Sara Powell
Known for: Acting
Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Maxine Lockston
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Mary Seacole
2005
Series
Death in Paradise
Josephine Porter
2011
Series
Silent Witness
DS Esther Linden
1996
Series
Ghosts
Jacqui
2019
Series
Dalgliesh
Paula Rice
2021
Series
Hostage
Kathy Macintyre
2025
Series
Murphy's Law
TV Reporter
2001
Series
Between the Lines
1992
Series
Judge John Deed
2001
Film
Last Christmas
Casting Director
2019
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Staff Nurse Jane
1991
Series
Vanity Fair
Miss Swartz
1998
Series
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Naomi
2015
Series
Damned
Cass
2016
Series
Captivated
Simone
2024
Series
Florrie's Dragons
2010
Series
The Killing Kind
Belinda Grey
2023
Series
Holby Blue
Rachel Barker (Crown Prosecution Service)
2007
Series
Murder in Provence
Cosette Faraud
2022
The Family Man
2006
Series
Little Boy Blue
ACC Pat Gallan
2017
Film
Denial
Reporter
2016
Series
The Ice Cream Girls
Fez Gorringe
2013
Series
Public Enemies
Dawn Clough
2012
Film
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
1992
Film
The Office
Joan
1996
Series
The House Across the Street
Joanne
2022
Film
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
Lady Elizabeth Pembroke
2018
Film
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Polina
2022
Rumble
Georgy
1995
Film
One Night Stand
Anna
1994
Film
Ruth
Ruth
2019
Film
The Red Ball
Mother
2024