Sarah Greene

Biography

Sarah Greene is an Irish actress and singer who studied at Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 2006. She grew up in Cork, where she performed with CADA Performing Arts in plays and musicals throughout her teens. Her first film role came in 2008, and she played Sinead Mulligan in The Guard (2011). She drew praise as Helen McCormick in The Cripple of Inishmaan, staged in the West End and on Broadway, and was nominated for both a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award and a 2014 Tony Award. On television she played Hecate Poole in Penny Dreadful, which earned her an Irish Film and Television Award, and Maxine in Ransom; in 2019 she took a lead role as Detective Cassie Maddox in Dublin Murders.

42years old

Turns 43 on July 24in 255 days

Born July 24, 1984Cork
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 14 years2011 to 2025

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Comedy50%, 3 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Thriller33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Greene first appeared on stage at age six, playing a twin in a production of The King and I at the Opera House in Cork.
Early training
Greene received her training at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, where she studied after her time at CADA Performing Arts, and she graduated from the school in 2006.

Sarah Greene movies on Netflix

Father Mother Sister Brother2025IMDb rating 6.5as Jeanette
In the Land of Saints and Sinners2023IMDb rating 6.4as Sinead Dougan
Black '472018IMDb rating 6.8as Ellie
Rosie2018IMDb rating 7.0as Rosie Davis
Burnt2015IMDb rating 6.6as Kaitlin
The Guard2011IMDb rating 7.3as Sinead Mulligan

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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In the Land of Saints and Sinners2023 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Sinead Dougan
IMDb rating 6.433K votes
The Guard2011 Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Sinead Mulligan
IMDb rating 7.3102K votes
Burnt2015as Kaitlin
IMDb rating 6.6145K votes
Father Mother Sister Brother2025as Jeanette
IMDb rating 6.515K votes
Black '472018as Ellie
IMDb rating 6.814K votes
Rosie2018as Rosie Davis
IMDb rating 7.02.4K votes

Worked with

Sarah Greene shares two films with Moe Dunford, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Moe Dunford

Liam Neeson

Jim Broadbent

Charlotte Rampling

Colm Meaney

Cate Blanchett

John WellsDirector, 1 film John Michael McDonaghDirector, 1 film Robert LorenzDirector, 1 film

Films together

Moe Dunford2 films together, 2018
Moe Dunford's page
- Black '472018IMDb rating 6.8Greene as EllieDunford as Fitzgibbon
- Rosie2018IMDb rating 7.0Greene as Rosie DavisDunford as John Paul Brady
Liam Neeson1 film together, 2023
Liam Neeson's page
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners2023IMDb rating 6.4Greene as Sinead DouganNeeson as Finbar Murphy
Jim Broadbent1 film together, 2018
Jim Broadbent's page
- Black '472018IMDb rating 6.8Greene as EllieBroadbent as Lord Kilmichael
Charlotte Rampling1 film together, 2025
Charlotte Rampling's page
- Father Mother Sister Brother2025IMDb rating 6.5Greene as JeanetteRampling as Mother
Colm Meaney1 film together, 2023
Colm Meaney's page
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners2023IMDb rating 6.4Greene as Sinead DouganMeaney as Robert McQue
Cate Blanchett1 film together, 2025
Cate Blanchett's page
- Father Mother Sister Brother2025IMDb rating 6.5Greene as JeanetteBlanchett as Timothea
John WellsDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by John Wells
- Burnt2015IMDb rating 6.6Greene as Kaitlin
John Michael McDonaghDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by John Michael McDonagh
- The Guard2011IMDb rating 7.3Greene as Sinead Mulligan
Robert LorenzDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Robert Lorenz
- In the Land of Saints and Sinners2023IMDb rating 6.4Greene as Sinead Dougan

Awards

One award and honor.

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Sarah Greene's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2014	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

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