Sarah-Jane Potts

For the Shortland Street character, see Sarah Potts (character).

Sarah-Jane Potts (born 30 August 1976)^[2] is an English actress, best known for her roles as Saint (Sarah) in Sugar Rush, Ellie, Abs' on/off girlfriend in Casualty^[3] and Jo Lipsett in Waterloo Road. Potts is the sister of actor Andrew-Lee Potts.^[3] From 2011 to 2012, she appeared in Holby City as Senior Nurse Eddi McKee on AAU, playing a different character to the one she played in Casualty. Potts left Holby City in the second episode of Series 15; her departure was kept a secret by the production team and was not reported at all by the media, resulting in a shock exit for her character.

Sarah-Jane Potts
Born	(1976-08-30) 30 August 1976 (age 48) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Tony Denman ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2009)​ Joseph Millson ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Relatives	Andrew-Lee Potts (brother)

Early in her career she noted: "In the three years I have been acting I have spent most of the time looking dirty, scruffy, ill or tarty."^[4]

In 2023, Potts attended East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival and virtually introduced Kinky Boots.^[5]

Personal life

Potts attended Bradford's Scala Kids stage school with her brother Andrew.^[1] As a teenager she worked in a greasy spoon cafe in Bradford.^[6] She left school during her A-levels to star in Meat.^[6] From 1999 to 2001, she dated Erik Palladino. They met at a film festival in Sweden during the summer of 1999 and at the end of the year she moved to Los Angeles to live with him.^[7][8] She met her former husband, Tony Denman, when filming National Lampoon's Barely Legal and they were married in June 2002.^[9][10] She has a son, named Buster Alan Denman, born 2004.^[3] She met her second husband, Joseph Millson, while working together on the medical drama Holby City and married him on 31 December 2013.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	My Son the Fanatic	Madeline Fingerhut
1998	Woundings	Louise
1999	Straydogs	Anna
	Wonderland	Melanie
	The Escort	Liz
2000	Five Seconds to Spare	Twig
2001	Young Blades	Radegonde / Anne
2003	National Lampoon's Barely Legal	Ashley
2004	Breaking Dawn	Anna
2005	Kinky Boots	Lauren
2007	Missed	Emma	Short film
2008	Heart of a Dragon	Amanda
2015	The Chameleon	Sara
	Photo Finish	Emma	Short film
2019	Burning Men	Belladonna
2021	The Lockdown Hauntings	Nicola's Mum
	Vengeance Is Mine	Emma
2022	The Magician.	The woman	Short film
	The Silent Canary	Wendy	Short film
	Prancer: A Christmas Tale	Claire
2023	In Camera	C D

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Children's Ward	Unknown	Guest role
1994	Meat	Myra	Television film
1995	The Bill	Mandy	Episode: "To Crack a Nut"
	Moving Story	Joy	Episode: "Superstition"
1996	Peak Practice	Maddie Taylor	Episode: "A New Life"
	Bramwell	Rose Tully	Series 2: Episode 6
	Out of the Blue	Kirsty	Series 2: Episode 6
	Scene	Alison	Episode: "Alison"
1997	The Canterville Ghost	Virginia Otis	Television film
	The Broker's Man	Harriet Potter	Main role; 6 episodes
	The Locksmith	Alice Pierce	Miniseries; all 6 episodes
1999	Dalziel and Pascoe	Sophie Richmond	Episode: "Time to Go"
2000–2001	Felicity	Molly	Recurring role; 14 episodes
2002	Deep Cover	Georgia Haley	Television series
	Off Centre	Julie	Episode: "Cockfight"
	NYPD Blue	Elizabeth Garner	Episode: "Meat Me in the Park"
2003	Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle	Breeta Byrne	Television film
	The Legend of Tarzan	Bonnie Porter	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
	American Dreams	Kara	Episode: "Change a Comin'" Episode: "The Long Goodbye"
2003–2004	Keen Eddie	Audry	Episode: "Pilot: Eddie" Episode: "Sucker Punch" Episode: "Citizen Cecil"
2005	Bodies	Ruth Duncan	Series 2: Episode 9
2006	Sugar Rush	Saint (Sarah)	Main role; 10 episodes
2007	You Can Choose Your Friends	Chloe	Television film
2008	Casualty	Ellie Bridges	Recurring role; 10 episodes
	Emmerdale	Leanne Grounding	3 episodes
2009–2010	Waterloo Road	Jo Lipsett	Series 5; 18 episodes
2010	Reunited	Fran	Television film
2011	Zen	Cinzia Miletti	Episode: "Ratking"
2011–2012	Holby City	Eddi McKee	Series regular; 58 episodes
2014	Gracepoint	Gemma	All 10 episodes
2015	New Tricks	Antoinette Pembury	Episode: "The Crazy Gang"
2016	Doctors	Roz Farrall	Episode: "I'll Cry If I Want To"
2017	The Good Karma Hospital	Vicky Martin	Series 1: Episode 4
	8 Days That Made Rome	Agrippina	Episode: "The Downfall of Nero"
2019	Stock	Officer	Television short
2020	There She Goes	Lisa	Episode: "Marmalade Chunks"
2021	Zero Chill	Jenny MacBentley	All 10 episodes
2022	The Teacher	Mary	Supporting role; 3 episodes