Sian Gibson

Sian Gibson (née Foulkes) is a Welsh comedy actress and television writer. She has collaborated with Peter Kay, including starring in and co-writing the comedy series Peter Kay's Car Share,^[1] for which she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy.

Sian Gibson
Gibson on the set of Murder on the Blackpool Express in 2017
Born	Sian Foulkes Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Occupation(s)	Comedy actress, writer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Ian Gibson
Children	1

Gibson has also appeared as Gemma in the Gold original film series Murder on the Blackpool Express which was followed by, Death on the Tyne, Dial M for Middlesbrough and the three-part series Murder They Hope (2017–2022).

Early life

Gibson was born and raised in Mold, Flintshire, Wales.^[2] Her father was a builder and her mother a housewife. She joined the local youth theatre in Theatr Clwyd.^[3] She studied performing arts at the University of Salford where she met fellow students Peter Kay and Steve Edge.^[4]

Career

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 October/November 2007 in four further episodes. She also appeared in two episodes of Phoenix Nights as the daughter of one of the main characters, Mary. Gibson's character also goes by the name Mary, though several characters refer to her as "Young Mary", Paddy (Paddy McGuinness) – who works with Max (Peter Kay) as security on the door at the Phoenix Club – takes a shine to her and can be seen chatting her up as she works alongside her mother behind the bar at the titular working men's club.

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. Kay had received the script from Paul Coleman and Tim Reid, who sought his opinion. Although Kay loved the script he initially had no intention of 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, since John and Kayleigh as 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 returned for the second series of Car Share in April 2017.^[3][5]

In January 2018, she appeared in Inside No. 9 and an episode of Death in Paradise.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019, Gibson participated in the eighth series of Taskmaster.^[6]

Personal life

Gibson is married to Ian Gibson, a gas fitter. They have a daughter, Gracie, who was born in 2013.^[2][3]

Filmography

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Peak Practice	Sandra	one episode
	Where the Heart Is	Cheese Counter Girl	one episode
	The Grand	Florence	one episode
1998–1999, 2007	Hollyoaks	Tessie Thompson	four episodes
1998	Comedy Lab	Alison	"The Services"
1999	That Peter Kay Thing	Yvonne	one episode entitled "Eyes Down"
1999–2000, 2017	The League of Gentlemen	Trish	Three episodes - "Lust for Royston Vasey", "The One-Armed Man Is King" (credited as Sian Foulkes) and “Return to Royston Vasey” (credited as Sian Gibson)
2001	Phoenix Nights	(Young) Mary	three episodes
2002	Emmerdale	Suzie Brown	two episodes
2005	Marian, Again	Fiona	TV film (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
2015–2018, 2020	Peter Kay's Car Share	Kayleigh Kitson	Main role; co-writer (with Peter Kay, Paul Coleman and Tim Reid)
2016	Do Not Disturb[7]	Sheila
2017	Hospital People	Hillary	Series 1 Episode 2 "The Security Threat"
	Murder on the Blackpool Express[8]	Gemma	Main role
2018	Inside No. 9	Leanne	one episode - "Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room"
	Death in Paradise	Gilly Wright
	Would I Lie to You?	Herself	Lee's team with James Acaster
	Death on the Tyne	Gemma	Main role
2018–2019	The Reluctant Landlord	Natasha	Supporting role
2019	Taskmaster	Contestant	Series 8
	Dial M for Middlesbrough	Gemma	Main role
	Cinderella: After Ever After	Cinderella
2020	The Grand Party Hotel	Narrator	BBC One documentary
2021	Murder They Hope	Gemma	Main role
	Johnny Vegas: Carry On Glamping	Narrator	Channel 4 mini-series
	Beauty And The Beast: A Pantomime for Comic Relief	Ma	Television pantomime[9]
2023	The Power of Parker	Kath	Main role[10]
2024	David & Jay's Touring Toolshed	Narrator	BBC One Series