Sacha Parkinson
Actor · Born March 11, 1992 (34) · Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Sacha Louise Parkinson (born 11 March 1992) is an English actress. She is the only child of Cliff, a housing officer, and Leigh Parkinson, a former social worker. She was a pupil at Walkden High School, Worsley, Nr Salford, Manchester. She passed her studies. Her character left the show on 30th December 2011 when her and Sophie's wedding ends in tatters. Sacha began her acting career in 2003 with the 2003 Channel 4 adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Illustrated Mum. She then made guest appearances in The Royal, The Street and The Bill before joining CBBC's Grange Hill in 2007, in which Sacha played schoolgirl Anna Duncan for six episodes. Sacha appeared in minor guest roles such as: Waterloo Road, Doctors, Survivors and Shameless between the years 2007 and 2008, as well as drama Clay starring Imelda Staunton. In 2009 she was cast as Natasha in the Red Union Films Awaydays and played the role of Leanne in A Boy Called Dad a Made Up North Productions which was released in March 2010.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 11, 1992 (34)
- Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Sacha Parkinson's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Amy Peterson in Fright Night 2 (2013)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sacha Parkinson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Sacha Parkinson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Synthesized(2026)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Platform 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Emily(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Pebble and the Boy(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Running Naked(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Bay(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Apostasy(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Safe House(2015)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Truckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
By Any Means (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Fright Night 2(2013)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Mill(2013)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
My Mad Fat Diary(2013)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Mr Selfridge(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
A Boy Called Dad(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Awaydays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Survivors(2008)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Shameless(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Illustrated Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Royal(2003)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Casualty(1986)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Grange Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1978 to 2026; peak year 2016.
Film career
Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1978Screen debut· Grange Hill
- 2009First film· Awaydays
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Sacha Parkinson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sacha Parkinson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sacha Parkinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Leedham shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Chris GreenShared titles: Synthesized (2026), The Pebble and the Boy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Green
Actors
- Emma StansfieldShared titles: The Pebble and the Boy (2021), Running Naked (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Emma Stansfield
- Matthew McNultyShared titles: Running Naked (2020), The Mill (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew McNulty
Composers and editors
- Craig LeedhamShared titles: Synthesized (2026), The Pebble and the Boy (2021), Running Naked (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Craig Leedham
- Ian LivingstoneShared titles: Synthesized (2026), The Pebble and the Boy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Livingstone
Producers
- Michael KnowlesShared titles: The Pebble and the Boy (2021), Running Naked (2020), A Boy Called Dad (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Knowles
- Christopher MollShared titles: Apostasy (2017), A Boy Called Dad (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Moll