Editing Sarah Afful

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'''Sarah Afful''' is a Canadian actress who portrayed an angry woman in the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' episode "[[Reins of a Waterfall]]."<ref group="production" name="imdb_afful_filmography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1547796/|title=Sarah Afful|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

== Personal Life ==

Afful is a first-generation Canadian of Ghanaian descent who grew up in Vancouver.<ref group="commentary" name="intermission_home">{{cite web|url=https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/author/sarah-afful/|title=Articles by Sarah Afful|publisher=Intermission Magazine|date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> In a 2015 interview with CBC News, she discussed the challenges facing Black actresses in Canada, reflecting on Viola Davis's Emmy acceptance speech where Davis emphasized redefining "what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black."<ref group="commentary" name="cbc_afful_interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/where-are-the-great-roles-for-canada-s-black-actors-1.3240337|title=Where are the great roles for Canada's black actors?|author=Jackie Sharkey|publisher=CBC News|date=September 24, 2015|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Growing up, classical theater was not initially on Afful's radar, saying "It wasn't until I saw a postcard during university of this girl at the Globe [theatre in England] that I thought, 'Oh, black people can do Shakespeare.'"<ref group="commentary" name="globe_mail_youthquake">{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/young-actors-take-the-spotlight-at-stratford-festival/article30187165/|title=These six young stars are part of a 'Youthquake' under way at Stratford Festival|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=May 27, 2016|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Reflecting on her education at the University of British Columbia, Afful noted that the program taught her "learning to allow acting be a part of who I am and not a side thing," and praised her instructors for providing "the care that my teachers took to prepare me for life as an actor."<ref group="commentary" name="ubc_theatrefilm_afful_profile">{{cite web|url=https://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/news/sarah-afful-stars-as-viola-in-twelfth-night-at-the-stratford-festival/|title=Sarah Afful Stars as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Stratford Festival|publisher=UBC Department of Theatre & Film|date=2017|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==

Afful earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from the [[w:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]] in 2008.<ref group="commentary" name="ubc_theatrefilm_afful_profile"/> She received professional training at multiple institutions, including the Lyric School of Acting and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre at the [[w:Stratford Festival|Stratford Festival]].<ref group="commentary" name="ubc_theatrefilm_afful_profile"/>

Her early television and film work included roles in ''[[w:The Perfect Score|The Perfect Score]]'' (2004), ''[[w:Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]'', ''[[w:American Dreams|American Dreams]]'', and ''[[w:iZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]''.<ref group="production" name="imdb_afful_filmography"/> More recently, she appeared in four episodes of ''[[w:The Moodys|The Moodys]]'' as Agape.<ref group="production" name="tmdb_afful_filmography">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1573084-sarah-afful|title=Sarah Afful|publisher=The Movie Database (TMDB)|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

=== Theater Work ===

Afful has had an extensive theater career, particularly with the Stratford Festival, where she has performed for at least six seasons since completing the Birmingham Conservatory program.<ref group="commentary" name="stratford_tartuffe_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Tartuffe|title=Tartuffe|publisher=Stratford Festival|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> She has received the Mary Savidge Award and the Artistic Director's Award for her work at Stratford.<ref group="commentary" name="stratford_tartuffe_bio"/>

On choosing a speech from ''[[w:The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]'' for a "My Shakespeare" feature, she described its relevance to modern romance: "I chose this because as a younger woman in a time where love can be... you can become jaded. This is all about giving yourself over to another person and allowing your souls to unite."<ref group="commentary" name="youtube_my_shakespeare">{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/o7mFQge6vsA?t=10|title=My Shakespeare: Actress Sarah Afful|publisher=YouTube|date=May 17, 2016|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Her credits include:

* Hermione Granger in ''[[w:Harry Potter and the Cursed Child|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' (Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto)<ref group="external" name="globe_mail_cursed_child">{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-canadian-cast-for-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-to-be-headed-by/|title=Canadian cast for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be headed by|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>
* Alais in ''The Lion in Winter'' (Grand Theatre)<ref group="commentary" name="youtube_lion_winter">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A19vb1jxNS0|title=The Lion in Winter: Sarah Afful on Alais|publisher=YouTube|date=January 17, 2017|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>
* Viola in ''[[w:Twelfth Night|Twelfth Night]]'' (2017, Stratford Festival)
* Lady Macduff in ''[[w:Macbeth|Macbeth]]'' (2016, Stratford Festival)
* Ann Deever in ''[[w:All My Sons|All My Sons]]'' (2016, Stratford Festival)
* Bianca in ''[[w:The Taming of the Shrew|The Taming of the Shrew]]'' (2015, Stratford Festival)
* Rosaline in ''[[w:Love's Labour's Lost|Love's Labour's Lost]]'' (Stratford Festival)
* Player Queen in ''[[w:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' (Stratford Festival)<ref group="commentary" name="ubc_theatrefilm_afful_profile"/>
* Margaret in ''[[w:Much Ado About Nothing|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (Bard on the Beach)
* Octavia/Iras in ''[[w:Antony and Cleopatra|Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (Bard on the Beach)<ref group="commentary" name="ubc_theatrefilm_afful_profile"/>

In 2022, she was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role" for her portrayal of Hermione Granger.<ref group="external" name="stage_door_dora_2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage-door.com/3/news/2022-News/Entries/2022/8/toronto-mirvish-shows-have-received-24-dora-award-nominations.html|title=Toronto; Mirvish shows have received 24 Dora Award nominations|publisher=Stage Door|date=August 29, 2022|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

=== Voice Work and Audio ===

Afful has also worked in audio productions, including a recording of ''Days of Old'' with Neworld Theatre and CBC.<ref group="commentary" name="stratford_tartuffe_bio"/>

== References ==

=== Production History ===
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=== Commentary and Interviews ===
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