Sara Louise Vickers (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television and film actress best known for playing Joan Thursday in the

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detective drama series '' Endeavour''.

Early life and education

Vickers was born in 1985, in

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, Scotland, and grew up in

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. She graduated with a BA from the

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in 2010.

Career

Theatre

In 2010 Vickers appeared in Ibsen's ''

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'', adapted by David Eldridge and directed by

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at the

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. Playing Dr Wangel's daughter, Bolette, she was reviewed in ''

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'' as giving a "lively identity" to the role. The British Theatre Guide described her performance as "very good". A review in ''

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'' said she "brim with forceful vitality". In 2011 she was Maia in ''Judgement Day'', based on Ibsen’s last work ''

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'', directed

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, her performance described as "brimming with intelligence and frustrated sexuality". The ''

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'' called her "the lively Sara Vickers". ''

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s Michael Billington gave the production four stars, saying that Vickers "lends Rubek's young wife the spirit of a caged animal". In November and December 2011 she played Annabella in ''

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'' at the

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. Alfred Hickling in ''

'', giving the production three stars, wrote that Vickers "makes a plaintive case for Annabella". For her performance she received a Commendation at the

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. In September and October 2013, she appeared as Alexandra McArthur in '' Dark Road'', co-written by

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, at the Royal Lyceum in

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'' called her "a strong Sara Vickers", and ''

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'', "a fine Sara Vickers". In 2014 she was Juliet in ''

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. Her performance was described as "defiant and energetic, really showing off the youthfulness of Juliet". The ''

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'' said she was "occasionally transporting".

Television

Vickers performed the role of Margaret Campbell in the 2012

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''. Since 2013, she has played the recurring character of Joan Thursday in the

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-produced British television detective drama series '' Endeavour'' for

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. In 2016, she played Cara in one episode of the

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comedy '' Lovesick'', produced by

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and broadcast on

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. She appeared as Leanne Randall in 2016 in the third series of the

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''. In the Netflix

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, she performed in one 2016 episode as Crawfie.Barcroft, Damian, Michael (2017)
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. Retrieved 2 January 2019 Beginning with the premiere on 20 October 2019, Vickers appeared as Ms. Crookshanks, a main character in

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'', 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019 Vickers appeared in four episodes of the 2021 second series of the Scottish crime drama, ''Guilt''.

Film

Vickers performed as Eilidh in '' Sunshine on Leith'', a 2013

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directed by

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. She played Lizzie in ''Breaking'', a 2016 film short directed by Saul Abraham and Joel Feder.

Personal life

Vickers married British actor and RADA classmate Kerr Logan in August 2017. They have a child together.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vickers, Sara 1985 births Living people Alumni of RADA Actresses from Edinburgh People from Strathaven Scottish stage actresses Scottish television actresses Scottish film actresses 21st-century Scottish actresses