Sarah Snook is trying to keep acting — and her career — in perspective.
The actress, 38, spoke to the media in the press room after winning the 2026 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for her role in the hit Peacock series All Her Fault in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 4. During the post-win Q&A, Snook made a point to say that she thinks it’s important to keep her job “in perspective.”
“[Acting] is just a game of pretend, [and] getting paid to do this job is very nice,” she said, adding that she is “grateful” she gets to act for a living.
“And hopefully I keep getting some of those opportunities to do it,” she continued.
The Succession star added that her time in the entertainment industry has taught her to simply “keep working hard.”
“Just keep your hand down and keep doing things to keep working, keep working hard, keep looking for the things that challenge you,” she said.
She alluded to her perspective on acting earlier in the evening as she took the stage to accept her award.
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“We had an awesome time with the crew, shooting really great stuff,” she said while onstage. “And I think that’s the main thing — is just having a great time while we’re shooting, ‘cause we’re just playing pretend.”
All Her Fault is a gripping eight-episode mystery thriller series in which Snook stars as Marissa Irvine, a high-powered wealth manager whose life descends into chaos when her 5-year-old son, Milo, vanishes. The missing-persons case soon unveils a web of suspicion and secrets in her seemingly mundane suburban life.
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The series, which is an adaptation of Andrea Mara’s bestselling novel of the same name, also features performances from Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, Michael Peña and Abby Elliott.
Snook is also set to make her Broadway premiere in The Picture of Dorian Gray in March.
The Australian-born performer will play 26 characters in the production, which employs “an explosive interplay of video and theater through an intricately choreographed collection of onstage cameras,’ per a release from the producers.