Sarah Boyd-Wilson (birthname Sarah Boyd Wilson) was born in Belfast Northern Ireland in January 1976. She began acting at the age of 7 in local productions and studied at Belfast Institute, gaining a qualification in Performing Arts and also at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. Her first professional work came at the age of 22 with a role in Mad About Mambo. She has numerous television and film credentials and has appeared in many television commercials. Her latest role was as Diane Hamill in Mo, with Julie Walters.