Sutara
Gayle

50s-60s, Neutral, London, Jamaican, Caribbean
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Sutara is a British-Jamaican actress with a wealth of credits spanning the last 3 decades across both drama & comedy.

Recent roles include playing 'Lizzy the Fish' in the Apple TV+ spoof comedy series 'The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin' in 2024, which starred Noel Fielding in the title role. In 2023 she was a series regular, antique shop owner Gemma Whiteley, in the Britbox/BBC One crime drama series 'Magpie Murders'. And in 2022 she starred in the 5th series of the BBC's popular crime drama 'Strike', entitled 'Strike: Troubled Blood', playing Kim Sullivan  Strike is based on the books by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.  

Also in 2023 she debuted her first show as a writer-performer.  'The Legends of Them' at Brixton House featured high octane musical numbers and won the Best Performance Piece Offie (Off West End Theatre Awards) in 2024.  Described as 'an epic voyage of discovery', reviewers were unanimous in their praise; 

Afridiziak (★★★★★) "brimming with effortless charisma, craft, power… and touching vulnerability."  
Reviews Hug (★★★★★) summarises it as "an immensely personal journey, it is one we feel privileged to share."
Everything Theatre (★★★★) "original, unique and entertaining"
The Stage (★★★★) "many in the audience stayed seated in the darkness, to catch their breath. This is theatre so agonisingly true that it takes your heart and twists it."

She has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed BBC shows such as hit comedy ‘Ghosts’, in which she played Mike's interfering mother Betty, 'Silent Witness' and the Jimmy McGovern BAFTA nominated drama ‘Anthony’.  She also played Linda in Steve McQueen’s Golden Globe winning ‘Small Axe’ in the episode entitled 'Red, White and Blue'. 

She appeared in Netflix’s comedy ‘The Duchess’ opposite Katherine Ryan. She has had roles in a number of high profile feature films including ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘One Day’ and ‘Run Fatboy Run’.

In Summer 2021 she played Jelly in Kae Tempest's 'Paradise' at the National Theatre. 

She is a talented singer & musician and won the 2012 BEFFTA and HiCrEc award for outstanding contribution to reggae music. Her musical theatre credits include Tina the Musical (Aldwych) and Guys and Dolls (Savoy/Tour).

Born and raised in Brixton, South London, Sutara has a native London accent. She uses Neutral English & Jamaican regularly in her work.

Age Range

50s-60s

Accents

London, Jamaican, Neutral*, Caribbean

Styles

Warm, Rich, Authority, Deep, Husky, Characterful, Natural Reads, Wise, Home Studio, Rhythmic

Credits

The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (TV, 2024) – 'Lizzy the Fish', Apple TV+
Ghosts (TV, 2020 & 2023) – 'Betty', BBC One, Season Two & 2023 Christmas special
The Legends of Them (Theatre, 2023) – 'Self', Brixton House
Magpie Murders (TV, 2022-2023) – 'Gemma Whiteley', Britbox/BBC One
Strike (TV, 2022) – 'Kim Sullivan', BBC One, Series 5 'Troubled Blood'
Viral (Film, 2022) – Original Theatre Company
Silent Witness (TV, 2021) – Gloria Mason-Walker, BBC One & BBC iPlayer, Series 24
Small Axe (TV, 2020) – 'Linda', (Episode 'Red, White and Blue'), Amazon Original,
The Duchess (TV series) (TV, 2020) – 'Seleena', Netflix
Anthony (Film, 2020) – 'Pam', BBC
Carmilla (Film, 2019) – 'Margaret', Republic Film Distribution
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre) (Theatre, 2018) – 'Gran Georgeanna', Aldwych Theatre
A Caribbean Dream (Film, 2017) – 'Bottom the Fisherwoman', Caribbean Film Productions
A Tale of Two Cities (Regents Park Open Air Theatre, 2017) (Theatre, 2017) – 'Mrs Pross', Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
The Rebel (TV, 2016-2017) – 'Gloria', UKTV Gold, Series 2
Cuckoo (TV, 2016) – 'Midwife', BBC/Netflix, Series 3
Guys and Dolls (Savoy Theatre & Tour, 2016) (Theatre, 2016) – 'General Cartwright', Savoy Theatre
SuperBob (Film, 2015) – 'Maureen', Signature Entertainment
Fried (TV, 2015) – 'Shontal', BBC Three
Utopia (TV, 2014) – 'Nurse Jen', Channel 4, Series Two
One Day (Film, 2011) – 'Mrs Major', Random House Films/Universal Pictures
The Dark Knight (Film, 2008) – 'Passenger', Warner Bros Pictures
Run Fat Boy Run (Film, 2007) – 'Nurse', EFD
At the Table/Almost Nothing (Royal Court Theatre, 2004) (Theatre, 2004) – 'Boy's mother', Royal Court Theatre

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Interview: discussing her show Legends of Them with friend Adjoa Andoh
Promo video: The Legends of Them

Sutara Gayle voiceover news

The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin premieres globally on Apple TV+ today, with Geoff McGivern playing Lord Rookwood
1st Mar 2024
Sutara Gayle and Laura Checkley also make guest appearances in episodes 1 & 3, playing Lizzy the Fish and Sandra respectively.
Sutara Gayle and Samuel Barnett both won major awards at last night’s Offies (Off West End Theatre Awards)
26th Feb 2024
Sutara won Best Performance Piece for her self-penned one-woman show ’The Legends of Them’ and Samuel won Best Solo Performance in a Play for one-man show ‘Feeling Afraid Something As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen’.
There's a sack full of TV magic showing this Christmas featuring our incredible artists
21st Dec 2023
See Robert Webb in Blood Actually, Michelle Greenidge in Doctor Who, Sutara Gayle in Ghosts, Celine Buckens in Castaways, Freddy Carter in Death in Paradise, Emmett J. Scanlan & James Northcote in Fool Me Once and Sọpẹ́ Dìrísù as the voice of Tabby McTat.
Sutara Gayle guest stars in the Ghosts Christmas Special on BBC One on Christmas Day at 7.45pm
18th Dec 2023
She returns to the show once again playing Mike’s well-meaning mum Betty who is staying at Button House to help look after Mike and Alison’s new baby.
Sutara Gayle, AKA acclaimed reggae artist Lorna Gee, premieres ‘The Legends of Them’, her debut show as a writer-performer
13th Sep 2023
The show, which is described as 'an epic voyage of discovery', runs from 14th-30th September.
Sutara Gayle plays Lord John's feisty housekeeper Mrs Figg in Series 7 of Outlander which premieres today on Lionsgate+
16th Jun 2023
The new series of the 18th Century Scottish romantic drama is made up of 16 new episodes.
See Claire Rushbrook and Sutara Gayle in 'Magpie Murders’, coming to BBC One and iPlayer this Saturday night
31st Mar 2023
This is the first season of the 6-part crime series, originally shown on Britbox, and based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz.
Sutara Gayle stars in short film 'A Slice of Life' - part of Good Morning Britain's campaign to combat loneliness
13th Dec 2022
Their 1 Million Minutes campaign encourages us to check on our neighbours this festive season and asks viewers to pledge their time to charities that tackle the issues of loneliness.
Sutara Gayle stars in the new series of Strike which premieres on BBC One on Sunday night at 9pm
9th Dec 2022
Strike: Troubled Blood is the 5th series of the hit crime drama written by J.K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
T'Nia Miller, Sutura Gayle and Loreece Harrison all star in the new Doctor Who audio drama 'Mind of the Hodiac'
24th May 2022
Mind of the Hodiac was the first Doctor Who script that Russell T. Davies ever wrote, but it was never produced. Big Finish have made the script into a full-cast audio drama which is available now.
Saffron Coomber has been nominated for Best Actress at the Nevermore Film Festival for her starring role in horror short, 'Viral'
1st Feb 2022
The short film, which also stars Sutara Gayle, will have its North American premiere at the Festival which runs from 25th February-3rd March
Sutara Gayle stars in 3 episodes of Series 24 of Silent Witness
7th Oct 2021
She plays Gloria Mason-Walker and can be seen in episodes 7, 8 and 9 of the latest series, available now on BBC iPlayer.
Sutara Gayle performs as Jelly in Ian Rickson’s production of Kae Tempest’s ‘Paradise’ ''..a scalding new version of Greek tragedy''
17th Aug 2021
A thrilling story of pride, glory & betrayal, an epic new take on Greek legend at The National's Olivier Theatre until 11 September.
Sutara Gayle plays Jelly in Kae Tempest's Paradise, previewing from 4 August at the National Theatre
23rd Jul 2021
A thrilling story of pride, glory and betrayal. An epic new take on Greek legend by the astonishing writer, recording artist and performer Kae Tempest.