Sarah Roberts

Sarah Kathryn Roberts (born 4 December 1984) is an Australian television and film actress. After training at the 16th Street Actors Studio, Roberts took part in the 2012 reality television series Bollywood Star, in which Australians compete for a chance to work with Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt. She has made guest appearances in various Australian television shows, including Jack Irish and INXS: Never Tear Us Apart. After appearing in the 2014 Neighbours spin-off series Brennan on the Run as Sienna Matthews, Roberts joined the cast of the main show in a recurring capacity. From 2017 to 2021, she played Willow Harris in Home and Away. Roberts has also starred in the feature films Felony and UnIndian.

Early life and education Sarah Kathryn Roberts was born on 4 December 1984.

After graduating from high school, Roberts moved to China to teach English. She trained at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.

Career Roberts was a contestant on the 2012 SBS reality television series Bollywood Star, in which Australians competed for the chance to appear in a Bollywood film by director Mahesh Bhatt.

Roberts was also cast in a production of Alan Ball's play All That I Will Ever Be by director Robert Chuter in 2012. She portrayed the two female roles of Cynthia and Beth. Later that year, Roberts reprised her role of Sienna and joined the cast of Neighbours in a recurring capacity. Roberts received hate mail during her time in the show, as viewers did not like her character.

In late 2014, Roberts was cast in the romantic comedy UnIndian. It was the first feature film from the Australia India Film Fund established the previous year. Roberts stars alongside Tannishtha Chatterjee and former cricketer Brett Lee. Roberts joined the cast of Home and Away in 2017 as Willow Harris. She flew up from Melbourne to Sydney for the audition, where she had a chemistry reading with actor James Stewart, who plays Justin Morgan. Roberts described Willow as "a tough, dynamic and powerful character". In March 2021, Roberts confirmed that she had quit Home and Away and was auditioning for new roles. Her final scenes aired on 14 April 2021.

After leaving Home and Away, Roberts appeared in the 2022 comedy film Wog Boys Forever, written by Nick Giannopoulos. On 5 June 2024, Roberts was confirmed to be reprising her role of Beth Ramachandran for the second season of Scrublands. She also appears in the film adaption of Craig Silvey's novel Runt, and an episode of the ABC series Return to Paradise.

In April 2026, Roberts alongside Sam Frost started their podcast series Cracking On.

Personal life In addition to her acting career, Roberts is also a DJ and plays with singer Kate Greer in a duo called VAMP.

Roberts began a relationship with her Home and Away co-star James Stewart since October 2017. They announced their engagement in December 2018, and married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland in July 2019. Roberts is stepmother to Stewart's daughter Scout from his relationship with Jessica Marais. On 20 April 2024, Roberts announced that she and Stewart had divorced five weeks prior after an amicable break-up.

On 23 October 2019, Roberts' brother Karl died of brain cancer.

Filmography

Film

Television