Sara Vickers was born in Strathaven, on the West Coast of Scotland and grew up in Edinburgh. A stage and screen actor best known for her role as Joan Thursday, in ITV's Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour (2013-2016), as well as Sunshine on Leith (2013) and Shetland (2016). She attended the the Royal Lyceum Youth theatre before moving to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010.