Siobhan Finneran
Biography
Siobhan Finneran is a British actress born in Oldham and raised in Saddleworth. Her first screen part came in Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987), an independent film, and she went on to steady work in television drama, including Coronation Street, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard and Clocking Off. In 2005 she played the female lead in the Royal Exchange, Manchester production On the Shore of the Wide World and won a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award. She also became known for comedy as Janice Garvey in the sitcom Benidorm, a role she played through its first seven series. Her later credits include Unforgiven, the costume drama Downton Abbey, Boy A (2007), The Selfish Giant (2013), a performance that brought a British Independent Film Award nomination, and Nobody from Nowhere (2014). In Happy Valley she played Clare, a role that brought a 2017 British Academy Television Award nomination, and in 2025 she led the ITV crime drama Protection.
60years old
Turns 61 on April 27in 196 days
- Born Oldham
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Siobhan Margaret Finneran, Siobhán Finneran and Siobhán Margaret Finneran
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 38 years1987 to 2025
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Beyond film
Finneran took the part of Alice Holmes, the female lead, in the original stage version of On the Shore of the Wide World, staged at Manchester's Royal Exchange in 2005. Her work there brought her the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Getting ready for a role
Finneran's first costume drama part was O'Brien. She had to wear frumpy black servants' attire and a wig, and each day spent about an hour in make-up to look less attractive.
Siobhan Finneran movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Siobhan Finneran shares two films with Robert Emms, 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.
Films together
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John CrowleyDirector, 1 film, 2007
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Clio BarnardDirector, 1 film, 2013
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Thordur PalssonDirector, 1 film, 2025
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