Honeysuckle Weeks Biography: Age, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies & TV Shows, Kids

Honeysuckle Susan Weeks also known as Honeysuckle Weeks is a British actress best known for portraying Samantha Stewart (later Samantha Wainwright) in the ITV wartime drama Foyle’s War.

She has also appeared in The Rag Nymph, Lorna Doone, My Brother Tom, The Wicker Tree, The Five, and numerous stage productions, establishing herself as one of Britain’s respected television actresses.

Honeysuckle Weeks
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Real Name:	Honeysuckle Susan Weeks
Stage Name:	Honeysuckle Weeks
Born:	August 1, 1979 (age 47 years old)
Place of Birth:	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Nationality:	British
Ethnicity:	White (English)
Height:	5 feet 5 inches (165 cm)
Parents:	Robin Weeks and Susan Wade Weeks
Siblings:	Perdita Weeks, Rollo Weeks
Spouse:	Lorne Stormonth-Darling (divorced)
Children:	Wade Stormonth-Darling
Occupation:	Actress
Net Worth:	$3 million

Early Life and Education

Honeysuckle Weeks was born on August 1, 1979, in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Robin Weeks and Susan Wade Weeks. Her parents named her after the honeysuckle flower, which was in bloom when she was born.

She grew up in Chichester and Petworth, West Sussex, alongside her younger sister, Perdita Weeks, and younger brother, Rollo Weeks, both of whom also became actors.

Weeks attended Great Ballard School, Roedean School, and later graduated with an upper-second-class degree in English from Pembroke College, Oxford.

She also studied art in Venice, Italy, attended weekend classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and performed with the Chichester Festival Theatre during her childhood. There is no information about her religion.

Career

Honeysuckle Weeks began her acting career as a child in Goggle-Eyes (1993), quickly attracting attention for her natural screen presence. She went on to appear in television productions including A Dark-Adapted Eye, The Rag Nymph, Close Relations, Midsomer Murders, Poirot, Lorna Doone, and My Brother Tom.

Her international breakthrough came in 2002 when she was cast as Samantha Stewart in Foyle’s War, a role she played throughout the acclaimed series until its conclusion in 2015. Her performance made her one of the most recognizable faces on British television.

Beyond Foyle’s War, Weeks has appeared in Red Mercury, The Wicker Tree, Death in Paradise, Lewis, Frankie Drake Mysteries, and The Five. She has also enjoyed a successful stage career, starring in productions such as Pygmalion and A Daughter’s A Daughter.

In addition, she has lent her voice to Big Finish Productions’ Doctor Who audio dramas, further demonstrating her versatility as a performer.

Social Media

• She does not have a social media account.

Personal Life

Honeysuckle Weeks is currently single. She married hypnotherapist Lorne Stormonth-Darling in 2005 during a Buddhist ceremony in the Himalayas, followed by a legal wedding in London in 2007.

The couple welcomed a son, Wade Stormonth-Darling, in 2011, and their marriage ended in 2019. Before her marriage, Weeks was engaged to poet and musician Anno Birkin, who died in a car accident in Italy in 2001 at the age of 20.

At 46 years old, she stands 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall. She enjoys painting, theatre, art history, travelling, reading, and is a vegetarian.

Net Worth

Honeysuckle Weeks has an estimated net worth of approximately $3 million USD. Her income comes primarily from acting in television, film, theatre, and audio productions.

Her long-running role in Foyle’s War, together with appearances in numerous British television dramas and stage productions, has been the primary source of her financial success.

Filmography

Film

• My Brother Tom (2001)
• Red Mercury (2005)
• The Wicker Tree (2011)

Television

• Goggle-Eyes (1993)
• A Dark-Adapted Eye (1994)
• The Rag Nymph (1997)
• Close Relations (1998)
• Lorna Doone (2000)
• Foyle’s War (2002–2015)
• Midsomer Murders
• Poirot
• Lewis
• Death in Paradise
• The Five (2016)
• Frankie Drake Mysteries (2019)

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