# Sara Vickers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Vickers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Vickers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Vickers > Source revision: 1344159239 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Scottish theatre, TV, and film actress (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sara Vickers | image = | caption = | birth_name = Sara Louise Vickers | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}} | birth_place = [Strathaven](/source/Strathaven), [South Lanarkshire](/source/South_Lanarkshire), Scotland | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2003–present | education = [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art) | spouse = {{marriage|Kerr Logan|August 2017}} | children = 2 | website = }} '''Sara Louise Vickers''' (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television, and film actress best known for playing [Joan Thursday](/source/List_of_Endeavour_characters) in the [British television](/source/British_television) detective drama series ''[Endeavour](/source/Endeavour_(TV_series))'' (2013–2023). ==Early life and education== Vickers was born in 1985, in [Strathaven](/source/Strathaven), Scotland,[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ "Vickers, Sara Louise. F. 1985. 579/ 13. Strathaven"], Statutory registers – Births, [ScotlandsPeople](/source/ScotlandsPeople), (registration required) and grew up in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). She graduated with 1st in psychology & anthropology from Glasgow university in 2006. She graduated with a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) from the [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art) in 2010.[https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/sara-vickers/ "Sara Vickers"], Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 3 January 2019 ==Career== ===Theatre=== In 2010, Vickers appeared in [Henrik Ibsen](/source/Henrik_Ibsen)'s ''[The Lady from the Sea](/source/The_Lady_from_the_Sea)'', adapted by [David Eldridge](/source/David_Eldridge_(dramatist)) and directed by [Sarah Frankcom](/source/Sarah_Frankcom) at the [Royal Exchange Theatre](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester) in [Manchester](/source/Manchester). Playing Dr Wangel's daughter, Bolette, she was reviewed in ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)'' as giving a "lively identity" to the role.Walker, Lynne; [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-lady-from-the-sea-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-2115499.html "The Lady from the Sea, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester"], ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)'', 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2019 ''The British Theatre Guide'' described her performance as "very good".[https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/RExladysea-rev "The Lady from the Sea"], The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2 January 2019 A review in ''[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'' said she "brim[s] with forceful vitality".Cavendish, Dominic; [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8092694/The-Lady-from-the-Sea-Manchester-Royal-Exchange-review.html "The Lady from the Sea, Manchester Royal Exchange, review"], ''[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'', 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2019 In 2011, she was Maia in ''Judgement Day'', based on Ibsen's last work ''[When We Dead Awaken](/source/When_We_Dead_Awaken)'', directed [James Dacre](/source/James_Dacre) at the [Print Room](/source/Print_Room_(theatre)), [Notting Hill Gate](/source/Notting_Hill_Gate),Cavendish, Dominic [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8910799/Judgement-Day-Print-Room-review.html "Judgement Day, Print Room, review"], ''[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'', 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019 her performance described as "brimming with intelligence and frustrated sexuality".Lukes, Edward; [https://www.onceaweektheatre.com/tag/sara-vickers/ "Judgement Day" at the Print Room"], 6 November 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2019 The ''[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)'' called her "the lively Sara Vickers".[https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/judgement-day-the-print-room-review-7427688.html "Judgement Day, The Print Room - review"], ''[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)'', 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019 ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''{{'}}s [Michael Billington](/source/Michael_Billington_(critic)) gave the production four stars, saying that Vickers "lends Rubek's young wife the spirit of a caged animal".[Billington, Michael](/source/Michael_Billington_(critic)); [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/nov/22/judgement-day-ibsen-review "Judgement Day – review"], ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'', 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019 In November and December 2011, she played Annabella in ''['Tis Pity She's a Whore](/source/'Tis_Pity_She's_a_Whore)'' at the [West Yorkshire Playhouse](/source/West_Yorkshire_Playhouse). Alfred Hickling in ''The Guardian'', giving the production three stars, wrote that Vickers "makes a plaintive case for Annabella".Hickling, Alfred; [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/may/13/tis-pity-shes-a-whore-review "'Tis Pity She's a Whore "], ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'', 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019 For her performance she received a Commendation at the [Ian Charleson Awards](/source/Ian_Charleson_Awards).[http://www.westendtheatre.com/49709/awards/ian-charleson-awards-2011/ "Winners and nominees of the Ian Charleson Awards 2011"], Westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019 In September and October 2013, she appeared as Alexandra McArthur in ''[Dark Road](/source/Dark_Road_(play))'', co-written by [Ian Rankin](/source/Ian_Rankin), at the [Royal Lyceum](/source/Royal_Lyceum_Theatre) in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). ''The Independent'' called her "a strong Sara Vickers",Pollock, David; [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/theatre-review-ian-rankins-dark-road-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-8849110.html "Theatre review: Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh"], ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)'', 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019 and ''[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)'', "a fine Sara Vickers".McMillan, Joyce; [https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/theatre/theatre-review-dark-road-edinburgh-1-3117511 "Theatre review: Dark Road, Edinburgh"], ''[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)'', 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019 In 2014, Vickers played Juliet in ''[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)'', directed by [Walter Meierjohann](/source/Walter_Meierjohann), at [Victoria Baths](/source/Victoria_Baths) in Manchester.Meads, Glen; [https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/news/sara-vickers-chats-about-homes-romeo-and-juliet_35543.html "Sara Vickers chats about HOME's Romeo & Juliet"], [WhatsOnStage.com](/source/WhatsOnStage.com), 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019 Her performance was described as "defiant and energetic, really showing off the youthfulness of Juliet".Stait, Scott; [https://www.thereviewshub.com/romeo-and-juliet-home-at-victoria-baths-manchester/ "Romeo and Juliet – HOME at Victoria Baths, Manchester"], Th3 Reviews Hub. Retrieved 3 January 2019 The ''[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)'' said she was "occasionally transporting".Thorpe, Greg; [https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/review-romeo--juliet--7790584 "Review: Romeo & Juliet @ Victoria Baths"], ''[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)'', 18 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019 ===Television=== Vickers performed the role of Margaret Campbell in the 2012 [BBC](/source/BBC) TV film ''[Bert and Dickie](/source/Bert_and_Dickie)''.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2SmHYKYFRghGBkG2mx58LWr/margaret-campbell "Margaret Campbell"], BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2019 Since 2013, she has played the recurring character of Joan Thursday in the [Mammoth Screen](/source/Mammoth_Screen)-produced British television detective drama series ''[Endeavour](/source/Endeavour_(TV_series))'' for [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_channel)), appeared through the 2019 series six, and returned in the 2021 series eight.Willis, Ciaran; [https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-30/endeavour-series-six-air-date-time-cast-plot/ "When is series six of Endeavour on TV? Who is in the cast? What will happen?"], ''[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)'' 30 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019[https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/filming-begins-sixth-series-endeavour "Filming begins on the sixth series of Endeavour"], [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_channel)) Press Centre, 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019 In 2013, she was Connie Charles in the five episode BBC One drama series ''[Privates](/source/Privates_(TV_series))''.[https://sohovoices.co.uk/product/sara-vickers/ "Sarah Vickers"], Soho Voices. Retrieved 2 January 2019 In 2015, she had a supporting role in ''Waterloo's Warriors'', directed by [Ruán Magan](/source/Ru%C3%A1n_Magan), a [docudrama](/source/docudrama) produced by Caledonia Television for the BBC. That same year she was the character Lottie in episode one, "Perfect Woman", of series two of ''[Man Down](/source/Man_Down_(TV_series))'' for [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4).[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/man_down/episodes/2/1/ "Man Down - Series 2, Episode 1 - Perfect Woman"], [British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide). Retrieved 2 January 2019 In 2016, Vickers played Cara in one episode of the [British sitcom](/source/British_sitcom) comedy ''[Lovesick](/source/Lovesick_(British_TV_series))'', produced by [Clerkenwell Films](/source/Clerkenwell_Films) and broadcast on [Netflix](/source/Netflix).[https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/lovesick/cast/695041/ ''Lovesick''], ''[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)''. Retrieved 2 January 2019 She also appeared that year as Leanne Randall through the six-episode third series of the [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) crime drama ''[Shetland](/source/Shetland_(TV_series))''.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/02/shetland "Shetland"], BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2019[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wkd20 "Shetland"], [BBC One](/source/BBC_One). Retrieved 2 January 2019 In the Netflix [historical drama](/source/historical_drama) series ''[The Crown](/source/The_Crown_(TV_series))'', directed by [Benjamin Caron](/source/Benjamin_Caron), she performed in one 2016 episode as [Crawfie](/source/Marion_Crawford).Barcroft, Damian, Michael (2017); [http://dmbarcroft.com/tag/sara-vickers/ "An exclusive interview with the Thursday children"], Dmbarcroft.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019 In 2018, she appeared as Jane Gooding in one episode of ''[The Alienist](/source/The_Alienist_(TV_series))'', directed by [Jakob Verbruggen](/source/Jakob_Verbruggen), for [TNT](/source/TNT_(American_TV_network))-Netflix.[https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/sara-vickers/cv "Sara Vickers"], [Curtis Brown](/source/Curtis_Brown_(literary_agents)). Retrieved 2 January 2019 Beginning with the premiere on 20 October 2019, Vickers appeared as Ms. Crookshanks, a main character in [HBO](/source/HBO)'s ''[Watchmen](/source/Watchmen_(TV_series))'' television series continuation of the 1987 [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics) [limited series of the same name](/source/Watchmen).Otterson, Joe; [https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/watchmen-pilot-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-sara-vickers-1202861627/ "Watchmen Pilot Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sara Vickers"], ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019 Vickers appeared in four episodes of the 2021 second series and one episode of the 2023 third series of the Scottish crime drama, [''Guilt''](/source/Guilt_(British_TV_series)).{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/guilt-season-3-bbc-release-date/ | title=Guilt season 3: Release date, cast and latest news for BBC Two drama }} In April 2024, it was announced that Vickers had been cast as Davina Porter in the ''[Outlander](/source/Outlander_(TV_series))'' prequel series ''[Outlander: Blood of My Blood](/source/Outlander%3A_Blood_of_My_Blood)''.{{cite web |last=Baalla |first=Sara |date=7 April 2024 |title=Outlander prequel adds Endeavour star to cast |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a60419129/outlander-prequel-sara-vickers/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=11 January 2025}} ===Film=== Vickers performed as Eilidh in ''[Sunshine on Leith](/source/Sunshine_on_Leith_(film))'', a 2013 [musical film](/source/musical_film) directed by [Dexter Fletcher](/source/Dexter_Fletcher). She played Lizzie in ''Breaking'', a 2016 short film directed by Saul Abraham and Joel Feder.[https://shortfilms.org.uk/films/breaking-saul-abraham-and-joel-feder-2016 "Breaking"], Shortfilms.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019 ==Personal life== Vickers married the British actor and RADA classmate Kerr Logan in August 2017.{{cite web |last=Vickers |first=Sara |title=Update |url=https://twitter.com/SaraLVickers/status/926490618678956032 |website=[Twitter](/source/Twitter) |date=3 November 2017}}
- {{cite web |author=The Jacobites |title=Update |url=https://twitter.com/TheJacobites/status/899730203391524864 |website=[Twitter](/source/Twitter) |date=21 August 2017}} They have two children.{{cite news |last=Braxton |first=Mark |title=Sara Vickers on playing Endeavour's Joan Thursday: 'It's the gift that keeps giving' |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sara-vickers-endeavour-joan-thursday-exclusive/ |access-date=4 July 2022 |work=[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times) |publisher=Immediate Media Company Limited |date=November 2, 2021}}
- {{Cite web |title=Interview: Guilt and Endeavour Actor Sara Vickers |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/guilt-and-endeavour-actress-sara-vickers-interview/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Masterpiece}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== * ''A Woman in Winter'' (2006), as Student 1 * ''[Sunshine on Leith](/source/Sunshine_on_Leith_(film))'' (2013), as Eilidh{{cite web |last=Christie |first=Janet |date=9 October 2021 |title=Guilt is back and it's darker than ever. With a starring role, Sara Vickers lifts the lid on season two of the hit Edinburgh crime drama |url=https://www.scotsman.com/must-read/guilt-is-back-and-its-darker-than-ever-sara-vickers-lifts-the-lid-on-season-2-3416123 |website=The Scotsman |access-date=11 January 2025 |url-access=subscription}} * ''[Connect](/source/Connect_(2019_film))'' (2019), as Debbie{{cite web |author= |title=Connect |url=https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/connect-2019 |website=MUBI |access-date=11 January 2025}} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2003 | ''[The Book Group](/source/The_Book_Group)'' | Babysitter | Episode: "Research" |- | 2005 | ''[Taggart](/source/Taggart)'' | Angela Robertson | Episode: "A Death Foretold" |- | 2012 | ''[Bert and Dickie](/source/Bert_and_Dickie)'' | Margaret | Television film |- | 2013 | ''[Privates](/source/Privates_(TV_series))'' | Connie Charles | 5 episodes |- | 2013–2023 | ''[Endeavour](/source/Endeavour_(TV_series))'' | [Joan Thursday](/source/List_of_Endeavour_characters) | 26 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''[Man Down](/source/Man_Down_(TV_series))'' | Lottie | Episode: "Perfect Woman" |- | ''The Scots at Waterloo'' | Jenny Griffiths | Television film |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''[Shetland](/source/Shetland_(TV_series))'' | Leanne Randall | 5 episodes |- | ''[The Crown](/source/The_Crown_(TV_series))'' | [Marion Crawford](/source/Marion_Crawford) | Episode: "[Scientia Potentia Est](/source/Scientia_Potentia_Est_(The_Crown))" |- | ''[Lovesick](/source/Lovesick_(British_TV_series))'' | Cara | Episode: "Emma" |- | 2018 | ''[The Alienist](/source/The_Alienist_(TV_series))'' | Jane Gooding | Episode: "Silver Smile" |- | 2019 | ''[Watchmen](/source/Watchmen_(TV_series))'' | Ms. Crookshanks | Main role |- | 2021–2023 | ''[Guilt](/source/Guilt_(British_TV_series))'' | Erin McKee | 5 episodes |- | 2025 | ''[Outlander: Blood of My Blood](/source/Outlander%3A_Blood_of_My_Blood)'' | Davina Porter | Renewed for second season June 2025 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|2335154}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vickers, Sara}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Category:Actresses from Edinburgh Category:People from Strathaven Category:Scottish stage actresses Category:Scottish television actresses Category:Scottish film actresses Category:21st-century Scottish actresses Category:Actresses from South Lanarkshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sara Vickers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Vickers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Vickers?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.