Acting

Sarah Solemani

Sarah Solemani (born 4 September 1982, Camden, London) is an English actress, writer, and playwright of Iranian-Jewish and Northern Irish descent. She studied Social and Political Sciences at New Hall, Cambridge, where she was vice-president of the Cambridge Footlights. She is best known for Becky in the BAFTA-winning sitcom Him & Her (2010–2013) (won the RTS Award for Best Comedy Performance with Russell Tovey), Miranda in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) (Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey), and for co-creating and starring in Chivalry (2022) with Steve Coogan. As a writer she adapted Ridley Road (2021, BBC One), contributed to HBO's Barry (2018), and created and stars in The Party (2026, ITVX), adapted from Elizabeth Day's novel. She is married to Daniel E. Ingram (since 2012); they have three children. Her filmography includes: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) (Judi Dench, Brenda Blethyn); The Look of Love (2013) (Steve Coogan, Demi Moore); Hector (2015) (Peter Mullan, Sally Hawkins); Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) (Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey); Wild Honey Pie! (2018) (Kerry Godliman, Toby Jones); How to Build a Girl (2019) (Bebe King, Tom Hiddleston); Greed (2019) (Tara FitzGerald, Gillian Anderson); Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) (Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor). TV: Him & Her (2010–2013) (Russell Tovey, Tamsin Greig); Bad Education (2012–2014) (Jack Whitehall, Dawn Bradfield); The Wrong Mans (2013–2014) (David Tennant, Himesh Patel); No Offence (2017) (Kerry Godliman, Gillian Anderson); Inside No. 9 (2020) (Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton); Chivalry (2022) (Steve Coogan, Lesley Manville).