Sarah Moyle
Moyle in 2021
Born	(1969-09-14)14 September 1969 (age 56) London, England
Alma mater	University of Middlesex State University of New York
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Doctors

Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress. She is known for her role asValerie Pitman in theBBC soap operaDoctors, for which she won the award forBest Comedy Performance at the2019 British Soap Awards. She also has appeared in stage productions since the 1990s, with variousWest End andBroadway theatre credits. Moyle has also appeared in recurring television roles inExtras andEmmerdale.

Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, has aBA in Performance Art fromMiddlesex University, and studied for six months atState University of New York.^[1] From 1988 to 1991, she was a member ofNational Youth Theatre. Moyle began her career in 1992 with roles in theatre,^[2] her first being inLust atTheatre Royal Haymarket, directed byBob Carlton. In her early career, Moyle portrayed roles inAn Inspector Calls,Oliver!,Les Misérables andMy Fair Lady. She also made appearances inDrowning on Dry Land andPrivate Fears in Public Places, written for her bySir Alan Ayckbourn.^[3]

As well as her early stage appearances, Moyle was also making numerous television appearances in British series. Her television debut was in 1997, when she appeared in an episode of theBBC sitcomThe Brittas Empire.^[2] She kept making various minor appearances in series includingRoger Roger,Born and Bred,City Lights andUltimate Force, after which she held a recurring role in the BBC comedy seriesExtras from 2006 to 2007.^[4] In 2009, Moyle played the role of Linda Fawcett inJerusalem^[5] at theRoyal Court Theatre^[6] and theApollo Theatre, before taking it toBroadway at theMusic Box Theatre.^[7]

In 2012, Moyle was cast in the BBC daytime soap operaDoctors.^[8] She made her first appearance as receptionistValerie Pitman on 15 October 2012. Her role was initially recurring and she began with three brief stints as Valerie. In-between herDoctors appearances, she continued with theatre work, appearing inThe Schoolmistress,A Bunch of Amateurs andWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.^[2] Moyle was curious why the production team only wanted her to appear fleetingly year after year, but after a positive reception from viewers to Valerie, she was eventually promoted to a regular cast member.^[9]

Moyle was nominated forBest Female Dramatic Performance andBest Comedy Performance at the2016 British Soap Awards, but lost out toLacey Turner andPatti Clare who playStacey Fowler andMary Taylor, respectively.^[10] In 2018, she made her writing debut after writing an episode ofDoctors, titled "The Wager", which aired on 31 May 2018.^[11] In 2019, Moyle won Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards.^[12] In 2020, Moyle wrote another episode ofDoctors, titled "Targeted Individual".^[13] Moyle announced her decision to leaveDoctors in August 2022. Her final episode aired on 16 December 2022.^[14]

Following her exit fromDoctors, Moyle appeared in an episode of theBritbox period seriesSister Boniface Mysteries.^[15] She then returned to theatre work when she toured the UK in the productionJumping the Shark.^[16] Moyle then appeared in twoRoyal Shakespeare Company productions:The Empress andFalkland Sound.^[17][18] Afterwards, she starred in theKing's Head Theatre's 2024 production ofqueer comedyNorthbound Boy.^[19]

In 2024, Moyle reunited with her formerDoctors co-stars for an episode of the BBC programmeBargain Hunt.^[20][21] Later that year, Moyle returned toMy Fair Lady, this time as Mrs Eynsford-Hill and Mrs Pearce at theCurve Theatre.^[22] Her first role of 2025 saw her portrayQueen Elizabeth II inHandbagged at theQueen's Theatre, Hornchurch.^[23] She then joined a touring production ofInside No. 9 Stage/Fright.^[24]

In September 2018, Moyle cycled 282km acrossRwanda^[25] to raise money and awareness forHope and Homes for Children. She is also an advocate for theAlzheimer's Society, and ran the 2000London Marathon to raise money for the charity.^[26] In 2020, Moyle raised money for the charity of which she is patron, Embracing Arts,^[27] by cycling 46 miles around London.^[28]

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