About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1966-07-05
Place of birth:
Kingston-Upon-thames, Surrey, England, UK
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Susannah Doyle

Overview

Susannah Doyle (born July 5, 1966) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Joy Merryweather in Drop The Dead Donkey and as Avril Burke in Ballykissangel.

The daughter of the Irish actor Tony Doyle, she realised that she wished to follow in his footsteps when, aged about five or six, she was taken to see him work, often in tiny theatres with audience and actors close together. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Her big TV break came in 1991 with the role of Joy, the intelligent, acid-tongued secretary and foil to her corporate-speak boss, in the Channel 4 comedy Drop The Dead Donkey. Other TV roles followed, including Minder in 1994, two episodes of Soldier, Soldier in 1996 and A Touch of Frost in 1997.

When her father died in 2000, the producers of Ballykissangel asked whether she would join the cast. She had reservations over her ability to cope emotionally but took on the part of Avril Burke.

In 2001, she also appeared in an episode of Cold Feet and one of Pie in the Sky. In 2010 she appeared in "Your Sudden Death Question", S4:E3 of Lewis. In 2012 she appeared in an episode of police comedy Vexed.

Since 2001, she has been pursuing parallel careers of scriptwriting and acting.

In October 2013, she appeared in Sarah Rutherford's "Adult Supervision" at Park Theatre (London).

In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Known for

Acting

2022 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? Actor Auntie June N/A
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2022 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? Actor Auntie June 59
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2019 The Last Vermeer Actor Johana 60
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2015 Fuel to Fire Actor Mara Quinn N/A
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2009 A Congregation of Ghosts Actor Barbara Baxter 59
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2008 The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury Actor N/A
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2006 Ted Bundy: Natural Porn Killer Actor Narrator N/A
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2002 About a Boy Actor Bitter Ex-Girlfriend 65
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2002 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song Actor Maggie Lemass 58
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1999 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Actor Diane 58
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1997 Hospital! Actor Alison 59
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1996 Ballykissangel Actor Avril Burke 69
Fair
1994 Dirtysomething Actor 59
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1991 Amnesty International's Big 30 Actor Joy Merryweather 59
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1990 Drop the Dead Donkey Actor Joy Merryweather 69
Fair
1989 Scandal Actor Jackie 58
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