
Biography
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.
Acting · 33
Hostage
2025
The Red Ball
2024
Captivated
2024
The Killing Kind
2023
Dalgliesh
2021
Last Christmas
2019
Ruth
2019
Ghosts
2019
Little Boy Blue
2017
Denial
2016
Damned
2016
Public Enemies
2012
Holby Blue
2007
Doctor Who
2005
Judge John Deed
2001
Murphy's Law
2001
Vanity Fair
1998
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Office
1996
Silent Witness
1996
One Night Stand
1994
































