Sian Gibson

Siân Gibson
Born Siân Foulkes
(1976-07-30) 30 July 1976
Mold, North Wales
Nationality British
Occupation Actress, writer

Sîan Gibson (born Siân Foulkes; 30 July 1976) is a British actress and writer perhaps best known for her collaborations with Peter Kay,[1] including starring in and co-writing the comedy series Peter Kay's Car Share, for which she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy.

Early life

Gibson was born and raised in Mold, North Wales.[2] Her father was a builder and her mother a housewife. She did not consider herself an 'arty' child but did join the local youth theatre in Theatr Clwyd.[3] She studied performing arts at Salford University where she met fellow students Peter Kay and Steve Edge.[4]

Career

Before her role in Peter Kay's Car Share, Gibson had not auditioned for any acting roles for over a year and was working in a call centre in Chester. She did appear in an episode of Phoenix Nights ("Singles Night") working behind the bar and collecting glasses; Paddy can be seen chatting her up at the bar. Kay had received the script from Paul Coleman and Tim Reid, a friend of Paul's, who sought Kay's opinion. Although Kay loved the script he initially had no intention of even appearing in the series. He later asked Gibson if she wanted to work with him and they set to work rewriting the script to fit themselves, as John and Kayleigh as the originally scripted were meant to be slightly younger. The success of the series brought Gibson to wider prominence and opened the door for other roles. She will return in a second series of Car Share to be recorded in 2016 saying that "I am ready for a second series of Car Share when Peter is."[3][5]

Personal life

Sian Gibson is married to Ian Gibson, a gasman. They have one child.[2][3] In episode three of Peter Kay's Car Share Sian's character Kayleigh shows up to John's car hungover. In a interview she says that when her family watched the episode that they believed that this was the most accurate portrayal of Sian in real life.

Credits

TV

Year Title Role Other notes
1997 Peak Practice Sandra One Episode
1997 Where the Heart Is Cheese Counter Girl One Episode
1997 The Grand Florence One Episode
1998-99, 2007 Hollyoaks Tessie Thompson Four Episodes
1998 Comedy Lab Alison "The Services"
1999 That Peter Kay Thing Yvonne One Episode entitled "Eyes Down"
2000 The League of Gentlemen Trish Two Episodes entitled "Lust for Royston Vasey", "The One-Armed Man Is King"
2001 Phoenix Nights (young) Mary Three Episodes
2002 Emmerdale Suzie Brown Two Episodes
2005 Marian, Again Fiona TV Movie (Credited as Sian Foulkes)
2008 Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice Wendy from the group, 2 Up-2 Down
2015–present Peter Kay's Car Share Kayleigh Kitson also credited as writer and creator[6]
British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy
National Television Award for Best Comedy
Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
2016 Do Not Disturb Sheila

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the actress giving Peter Kay a run for his money", mirror.co.uk; accessed 11 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Alice Jones (13 January 2016). "Sian Gibson interview: How a phone call from Peter Kay changed the actress's life". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sian Gibson: From call centre worker to Peter Kay's Car Share". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "North Wales actress Sian Gibson admits 'no one knew who I was before Car Share'". DailyPost.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ whatsontvstars (2016-01-15), Sian Gibson: 'I'm ready for a second series of Car Share when Peter is!', retrieved 2016-06-04
  6. ↑ Peter Kay's Car Share - Credits


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