Dawn Sievewright

Dawn Sievewright (born c. 1987/88) is an Olivier nominated Scottish actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in Glasgow Girls, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour and Wild Rose.

Personal life

Born in Glasgow Sievewright grew up in Bishopbriggs. Her mother was a ballroom and latin dance teacher and her dad a sound engineer. She attended The Dance School of Scotland, before joining the Guildford School of Acting in London aged 17. Sievewright has struggled with her sobriety.

Career

Shortly after graduating in 2009, she was cast as one of the of Guardian Angels in the UK Tour of Quadrophenia. In 2010, Sievewright made her West End debut in Legally Blonde.

In 2012, she returned to scottish routes and was cast in Glasgow Girls. Sievewright originated the role of Fionnula in Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, a role she ultimately played for three years. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2017 Olivier Awards alongside the rest of the cast. In 2017, she played the role of Lampy in the 2017 Royal National Theatre production of Pinocchio.

In 2024, Sievewright was cast in the title role of Rose-Lynn Harlan in the musical Wild Rose. An adaption of the 2018 film it received it's world premiere at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in 2025, earning her a Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland nomination for Outstanding Performance.

In December 2025, she was granted the First Draft development scheme at Screen Scotland, to work on her first draft of Mimi. She previously co-wrote a semi autobiographical pilot called STEP9 for BBC Three .

Sievewrights other stage credits include The A-Z of Mrs P (2014), My Left Right Foot (2018), Twelfth Night (2019), Spuds (2019), Still Game the Final Farewell (2019), The Welkin (2020), No Love Songs (2024), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024) and Mayday (2026).

Her screen credits include Star Wars: Andor (2022), Shetland (2022), Man & Witch (2024), Vigil (2026), Granite Harbour (2026) and The Undertow (2027).

She has worked as a guest tutor for the UK Theatre School.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour Nominated
2025 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Outstanding Performance Wild Rose Nominated
2025 UK Theatre Awards Best Performance in a Musical Wild Rose Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "'The music was beautiful': Inside One Day writer Nicole Taylor's Glasgow-set country musical Wild Rose". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Interview: Rising star Dawn Sievewright on winning dream role – and keeping her Glasgow accent – in a spectacular National Theatre Scotland remake of Pinocchio". sundaypost.com. Sunday Post. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dawn Reprises Her Role In Our Ladies". musicaltheatrereview.com. Musical Theatre Review. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Teenage kicks for choir girls". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Glasgow Times. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dawn Sievewright: 'As soon as I got to drama school they said: You are going to have to lighten that accent'". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "'Glaswegians really feel things, all the joy and anger'". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Brennan Reece pilots BBC 3 comedy Step 9 about alcoholism recovery". comedy.co.uk/. British Comedy Guide. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  8. 1 2 "The Scotsman Sessions #244: Dawn Sievewright and John McLarnon". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Guess who's coming to breakfast". thetimes.com. Sunday Times. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dawn Sievewright on Rocking Out in the Olivier-Winning Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour & More". broadway.com. Broadway COM. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Denise Van Outen, Siobhan Dillon and Carley Stenson to Join West End's Legally Blonde". playbill.com. Playbill. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Glasgow Girls at the Citizens Theatre". thetimes.com/. The Times. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "Foul-mouthed Scottish schoolgirls get ready to hit the West End". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "'We thrive on eyeballing the audience': on the road with Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "From Our Ladies drunk schoolgirl success to Oran Mor Iron Brew drug fiend". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Glasgow Times. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Olivier Awards 2017: Winners in full". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "Dawn Sievewright leads cast for Wild Rose world premiere". thestage.co.uk. The Stage. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  18. ↑ "Wild Rose: Glasgow country music film blooms as a musical". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
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  23. ↑ "Edinburgh Fringe Review: My Left Right Foot – The Musical is eye-wateringly close to the bone genius". sundaypost.com. Sunday Post. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  24. ↑ "Twelfth Night". thestage.co.uk. The Stage. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  25. ↑ "'Breaking Bad with a Glesca' accent' – Oran Mor review: Spuds, five stars". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  26. ↑ "Still Game Live stars inspire young performers". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Glasgow Times. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  27. ↑ "The Welkin Opens January 22 at the National Theatre in London". playbill.com. Playbill. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  28. ↑ "No Love Songs". dundeerep.co.uk. Dundee Rep. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  29. ↑ "Eleanor Rhode 2024 production". rsc.org.uk. Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  30. ↑ "Artists unite for one-night 'Mayday' event in Edinburgh". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
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  33. ↑ "BBC Shetland stars join Vigil cast for new series as Suranne Jones returns". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  34. ↑ "Man & Witch Cast". manandwitch.com. Man & Witch. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  35. ↑ "Shetland star joins BBC's 'magnificent' crime drama for third season". hellomagazine.com. Hello! (magazine). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  36. ↑ "Granite Harbour Series 3". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  37. ↑ "10 ways a Glasgow stage school is inspiring the stars of the future to Oscars glory". glasgowlive.co.uk. Glasgow Live. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
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  39. ↑ "Nominations announced for the UK Theatre Awards 2025 sponsored by Encore". uktheatre.org. UK Theatre Awards. Retrieved 19 October 2026.