Susan Danford
Known For: Acting
Biography
Susan Danford is a Johannesburg-born actor and voice artist celebrating a 30-year career, working both internationally and in South Africa in Film, Television and Theatre. She has been recognised with 9 nominations and 3 acting award wins, in leading and supporting roles, ranging from comedy to drama. Most recently Susan was directed by Sir Ridley Scott, (Blade Runner, Gladiator) on 2020’s acclaimed sci-fi series, Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) with the second season slated to start filming in early 2021. 2020 also saw Susan as Trish Williams in the celebrated series, Still Breathing (bbzeefilms/Mnet/Showmax). Feature film highlights include Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood; Friend Request; The Salvation, starring Madds Mikkleson, with series highlights including Tutankhamun (with Sam Neill), Known Gods, League of Glory, Meester, The Color of Friendship, Vagrant Queen, and Deutschland ‘89. Her notable theatre work began with her award-winning debut role as Rosasharn in Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath; Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. More recent theatre highlights include her Best Actress nominated performance as Anna, opposite John Kani (Black Panther) in his play Missing, for The Baxter and Market Theatres; playing Sylvia Gellburg, opposite Sir Antony Sher in Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass for The Fugard Theatre, for which she also received a Best Actress nomination, and Emma in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lara Foot, for which she won the Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award.
Filmography
2026
- How to Make a Killing as Leslie Stahl
2025
2023
- Mooiweer en Warm as Hannah Brand
2022
- Eraser: Reborn as Vanessa Geist
2021
- Around the World in 80 Days as Mrs. Hildreth
2020
- Raised by Wolves as Justina
- Still Breathing as Trish
2018
- Troy: Fall of a City as Midwife Minoa
2016
- Friend Request as Caroline
2014
- Dominion as Woman Senator
- The Salvation as Mrs. Whisler
2012
- Fynbos as Anne
2009
- Invictus as Mrs. Cole
- Natalee Holloway as Maggie
2008
- Doomsday as Command Centre Official
- Deadly Harvest as Dr. Diane Jackson
- Land Of Thirst as Vivie du Preez
2006
- Catch a Fire as White Madam
2005
- The Triangle as Landon
- Known Gods as Grace Foster
2000
- I Dreamed of Africa as Esther Maitland
- The Color of Friendship as Merle Bok
1999
- Dazzle as Duty Nurse
- The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy as Leslie Covington
1997
- Onder Draai Die Duiwel Rond as Sonja de Wet