Suanne Braun
Originally from South Africa, Suanne began her career in television working for M.NET television and hosting her own travel series Bon Voyage which ran for 5 seasons. She then moved to the USA where she lived for many years, working predominantly in film and television. After a 6-month stint with The Groundlings Comedy Group in Los Angeles, Suanne discovered the world of stand-up comedy. Her debut act, The Braun Identity won for Best Newcomer for the Funny Bones Award.
Television:
Suanne is currently filming The Blame (ITV) due for release in 2026.
Recent credits include: KAOS (Netflix), Better (BBC), Summer of Rockets (BBC/Netflix), Prowler (CBS) directed by Academy Award winning director, Peter Bogdanovich, All The Things You Are (Dan Films), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (FOX), Just Shoot Me (NBC), Wings (NBC), FX-The Series (The CW), The West Wing (City Live, NBC), Hathor in Stargate SG-1 (MGM and SKY), Red Dwarf XI (Dave), Girls Guide To Depravity (HBO), No Signal (Sky One), Babylon 5 and web series UnPacking (Vimeo) which earned Suanne a Best Actress nomination from the IOWF Film Festival.
Film:
Mystery Island- House Rules, (Hallmark) Mystery Island- Play For Keeps (Hallmark) The Princess Switch Trilogy (Netflix), The Last Warrior (Disney), Blade Runner 2049 (Virtual Version), A Winter Prince (Hallmark), Survivor (Millennium Films) Need For Speed (Independent Films), Revealing Mr. Maugham (BAFTA nominated-Swim Cinema), Castle For Christmas (Netflix).
Theatre Includes:
Most recently, Suanne was in 2 plays at the Chichester Festival Theatre’s Fringe Festival- Pink Mobile and The Visitor.
Elaine in May Contain Nuts (Hen and Chickens Theatre).Originated the role of Belle Livingstone in The Greatest Night of The Jazz Age (The Lost Estate), Sailing Somewhere (Best Actress nomination, Winner Best Song in a Play with Music)
Onassis (The Novello Theatre West End), The Cherry Orchard (The Union Theatre), Fraulein Kost in Rufus Norris’ Cabaret (National Tour), Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales, West End), Private Lives (Fleur Du Cap Best Actress Award Nomination) Fanatical (The Playground Theatre),Vice-The Revenger’s Tragedy (Soho Theatre), Offbeat Broadway (South Africa and UK), Things We Do For Love (Best Actress Nomination), Cougar - The Musical (Belgrade, Coventry), originated the role of Alison Botha in I Have Life (Theatre on the Square), Sailing Somewhere (National Studio),Easy To Love (BAC), Carnival of The Animals (Riverside Studios), Daisy Pulls It Off. In 2019, Suanne returned to The Novello theatre to perform as Tanya in the 20th anniversary show of Mamma Mia.
Additionally, Suanne is an accomplished voice artist working in commercials, audio books, video games and is a regular narrator on The Guardian’s Week- End podcast.
Audiobooks: Suanne narrates Crooked Seeds by South African author, Karen Jennings (Longlisted for the Booker prize) and Meadowlands Dawn by Jo Beall, available worldwide on Audible.
Game Credits: Sophie in Dying Light 2 (Techland), Prota in Meet Your Maker (Behaviour Games, The Devil in Me (Supermassive Games), Dragon Age, The Veilguard (Bioware) and Genshin Impact.
Suanne is currently working on 4 AAA video games under NDA, due for release in 2026 and 2027.