Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-09-22 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

East Dulwich, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Susan Elizabeth Perkins

Sue Perkins

Biography

Susan Elizabeth Perkins is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue, she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, notably of The Great British Bake Off (2010–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019) and Just a Minute (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4.

Known For

8.5%

Game of Thrones

Apr 17, 2011

7.2%

Last Christmas

Nov 7, 2019

7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

8.0%

Inside No. 9

Feb 5, 2014

8.4%

Taskmaster

Jul 28, 2015

7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

7.5%

The Great British Bake Off

Aug 17, 2010

6.0%

Casualty

Sep 6, 1986

7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

7.1%

Have I Got News for You

Sep 28, 1990

7.1%

Have I Got News for You

Sep 28, 1990

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Acting

—		Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
—		Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making as Herself
—		Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas as Herself

2025

Chess Masters: The Endgame as Self - Presenter

2024		Sue Perkins' Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul as Self - Host
2024		Mary's Foolproof Dinners as Self
2024		Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand as Self - Host
2024		Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska as Self - Host

2023		imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
2023		Queer Planet as Narrator (voice)

2022		The Horne Section TV Show as Self
2022		Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal as Self - Host
2022		Sue Perkins' Big American Road Trip as Host
2022		The John Bishop Show

2021		The Greatest Snowman as Self - Host
2021		Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
2021		Patriot Brains as Host
2021		Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as Self

2020		Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
2020		How to Build a Girl as Emily Bronte
2020		Sue Perkins: Along the US–Mexico Border as Self - Presenter
2020		Comedy Game Night as Team Captain
2020		Hitmen as Fran

2019		Last Christmas as Ice Show Director
2019		Japan with Sue Perkins as Herself - Presenter
2019		Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again as Judy Graymer (The Producer)
2019		Hypothetical as Self

2018		Game of Thrones Greatest Moments as Narrator
2018		The Big Narstie Show as Self
2018		Celebrity Catchphrase
2018		The Horne Section Television Programme
2018		The Horne Section
2018		Apple & Onion as Bakewell Tart (voice)
2018		Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary as Herself

2017		The Ganges with Sue Perkins
2017		Game of Thrones: The Story So Far as Presenter
2017		Our Lives as Self - Narrator
2017		All Round to Mrs. Brown's as Self
2017		Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
2017		The Big Spell as Herself - Host

2016

Insert Name Here as Self - Host

2015		Kolkata with Sue Perkins as Herself - Presenter
2015		Taskmaster as Self

2014		The Mekong River with Sue Perkins as Self - Presenter
2014		International Men's Day as Narrator (Voice)
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014		Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014		Inside No. 9 as Uncredited, 'The One Show' footage

2013		The Great British Baking Show as Hostess
2013		Heading Out as Sara
2013		The Last Leg as Self
2013		The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Self - Presenter

2012		Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music as Herself - Presenter
2012		Don't Sit in the Front Row as Self - Panellist
2012		Just a Minute as Self
2012		The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Host

2011		Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas as Herself - Presenter
2011		All Roads Lead Home as Herself
2011		Making Qi as Self
2011		World's Most Dangerous Roads
2011		Giles and Sue's Royal Wedding as Self
2011		Don't Scare the Hare as Self - Narrator (voice)
2011		Thronecast as Self - Presenter
2011		Game of Thrones as Narrator

2010		Giles And Sue Live The Good Life as Herself - Presenter
2010		The Great British Bake Off as Self - Presenter
2010		Revealing Anne Lister as Self - Presenter
2010		A Band for Britain
2010		The Bubble as Self

2009

We Need Answers as Self - Contestant

2008		Maestro as Self
2008		What the Dickens? as Team Captain
2008		The Supersizers... as Presenter

2007		The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2007		Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007		Comedy Map of Britain

2006		Celebrity Masterchef
2006		The One Show as Self
2006		The One Show as Self - Guest

2005		Mock the Week as Self
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats as Self

2004

Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant

2003		QI as Self
2003		The Terry and Gaby Show

2002		Dinotopia
2002		V Graham Norton as Self
2002		RI:SE

2001		Richard & Judy as Self
2001		Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
2001		Celebrity Big Brother as Self

1999

Casting Couch

1998

Late Lunch

1997

Light Lunch

1996

Fisted as Herself

1995

Fist of Fun as Woman with Imaginary Friend

1994

Room 101 as Self

1990		Have I Got News for You as Self
1990		Have I Got News for You as Self - Guest Host

1986

Casualty as Dr. Lloyd

1982

Countdown

Creator

2013

Heading Out as Creator

Crew

2022

Enter the House of the Dragon as Presenter

2018

Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary as Presenter

2017

The Ganges with Sue Perkins as Presenter

2009

The Art on Your Wall with Sue Perkins as Presenter

Writing

2013

Heading Out as Writer