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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009A Guy and a GirlSonjaShort film
2012Girls Night OutVienna
2012FolkloreAngela Hay
2012Sh*t British People Say in the USASarahViral
2013The C GateClareShort film
2014Close UpThe Leading LadyShort film
Cesar Millan's SocializationNarrationDocumentary
2015UnsolvedAlice Clark
2015DualityEmeraldShort film
2015ViolencePatricia Simms
2016SanctuaryEmily
2016Game of AcesPatricia Evans
2018Forever Not MaybeSilvia
2019I Lost My BodyThe Mother English dub
2020Caller IDMs. Jameson
2022Love in the Time of PandemicAngie
2022ExitNarrated byDocumentary
2024InsidiousShelly
2025NexelAsh
2025The RulesMysterious Teacher