Saffron burrows was born in 1972 in London, England.
His parents are socialists, his father being an architect and teacher, and his mother Susie, teacher and feminist trend.
At the age of 15, she was discovered by a talent scout from a modeling agency and thus, she would begin a successful career within modeling and later, within the film industry.
His first film was in the famous “In the name of the Father”(1993), with Daniel day lewis Y Emma thompson. In it he had a very brief and unimportant appearance.
His first significant role was in “Friend circle“(1995), together with Chris O`Donnell Y Minnie Driver.
Then there would be little outstanding films such as “The Shaman “ (nineteen ninety six), “I bring you Frankincence”(1996) and “Love hotel“(nineteen ninety six).
In 1997, he participated in “After one night” with Wesley snipes, Robert Downey Jr. Y Nastassja Kinski.
In 1999, “Goodbye to sexual innocence “ with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and, that same year, “Deep Blue sea” with Samuel L Jackson, Y “Miss Julie”.
In “Timecode “, released in 2000, was seen alongside Salma Hayek Y Holly Hunter.
In 2001, he had roles in “Enigma“, with Kate winslet Y Dougray scott, and in “Game of seduction”, with Burt reynolds.
In 2004, he would play Andromache, in the successful “Troy” starring Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana Y Peter O`Toole, among others.
The following year, he appeared in the theater Old vic, in London, at the construction site “Night Sky”, next to David warner Y Christopher Eccleston.
It was Lea de Castro, in the film “Klimt”, made by John malkovich, released in 2006. That year, in “Perfect creature“, He would act again with Dougray scott,.
In 2007, he was part of “Somewhere in memory” with Adam Sandler, Liv tyler Y Donald sutherland.
Also, that year I play the prosecutor Lorraine weller, in the series of ABC, “Boston Legal ”.
Among his latest works are “Love and virtue “(2008) with John malkovich Y Peter O`Toole “The guitar ” (2008), “The bank job”(2008) and “My own worst enemy”(2008).
In her personal life, she is a friend of the politician Tony benn. He is also of a socialist tendency and joined the anti-racial movement when he was 11 years old.
In time she would become the vice president of the National Movement for Civil Rights.
In 1999, she revealed in an interview that she is bisexual and was related for several years with the director Mike figgis, having acted in some of his films.
Since the end of his relationship with Figgis, has been related to the actress Fiona shaw, This rumor has not been denied or confirmed by either of the two actresses.