# Sara Vickers
**Sara Vickers** (born 1985) is a Scottish stage, television, and film actress best known for playing Joan Thursday, daughter of Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, on the ITV detective drama *Endeavour*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [2](https://inspectormorse.fandom.com/wiki/Sara_Vickers) Her other prominent screen roles include Ms. Crookshanks in HBO's *Watchmen* (2019) and Davina Porter in *Outlander: Blood of My Blood* (2025).[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland; raised in Edinburgh[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2335154/bio/) |
| Training | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London; acting degree, 2010[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) |
| Signature role | Joan Thursday on *Endeavour*, appearing from series 1 (2013) through series 9 (2023)[4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/) |
| Other notable TV | Ms. Crookshanks in *Watchmen* (2019); Erin in *Guilt* (2021, 2023)[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) |
| Spouse | Actor Kerr Logan; sources differ on the wedding month in 2017[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2335154/bio/) |
| Current role | Davina Porter in *Outlander: Blood of My Blood*, announced in April 2024[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) |
## Early life and training
Vickers was born in [Strathaven](https://www.edgepedia.org/strathaven), Lanarkshire, Scotland, and grew up in Edinburgh.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2335154/bio/) She moved to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and earned a degree in acting there in 2010.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/)
## Stage work
Vickers's early career was rooted in British theater. In 2010 she played Bolette, the elder daughter of Dr. Wangel, in David Eldridge's adaptation of Ibsen's *The Lady from the Sea*, directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester; the *Independent* reviewer found her performance heartbreaking in the character's refusal of her old tutor, and the *British Theatre Guide* called her "very good" in the part.[5](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-lady-from-the-sea-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-2115499.html) • [6](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/RExladysea-rev.pdf)
In 2011 she played Maia in *Judgement Day*, an adaptation of Ibsen's final work *When We Dead Awaken*, directed by James Dacre at the Print Room in Notting Hill Gate. That same year she was cast as Annabella opposite [Damien Molony](https://www.edgepedia.org/damien-molony)'s Giovanni in Ford's *'Tis Pity She's a Whore* at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.[7](https://www.theguardian.com/leeds/2011/apr/21/tis-pity-shes-a-whore-west-yorkshire-playhouse) She also played [Alexandra](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexandra) in *Dark Road*, the [Ian Rankin](https://www.edgepedia.org/ian-rankin) stage thriller at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.[8](https://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/review-dark-road/)
In 2014 she took on Shakespeare, playing Juliet in HOME Manchester's production of *Romeo & Juliet*, directed by Walter Meierjohann and staged in the three swimming pools of the disused Victoria Baths in [Chorlton-on-Medlock](https://www.edgepedia.org/chorlton-on-medlock). In an interview before the run she said she had previously shied away from the role until a monologue audition earlier that year "clicked". The *Independent* review praised her "beautifully-balanced performance" as a Juliet alternating "hot teenage impetuosity with soft vulnerable innocence".[9](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/sara-vickers-chats-about-homes-romeo-juliet_35543/) • [10](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-victoria-baths-manchester-review-overwhelming-and-ambitious-9748457.html)
## Screen career
**Endeavour.** Vickers's breakout television role was Joan Thursday, daughter of DI Fred Thursday ([Roger Allam](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-allam)), in *Endeavour*, the ITV prequel to *Inspector Morse*. She appeared from the first series in 2013, including episodes 2 and 4, through the ninth and final series in 2023.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/) The character was originally described to her as a brunette in her early twenties, similar to [Shirley Anne Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/shirley-anne-field) in *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning*.[11](https://starrymag.com/sara-vickers-endeavour/) In a 2019 interview she explained that writer Russell Lewis responded to the actors' work series by series, and that the bond between Morse ([Shaun Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaun-evans)) and Joan grew from what he saw in their early scenes. She singled out the bank-heist episode "Coda", the goodbye scene in "Coda" when Joan leaves Oxford, and Joan appearing at Morse's flat in "Harvest" among her favorite scenes.[11](https://starrymag.com/sara-vickers-endeavour/) In a later PBS interview she discussed saying goodbye to the character and filming *Guilt* six weeks after giving birth.[12](https://endeavourfiles.tumblr.com/post/695912819380666368/interview-guilt-and-endeavour-actor-sara-vickers) An ITV press pack for the series again credits her as Joan Thursday opposite Caroline O'Neill's Win Thursday.[13](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5483)
**Other television.** While on *Endeavour*, Vickers took on recurring and guest parts: Leanne Randall in five episodes of the third series of [BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one)'s crime drama *Shetland* (2016); Marion Crawford in episode 7 of *The Crown*'s first series (2016); Jane Gooding in an episode of TNT's *The Alienist* (2018); Cara in an episode of *Lovesick* (2020); and Ms. Crookshanks in HBO's *Watchmen* (2019), the [Damon Lindelof](https://www.edgepedia.org/damon-lindelof) series based on the [DC Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-comics) title.[4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/) • [1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) In the Scottish drama *Guilt*, set in Edinburgh, she played Erin in the second series (2021) and third series (2023).[4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/)
**Film.** Her screen debut came with a small role as Eilidh in the 2013 musical comedy *[Sunshine on Leith](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunshine-on-leith-film)*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/)
In April 2024 it was announced that Vickers had been cast as Davina Porter in *Outlander: Blood of My Blood*, the *Outlander* prequel series; the role appears in the 2025 first series and a 2026 second series.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/)
## Personal life
Vickers is married to the Northern Irish actor Kerr Logan. IMDb records the marriage as August 2017 with one child; a Thai-language biographical reference gives March 2017 as the wedding month. Both sources agree on the year and the spouse.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2335154/bio/)
## References
1. [Sara Vickers, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sara-vickers/)
2. [Sara Vickers, Inspector Morse Wiki](https://inspectormorse.fandom.com/wiki/Sara_Vickers)
3. [Sara Vickers Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2335154/bio/)
4. [Sara Vickers filmography, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-622628/filmografia/)
5. [The Lady from the Sea, Royal Exchange Theatre review, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-lady-from-the-sea-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-2115499.html)
6. [The Lady from the Sea review, British Theatre Guide](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/RExladysea-rev.pdf)
7. ['Tis Pity She's a Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/leeds/2011/apr/21/tis-pity-shes-a-whore-west-yorkshire-playhouse)
8. [Dark Road review, All Edinburgh Theatre](https://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/review-dark-road/)
9. [Sara Vickers chats about HOME's Romeo & Juliet, WhatsOnStage](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/sara-vickers-chats-about-homes-romeo-juliet_35543/)
10. [Romeo and Juliet, Victoria Baths Manchester review, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-victoria-baths-manchester-review-overwhelming-and-ambitious-9748457.html)
11. [Sara Vickers – Endeavour interview, StarryMag](https://starrymag.com/sara-vickers-endeavour/)
12. [Interview: Guilt and Endeavour Actor Sara Vickers, PBS Masterpiece via The Endeavour Files](https://endeavourfiles.tumblr.com/post/695912819380666368/interview-guilt-and-endeavour-actor-sara-vickers)
13. [ITV Endeavour press pack](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5483)
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