Sarah Lynn Dawson

Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker.

Early life

She lived in The Lake District in England. and she also spent a large part of her childhood 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, directed by Justin Calen Chenn 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 her film work. She also was a part of The Future of Humanity Experience in Art Basel in June 2025.

Filmography Acting Roles

Year Title Role Notes 2009 A Guy and a Girl Sonja Short film 2012 Girls Night Out Vienna Folklore Angela Hay Sh*t British People Say in the USA Sarah Viral 2013 The C Gate Clare Short film 2014 Close Up The Leading Lady Short filmCesar Millan's SocializationNarrationDocumentary2015 Unsolved Alice Clark Duality Emerald Short filmViolence Patricia Simms 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 2025 The Rules Mysterious Teacher 2026 Automatic For the People Aria

Films Directed