Suranne Jones revealed that she drew on her own life when portraying a British prime minister in the new Netflix thriller, Hostage .

The 46-year-old actress, known for her roles in Doctor Foster, Vigil and Coronation Street , stars as politician Abigail Dalton, who must choose between her job and her family when her doctor husband is abducted by unknown terrorists while working in French Guiana.

© Des Willie/Netflix Suranne Jones as Abigail in Hostage

Speaking to HELLO! and other press at a London screening of the new series, Suranne opened up about drawing on her own life in the spotlight when playing Abigail.

"I'm well known, people recognise me," explained the Gentleman Jack star, who shares a nine-year-old son with her screenwriter husband, Laurence Akers. WATCH: The tr

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