# Sarah Lynn Dawson

Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker.

## Early life

She was born in The Lake District in England. and she spent a large part of her childhood growing up in Qatar, in the Middle East where she started acting at the age of seven when she was cast in a community theatre show. She was in the local theatre companies’ productions and danced ballet and tap. She also made films as a child.She went to a boarding school in the UK where she was in more theatre productions and she later attended the University of Leeds, where she received a BA Hons Degree in Sociology.

## Career

Sarah studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York on their two year Acting Certificate Program. Whilst in New York she acted in the Off-Broadway show 'Men' and in the Off-Broadway show 'Conflict' at The Producers Club.
She was cast in the award-winning indie film Folklore upon moving to LA. She produced, wrote and starred in the film Duality which is voiced by Deepak Chopra and also stars Jon Foo and Don Most and features music by Moby. Duality was an Official Selection of the Hollyshorts Film Festival in 2015. She also produced and starred in the 1940s noir short Unsolved, Directed by Julia Camara. She appeared in the film Game of Aces as British Nurse, Patricia Evans. The film was directed by Damien Lay and stars Chris Klein.
She voiced the character of The Mother in the English dub of the animated film I Lost My Body which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020. The film was Directed by Jérémy Clapin and the main character Naoufel was voiced by English Actor Dev Patel The film also was nominated for and won several other major awards including an Annie Award and a César Award.
She co-created the podcast 'Stepping into Shakespeare' with Therese Theurillat which airs on all major podcast channels. The podcast explores the plays of Shakespeare. She was a featured artist in The Future of Humanity Exhibition in Davos in 2025, with some of her film work.

## Filmography
### Acting Roles

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | Sonja | Short film |
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Vienna | |
| 2012 | Folklore | Angela Hay | |
| 2012 | Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Sarah | Viral |
| 2013 | The C Gate | Clare | Short film |
| 2014 | Close Up | The Leading Lady | Short film |
| 2015 | Unsolved | Alice Clark | |
| 2015 | Duality | Emerald | Short film |
| 2016 | Sanctuary | Emily | |
| 2016 | Game of Aces | Patricia Evans | |
| 2018 | Forever Not Maybe | Silvia | |
| 2019 | I Lost My Body | The Mother (voice) | English dub |
| 2020 | Caller ID | Ms. Jameson | |
| 2022 | Love in the Time of Pandemic | Angie | |
| 2022 | Exit | Narrated by | Documentary |
| 2024 | Insidious | Shelly | |
| 2025 | Nexel | Ash | |

### Films Directed

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viral |
| 2014 | Duality | No | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2015 | Unsolved | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2020 | Caller ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2025 | I Am Not A Robot | Yes | Yes | Yes | |