Actor profile

Sue Perkins

22nd September 1969 East Dulwich, London, England, UK Acting

Susan Elizabeth Perkins is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue, she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, notably of The Great British Bake Off (2010–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019) and Just a Minute (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4.

18 Movies 70 TV Shows 103 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Blaiklock: The Refuge in Need of Rescue poster

Blaiklock: The Refuge in Need of Rescue 16th March 2026 as Narrator

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 27th December 2023 as Self

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making poster

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making 14th June 2023 as Self

Queer Planet poster

Queer Planet 1st June 2023 as Narrator (voice)

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel poster

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel 22nd March 2021 as Self

How to Build a Girl poster

How to Build a Girl 24th September 2020 as Emily Bronte

Last Christmas poster

Last Christmas 7th November 2019 as Ice Show Director

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again poster

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again 9th August 2019 as Judy Graymer (The Producer)

The Horne Section Television Programme poster

The Horne Section Television Programme 24th May 2018 as Self – Special guest

Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary poster

Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary 1st January 2018 as Herself

Game of Thrones: The Story So Far poster

Game of Thrones: The Story So Far 13th July 2017 as Presenter

Kolkata with Sue Perkins poster

Kolkata with Sue Perkins 2nd September 2015 as Herself - Presenter

International Men's Day poster

International Men's Day 30th October 2014 as Narrator (Voice)

Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music poster

Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music 29th December 2012 as Herself - Presenter

Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas poster

Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas 30th December 2011 as Herself - Presenter

Making Qi poster

Making Qi 10th September 2011 as Self

Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011 poster

Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011 13th August 2011 as Self- Host

Revealing Anne Lister poster

Revealing Anne Lister 31st May 2010 as Self - Presenter

Win Win poster

Win Win 6th September 2025 as Host

Chess Masters: The Endgame poster

Chess Masters: The Endgame 10th March 2025 as Self - Presenter

Sue Perkins' Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul poster

Sue Perkins' Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul 5th November 2024 as Self - Host

Mary's Foolproof Dinners poster

Mary's Foolproof Dinners 29th October 2024 as Self

Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand poster

Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand 10th May 2024 as Self - Host

Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska poster

Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska 9th February 2024 as Self - Host

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal poster

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal 13th October 2022 as Self - Host

Sue Perkins' Big American Road Trip poster

Sue Perkins' Big American Road Trip 16th January 2022 as Host

The John Bishop Show poster

The John Bishop Show 8th January 2022

The Greatest Snowman poster

The Greatest Snowman 24th December 2021 as Self - Host

Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank 2nd October 2021 as Self - Panellist

Patriot Brains poster

Patriot Brains 7th April 2021 as Host

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 28th November 2020 as Self - Expert

Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border poster

Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border 7th September 2020 as Self - Presenter

Comedy Game Night poster

Comedy Game Night 2nd September 2020 as Team Captain

Hitmen poster

Hitmen 25th March 2020 as Fran

Japan with Sue Perkins poster

Japan with Sue Perkins 18th September 2019 as Herself - Presenter

Hypothetical poster

Hypothetical 6th February 2019 as Self

The Big Narstie Show poster

The Big Narstie Show 29th June 2018 as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018

The Horne Section Television Programme poster

The Horne Section Television Programme 24th May 2018

Apple & Onion poster

Apple & Onion 23rd February 2018 as Bakewell Tart (voice)

The Ganges with Sue Perkins poster

The Ganges with Sue Perkins 19th October 2017

Our Lives poster

Our Lives 12th June 2017 as Self - Narrator

All Round to Mrs. Brown's poster

All Round to Mrs. Brown's 25th March 2017 as Self

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief poster

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief 4th March 2017 as Self - Presenter

The Big Spell poster

The Big Spell 8th January 2017 as Herself - Host

Insert Name Here poster

Insert Name Here 4th January 2016 as Self - Host

Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster 28th July 2015 as Self

Mel & Sue poster

Mel & Sue 12th January 2015 as Self

The Mekong River with Sue Perkins poster

The Mekong River with Sue Perkins 9th November 2014 as Self - Presenter

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 16th June 2014 as Self

Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo 7th February 2014

Crackanory poster

Crackanory 13th November 2013 as Self

Heading Out poster

Heading Out 26th February 2013 as Sara

The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg 25th January 2013 as Self

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 21st January 2013 as Self - Presenter

Don't Sit in the Front Row poster

Don't Sit in the Front Row 29th October 2012 as Self - Panellist

Just a Minute poster

Just a Minute 26th March 2012 as Self

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 10th January 2012 as Self - Host

All Roads Lead Home poster

All Roads Lead Home 5th October 2011 as Herself

World's Most Dangerous Roads poster

World's Most Dangerous Roads 4th September 2011

Thronecast poster

Thronecast 18th April 2011 as Self - Presenter

Giles And Sue Live The Good Life poster

Giles And Sue Live The Good Life 8th November 2010 as Herself - Presenter

The Great British Bake Off poster

The Great British Bake Off 17th August 2010 as Self - Presenter

The Bubble poster

The Bubble 19th February 2010 as Self

We Need Answers poster

We Need Answers 12th February 2009 as Self - Contestant

What the Dickens? poster

What the Dickens? 28th May 2008 as Team Captain

The Supersizers... poster

The Supersizers... 20th May 2008 as Self - Presenter

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

Mock the Week poster

Mock the Week 5th June 2005 as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats 3rd June 2005 as Self

QI poster

QI 11th September 2003 as Self

Dinotopia poster

Dinotopia 28th November 2002

V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton 6th May 2002 as Self

Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy 26th November 2001 as Self

Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother 29th May 2001 as Self

Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother 8th March 2001 as Self

Gimme Gimme Gimme poster

Gimme Gimme Gimme 8th January 1999 as Beverly-Ann

Fist of Fun poster

Fist of Fun 11th April 1995 as Woman with Imaginary Friend

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self - Hostess

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self - Host

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Dr. Lloyd

Countdown poster

Countdown 2nd November 1982

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967