Sian Gibson

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Siân Gibson (née Foulkes, born on 15 July 1976) is a Welsh comedy actor and writer. She has collaborated with Peter Kay, 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.

Gibson has also appeared as Gemma in the Gold original film series Murder on the Blackpool Express followed by Death on the Tyne and Dial M for Middlesbrough (2017–2019).

Gibson’s credits include Peak Practice, Hospital People, Emmerdale and The League of Gentlemen. From 1998 until 1999 she appeared in Hollyoaks playing Tessie Thompson and returned in 2007 for four further episodes. She also appeared in an episode of Phoenix Nights as the daughter of one of the main characters, Mary.

In 2006, Gibson, along with Peter Kay, appeared in the music video to the Texas song Sleep.

In 2008, Gibson appeared in Peter Kay’s music video for the Geraldine McQueen song Once Upon a Christmas Song as her Britain’s Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice character Wendy.

Before landing a role in Peter Kay’s Car Share in 2015, Gibson had not auditioned for any acting roles for over a year and was working in a call centre in Chester. The success of the series brought Gibson to wider prominence and opened the door for other roles. She returned for the second series of Car Share in April 2017.

In January 2018, she appeared in Inside No. 9 and an episode of Death in Paradise.

In 2019, Gibson participated in the eighth series of Taskmaster.

[Source: Wikipedia, 01/03/2021.]