Suzann McLean
Biography
British actress Suzann has worked extensively on the UK stage gaining praise for her Isabella in the National Theatre's 'Measure for Measure' and for her portrayal of a young Rwandan in the acclaimed play. Work in the theatre has stretched internationally with performances in Europe and the USA. Suzann's talent for comedy was recognised by the BBC resulting in a part in the hit comedy 'Coupling' followed by two seasons of the BAFTA nominated comedy 'Little Miss Jocelyn'. Development is continuous for Suzann as she moves from theatre to television and film; her range of special-guest appearances on some of the UK's best shows such as Dr. Who continues to grow reinforcing Suzann's presence on the UK screen. Suzann McLean is the winner of the African Film Awards for Best Actress 2011. She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2023 King's BIrthday Honours List for her services to the Arts and to Marginalized Young People in London. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director of the Theatre Peckham in London, England.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Veena Brady
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Janice Evanson
Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Scientist
The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as Jeff's Colleague
Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Ruth
When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Another Churchgoer
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Sylvia
David is a successful city trader in London who is relentlessly focused on work. Beneath the confident facade, he is trapped by memories of the past and hostile to anyone who dares to help. Flashbacks reveal a childhood in South Africa at the mercy of an inadequate bully of a father Donald and an ineffectual mother Joanne. The physical and sexual abuse he suffered threatens any chance of happiness he might have now.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Hyacinth
Leon is a tough, rebellious freestyle basketball player from the wrong side of the tracks. When Ondene, a stunning girl from an upper class background falls for him, their two contrasting worlds combine.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Serena
A troubled young black teenager Maxine rescues an eccentric old lady Eve from an unhappy slap by a mixed-race gang of teens and is rewarded for her act of kindness with the gift of a terrible secret: how to make and operate a WISHBABY. With Eve's help Maxine gives life to a magic doll and sets out to solve her current problems, inadvertently releasing Eve's dead Governess from her astral prison and unleashing a storm of supernatural activity. Her older brother Colin is gradually drawn into the dangerous situation created by the 'Little King' and must finally face his own mother in a brutal fight to the death.