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Sarah Ruth Snook is an Australian actress. Known for her work on screen and stage, her accolades include six AACTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Actor Awards.

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Sarah Ruth Snook is an Australian stage, film, television, and voice actor. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, she resides in Brooklyn. She is educated at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and speaks English. Her professional career began in 2009, focusing on voice acting, film production, and entertainment.

Snook has received several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress. She has one child.

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sarah Ruth Snook (born 1 December 1987) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as Shiv Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Snook received three AACTA Awards for her leading roles in the films Sisters of War (2010), Predestination (2014), and Memoir of a Snail (2024). She also appeared…

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  • All Her Fault — Marissa Irvine2025
  • Actors on Actors: Broadway — Self2025
  • Run Rabbit Run — Sarah2024
  • Memoir of a Snail — Grace (voice)2024
  • The Beanie Bubble — Sheila2023
  • Koala Man — Vicky Williams (voice)2023
  • Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography — Voice of Carbon (voice)2022
  • Kangaroo Valley — Narrator (voice)2022
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Actor2022
  • Seen — Sarah / Kelly / Ryan's Mum2021

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Born
Sarah Ruth Snook , ( 1987-12-01 ) 1 December 1987 (age 38) , Adelaide , South Australia, Australia
Education
National Institute of Dramatic Art ( BFA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2008–present
Spouse
Dave Lawson ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2021 ) ​
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human
Given name
Sarah
Gender
female
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Adelaide
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
entertainment
Image
Sarah Snook Saphires (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
Residence
Brooklyn
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date of birth
1987-12-01
Commons category
Sarah Snook
start of work period
2009-00-00
name in native language
Sarah Snook
birth name
Sarah Ruth Snook
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Sarah Ruth Snook (/snuːk/; born 1 December 1987) is an Australian actress. Known for her work on screen and stage, her accolades include six AACTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Actor Awards.

A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Snook first gained recognition for her performances in the films Sisters of War (2010), Not Suitable for Children (2012), These Final Hours (2013), and Predestination (2014), the former and latter earning her AACTA Awards. Her breakthrough came with the role of Shiv Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She subsequently appeared in the animated film Memoir of a Snail (2024) and the Peacock limited series All Her Fault (2025), which won her another two AACTA Awards.

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