SURANNE Jones is the leading star of new BBC drama Vigil, which sees the police clash with the Royal Navy and British security services over a mysterious death aboard a trident submarine.
You might also recognize the 43-year-old actress from shows including Gentleman Jack and Doctor Foster. Here’s everything you should know about Suranne Jones…
Who is Suranne Jones, how old is she and what is her background?
Suranne Jones is an English actress from Chadderton, Oldham.
The 40-year-old was brought up Catholic and lived in a house surrounded by farmland during childhood.
Her first foray into theatre came when she joined the Oldham Theatre Workship and befriended future Corrie star Antony Cotton, known now for his role as Sean Tully.
In 1997 she took a small role in Coronation Street, before returning to the soap full-time as Karen McDonald in 2000.
She starred in the ITV soap for four years, regularly taking centre stage in dramatic plots, mainly involving her relationship with on-screen husband Steve.
Is Suranne married?
Suranne has been married to magazine editor and screenwriter Laurence Akers since 2014.
The pair wed after less than a year of dating after meeting at actress Sally Lindsay’s wedding to musician Steve White.
In March 2016, Suranne gave birth to a son, whose name is unknown to the public, and her pregnancy held up the production of Doctor Foster’s second series.
The family of three lives in London.
What other TV and movies has she starred in?
After her stint on Coronation Street, Suranne started getting more high-profile roles.
She bagged a part in Doctor Who in 2011 and in the same year appeared as a joint lead in brand new detective series Scott & Bailey.
Written by Sally Wainwright, that series ran for five years, with Suranne playing the Rachel Bailey to Lesley Sharp’s Janet Scott.
Then Suranne performed in Charlie Brooker’s detective show parody Touch Of Cloth, plus period medical drama The Crimson Field.
In 2015 she nabbed the biggest role of her career so far in Doctor Foster, in which she plays the lead role – a doctor who endeavors to uncover whether her husband is having an affair.
She then went onto star in HBO drama Gentleman Jack in 2019.
In 2020, she began filming scenes for BBC drama Vigil.
Suranne’s talent has landed her several top gongs – three awards for her Corrie role, one for her part in the play A Few Good Men, and a whopping four for Doctor Foster.
When is Vigil on BBC One?
Vigil starts on BBC One on Sunday August 29, 2021.
The bank holiday weekend will see a double whammy of episodes, with the second installment of the series premiering the next day, Monday 30 August.
The series will then release new episodes every Sunday night.
Is Suranne Jones on social media?
Suranne Jones is active on Instagram at @suranne_jones, where she shares updates on her career and personal life.
She doesn’t have a twitter account, however.
