022Death on the NileKatherineLuke!AmericanoShort film. Completed
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2008She Stoops to ConquerKate HardcastleTelevision filmWallanderSonja HokbergSeries 1; episode 2: "Firewall"2009The BillRochelle ChapmanSeries 25; episode 54: "Trust Me"2010Doctor WhoLilianSeries 5; episode 3: "Victory of the Daleks"Comedy LabSamSeries 11; episode 5: "Filth"Midsomer MurdersJessica PeachSeries 13; episode 4: "The Silent Land"2010–2011Pete versus LifeChloeSeries 1; episodes 1 & 3, & series 2; episodes 2 & 620124FunniesMelodieEpisode 4: "Uncle". Pilot for the series Uncle2013PramfaceFrancescaSeries 2; episode 6: "Grumpy and Target Boy"JoGabrielleMini-series; episode 5: "Place Vendôme"Love MattersSiobhanEpisode 5: "A Nice Arrangement"The Job LotMia GibbsSeries 1; episode 5DriftersFaySeries 1; episode 6: "Nineties Night"2014Father BrownBunty PrydeSeries 2; episode 3: "The Pride of the Prydes"BoomersSaraSeries 1; episode 4: "Joyce's Retirement Party"The Great FireLady CastlemaineMini-series; episodes 1, 2 & 42014, 2018LovesickPhoebe MorrisSeries 1; episode 6: "Phoebe" & series 3; episode 7: "Tasha"2015Death in ParadiseElizabeth 'Betty' FlossSeries 4; episode 4The C WordAbigailTelevision filmCatastropheSamanthaSeries 2; episode 22016I Want My Wife BackEmmaEpisodes 1–6Black MirrorCarolSeries 3; episode 1: "Nosedive"2016–2017The Great IndoorsBrookeMain role. Episodes 1–222018Silent WitnessEmma SinghSeries 21; episode 1: "Moment of Surrender: Part 1"High & DrySandraEpisodes 2 & 4–62019Doc MartinMags FowlerSeries 9; episode 6: "Equilibrium"Sticks and StonesIsobel JonesMini-series; episodes 1–3. Original title: The Man2019, 2021This Time with Alan PartridgeJennie GreshamSeries 1 & 2; 12 episodes2020McDonald & DoddsTamara ValentineSeries 1; episode 1: "The Fall of the House of Crockett"LifeRuth StoneMini-series; episodes 1, 2, 5 & 62021BloodsNicoleSeries 1; episode 6: "Childbirth"The CockfieldsEstherSeries 2; episodes 1–72023The CleanerFran CulpepperSeries 2; episode 5: "The Statue"Tom JonesMrs. WatersMini-series; episodes 2 & 4Who Is Erin Carter?Olivia ThorneMini-series; episodes 1–3 & 5–72024Daddy IssuesAllegraSeries 1; episode 5: "Man Mess"2025Here We GoSusieSeries 3; episode 2: "Mum’s Bad Tooth"2025Shakespeare and HathawayEmma KeelerSeries 5; episode 8
Theatre YearProductionRoleVenue2007The Rose TattooRosaNational TheatrePhilistinesPolyaMuch Ado About NothingHero2008The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each OtherEnsemble2010An Enemy of the PeoplePetraSheffield Crucible2011The Merchant of VenicePortiaRoyal Shakespeare Theatre2012All New PeopleKimDuke of York's Theatre2013Trelawny of the WellsImogen Parrott / Clara de FoenixDonmar WarehouseAmerican PsychoEvelyn WilliamsAlmeida Theatre2014The Merchant of VenicePortia2015The Beaux' StratagemMrs. SullenNational TheatreBullIsobelYoung Vic2025A Midsummer Night's DreamTitania / HippolytaBridge TheatreCyrano de BergeracRoxaneRoyal Shakespeare Theatre
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes2014Forza Horizon 2Amy Simpson2015Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight BelowAuroraEnglish versionThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntShaniExpansion pack Hearts of Stone. English version2016Forza Horizon 3Amy Simpson2018Sea of ThievesMadame Olive / Wild Rose / Female GhostForza Horizon 4Amy Simpson2020Sackboy: A Big AdventureN.A.O.M.I.Cyberpunk 2077(unknown)2021Necromunda: Hired GunWeapon Seller / Curritar / EschersForza Horizon 5Amy Simpson / Teagan Ashley2022CrossfireXCora WindsorDiablo Immortal(unknown)2023Final Fantasy XVIJill WarrickEnglish versionCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty(unknown)Expansion pack for Cyberpunk 20772026Forza Horizon 6Amy Simpson
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