Susannah Fielding

From 2019 to 2021, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge.

• Name — Susannah Fielding • Birth Name — Susannah Hearson • Birthplace — Poole, Dorset, England • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2007–present • Education — Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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. 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). She graduated from Guildhall in 2006.

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. 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".

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.

Fielding dated English actor Tom Hiddleston from 2008 to 2011. They met while filming the series Wallander.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — She Stoops to Conquer — Kate Hardcastle — Television film • Wallander — Sonja Hokberg — Series 1; episode 2: "Firewall" • 2009 — The Bill — Rochelle Chapman — Series 25; episode 54: "Trust Me" • 2010 — Doctor Who — Lilian — Series 5; episode 3: "Victory of the Daleks" • Comedy Lab — Sam — Series 11; episode 5: "Filth" • Midsomer Murders — Jessica Peach — Series 13; episode 4: "The Silent Land" • 2010–2011 — Pete versus Life — Chloe — Series 1; episodes 1 & 3, & series 2; episodes 2 & 6 • 2012 — 4Funnies — Melodie — Episode 4: "Uncle". Pilot for the series Uncle • 2013 — Pramface — Francesca — Series 2; episode 6: "Grumpy and Target Boy" • Jo — Gabrielle — Mini-series; episode 5: "Place Vendôme" • Love Matters — Siobhan — Episode 5: "A Nice Arrangement" • The Job Lot — Mia Gibbs — Series 1; episode 5 • Drifters — Fay — Series 1; episode 6: "Nineties Night" • 2014 — Father Brown — Bunty Pryde — Series 2; episode 3: "The Pride of the Prydes" • Boomers — Sara — Series 1; episode 4: "Joyce's Retirement Party" • The Great Fire — Lady Castlemaine — Mini-series; episodes 1, 2 & 4 • 2014, 2018 — Lovesick — Phoebe Morris — Series 1; episode 6: "Phoebe" & series 3; episode 7: "Tasha" • 2015 — Death in Paradise — Elizabeth 'Betty' Floss — Series 4; episode 4 • The C Word — Abigail — Television film • Catastrophe — Samantha — Series 2; episode 2 • 2016 — I Want My Wife Back — Emma — Episodes 1–6 • Black Mirror — Carol — Series 3; episode 1: "Nosedive" • 2016–2017 — The Great Indoors — Brooke — Main role. Episodes 1–22 • 2018 — Silent Witness — Emma Singh — Series 21; episode 1: "Moment of Surrender: Part 1" • High & Dry — Sandra — Episodes 2 & 4–6 • 2019 — Doc Martin — Mags Fowler — Series 9; episode 6: "Equilibrium" • Sticks and Stones — Isobel Jones — Mini-series; episodes 1–3. Original title: The Man • 2019, 2021 — This Time with Alan Partridge — Jennie Gresham — Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes • 2020 — McDonald & Dodds — Tamara Valentine — Series 1; episode 1: "The Fall of the House of Crockett" • Life — Ruth Stone — Mini-series; episodes 1, 2, 5 & 6 • 2021 — Bloods — Nicole — Series 1; episode 6: "Childbirth" • The Cockfields — Esther — Series 2; episodes 1–7 • 2023 — The Cleaner — Fran Culpepper — Series 2; episode 5: "The Statue" • Tom Jones — Mrs. Waters — Mini-series; episodes 2 & 4 • Who Is Erin Carter? — Olivia Thorne — Mini-series; episodes 1–3 & 5–7 • 2024 — Daddy Issues — Allegra — Series 1; episode 5: "Man Mess" • 2025 — Here We Go — Susie — Series 3; episode 2: "Mum’s Bad Tooth" • 2025 — Shakespeare and Hathaway — Emma Keeler — Series 5; episode 8

• Year — Production — Role — Venue • 2007 — The Rose Tattoo — Rosa — National Theatre • Philistines — Polya • Much Ado About Nothing — Hero • 2008 — The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other — Ensemble • 2010 — An Enemy of the People — Petra — Sheffield Crucible • 2011 — The Merchant of Venice — Portia — Royal Shakespeare Theatre • 2012 — All New People — Kim — Duke of York's Theatre • 2013 — Trelawny of the Wells — Imogen Parrott / Clara de Foenix — Donmar Warehouse • American Psycho — Evelyn Williams — Almeida Theatre • 2014 — The Merchant of Venice — Portia • 2015 — The Beaux' Stratagem — Mrs. Sullen — National Theatre • Bull — Isobel — Young Vic • 2025 — A Midsummer Night's Dream — Titania / Hippolyta — Bridge Theatre • Cyrano de Bergerac — Roxane — Royal Shakespeare Theatre

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2014 — Forza Horizon 2 — Amy Simpson • 2015 — Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below — Aurora — English version • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Shani — Expansion pack Hearts of Stone. English version • 2016 — Forza Horizon 3 — Amy Simpson • 2018 — Sea of Thieves — Madame Olive / Wild Rose / Female Ghost • Forza Horizon 4 — Amy Simpson • 2020 — Sackboy: A Big Adventure — N.A.O.M.I. • Cyberpunk 2077 — (unknown) • 2021 — Necromunda: Hired Gun — Weapon Seller / Curritar / Eschers • Forza Horizon 5 — Amy Simpson / Teagan Ashley • 2022 — CrossfireX — Cora Windsor • Diablo Immortal — (unknown) • 2023 — Final Fantasy XVI — Jill Warrick — English version • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — (unknown) — Expansion pack for Cyberpunk 2077 • 2026 — Forza Horizon 6 — Amy Simpson

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — 4.3.2.1. — Jas • 1st Night — Debbie • Watching — Annie — Short film • 2011 — Kill Keith — Dawn • 2012 — The Knot — Julie • 2013 — One Day in Hell — Dina — Short films • 2015 — The Batsman and the Ballerina — Ruth • 2016 — The Complete Walk: Twelfth Night — Viola • 2021 — Aria — Jenny • 2022 — Death on the Nile — Katherine • Luke! — Americano — Short film. Completed