Sara Vickers

Sara Louise Vickers (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television, and film actress best known for playing Joan Thursday in the British television detective drama series Endeavour (2013–2023).

Early life and education Vickers was born in 1985, in Strathaven, Scotland, and grew up in Edinburgh. She graduated with 1st in psychology & anthropology from Glasgow university in 2006. She graduated with a BA from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2010.

Career Theatre In 2010, Vickers appeared in Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, adapted by David Eldridge and directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Playing Dr Wangel's daughter, Bolette, she was reviewed in The Independent as giving a "lively identity" to the role. The British Theatre Guide described her performance as "very good". A review in The Telegraph said she "brim with forceful vitality".

In 2011, she was Maia in Judgement Day, based on Ibsen's last work When We Dead Awaken, directed James Dacre at the Print Room, Notting Hill Gate, her performance described as "brimming with intelligence and frustrated sexuality". The Evening Standard called her "the lively Sara Vickers". The Guardians Michael Billington gave the production four stars, saying that Vickers "lends Rubek's young wife the spirit of a caged animal".

In November and December 2011, she played Annabella in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Alfred Hickling in The Guardian, giving the production three stars, wrote that Vickers "makes a plaintive case for Annabella". For her performance she received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards.

In September and October 2013, she appeared as Alexandra McArthur in Dark Road, co-written by Ian Rankin, at the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh. The Independent called her "a strong Sara Vickers", and The Scotsman, "a fine Sara Vickers".

In 2014, Vickers played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Walter Meierjohann, at Victoria Baths in Manchester. Her performance was described as "defiant and energetic, really showing off the youthfulness of Juliet". The Manchester Evening News said she was "occasionally transporting".

Television Vickers performed the role of Margaret Campbell in the 2012 BBC TV film Bert and Dickie. In 2013, she was Connie Charles in the five episode BBC One drama series Privates.

In 2016, Vickers played Cara in one episode of the British sitcom comedy Lovesick, produced by Clerkenwell Films and broadcast on Netflix. She also appeared that year as Leanne Randall through the six-episode third series of the BBC One crime drama Shetland. In the Netflix historical drama series The Crown, directed by Benjamin Caron, she performed in one 2016 episode as Crawfie.

In 2018, she appeared as Jane Gooding in one episode of The Alienist, directed by Jakob Verbruggen, for TNT-Netflix.

Beginning with the premiere on 20 October 2019, Vickers appeared as Ms. Crookshanks, a main character in HBO's Watchmen television series continuation of the 1986 DC Comics limited series of the same name.

Vickers appeared in four episodes of the 2021 second series and one episode of the 2023 third series of the Scottish crime drama, Guilt.

In April 2024, it was announced that Vickers had been cast as Davina Porter in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Film Vickers performed as Eilidh in Sunshine on Leith, a 2013 musical film directed by Dexter Fletcher.

Personal life Vickers married the British actor and RADA classmate Kerr Logan in August 2017. They have two children.

Filmography Film A Woman in Winter (2006), as Student 1 Sunshine on Leith (2013), as Eilidh Connect (2019), as Debbie

Television