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Sara Powell

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Sara Powell

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.

Known for

7.6

Doctor Who

2005 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

7.9

Ghosts

2019 · TV Series · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

Grace

2021 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

6.7

Dalgliesh

2021 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

6.7

Hostage

2025 · TV Series · Drama · War & Politics

4.7

Pierre

2026 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

6.5

Damned

2016 · TV Series · Comedy

6.8

Denial

2016 · Movie · Drama · History

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Movie

Sara Powell — movies & series · Netflix Discovery