The Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson relationship timeline starts with a friendship in 2014 that, by the actors’ own account, stayed “totally platonic” for years, turned into love during the 2020 COVID lockdown in Melbourne, and led to a backyard wedding in Brooklyn in February 2021. Snook, the Australian actress best known as Shiv Roy in Succession, and Lawson, an Australian comedian and actor, have a daughter born in May 2023, and Snook thanked her “husband, my soulmate” from the stage when she won a Tony Award in June 2025.
They keep their family life fairly private, so most details come from a few interviews that outlets repeat, and the accounts differ in places. This guide gives the milestones, says where each comes from, and points out the conflicts.
Quick answers
- Met: 2014, and they were friends first.
- Fell in love: during the 2020 COVID lockdown in Melbourne.
- Proposal: Snook proposed to Lawson on Halloween 2020, according to Yahoo and AOL.
- Married: February 2021, in the backyard of Snook’s Brooklyn home. The exact date has not been published in the sources we reviewed.
- Child: a daughter born in May 2023; her name has not been shared. Lawson also has a son from a previous relationship.
- Together as a couple: about six years, and five years married as of February 2026 (our calculation).
Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Relationship Timeline at a Glance
| Date | Milestone | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Snook and Lawson meet and become friends | Yahoo, AOL (citing Vogue Australia), HollywoodLife |
| 2018 | Snook guests on Lawson’s online talk show, Dave’s Shed Show | AOL |
| Early 2020 | Lockdown in Melbourne; the friendship becomes romantic | Yahoo (citing The Telegraph), AOL (citing Vogue Australia) |
| Halloween 2020 | Snook proposes | Yahoo, AOL |
| February 2021 | Wedding in Snook’s Brooklyn backyard | Yahoo, AOL, HollywoodLife |
| September 2021 | Lawson mentions his son from a previous relationship on a podcast | HollywoodLife |
| May 2023 | Daughter is born; Snook announces it on Instagram | AOL |
| January 2024 | Snook reveals at the Golden Globes that the baby is a girl | AOL |
| March 2025 | Lawson attends the Broadway opening of The Picture of Dorian Gray | AOL |
| June 8, 2025 | Snook wins the Tony Award and thanks Lawson in her speech | AOL |
How Did Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Meet?
Snook told Vogue Australia in October 2021 that she and Lawson had been friends since 2014, and AOL’s summary of the interview quotes her: “We’ve been friends since 2014, lived together, traveled together, always excited to see each other, but totally platonic.” According to Yahoo’s report, both had dated other people during those years. HollywoodLife adds that Lawson is an Australian comedian, actor, and radio and TV personality who grew up in Bayside, Melbourne, and began by hosting Nickelodeon Australia shows. It lists his credits as including both Peter Rabbit films, Utopia, Mustangs FC and Wentworth, and says the two collaborated on the 2015 film Oddball. Those biographical details come from one source.
In 2018, AOL reports, Snook appeared as a guest on Lawson’s online talk show, Dave’s Shed Show.
When Did Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Start Dating?
The romance began in 2020. Snook told The Telegraph, as relayed by Yahoo, that the two “got stuck in a house together and we just sort of fell in love” during the lockdown in Melbourne. She also told Vogue Australia that when the pandemic began, she was locked down with a close friend and “we fell in love.”
In the Yahoo report, she describes the “taboo” of “crossing over” from friends to partners, saying “if we’re friends, we’re friends.” AOL adds that Snook has said she began to see Lawson differently while she was filming and directing the short romantic comedy Pause.
When Did Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Get Engaged?
Snook proposed to Lawson on Halloween 2020, according to both Yahoo and AOL. AOL also reports a lighter moment from the same period: after Snook’s 2020 Emmy nomination, Lawson made her a tin-foil replica of the trophy, which she later confirmed in an October 2021 Town & Country cover story. That anecdote rests on one source.
Where the accounts differ
HollywoodLife says Snook proposed in February 2021, which is the month of the wedding. Yahoo and AOL both say Halloween 2020. We use Halloween 2020, since two sources agree and the February date matches the wedding, suggesting the other account mixed up the two events.
When Did Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Get Married?
They married in February 2021 in the backyard of Snook’s home in Brooklyn, New York, per Yahoo and AOL. Yahoo reports that her housemates and Succession co-star Ashley Zukerman attended; HollywoodLife says Zukerman, who plays Nate Sofrelli, was a witness. Yahoo also says Snook wore a black shirt and trousers with a vintage velvet Chloé jacket and Blundstone boots that matched Lawson’s. Yahoo Australia’s March 2023 report quotes her saying it was “still such a shock and surprise” that they ended up married, and that “we still get a kick out of it.”
The exact wedding date has not been published in the sources we reviewed, so we give only the month.
Do Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Have Children?
Yes. Snook announced on Instagram in May 2023 that she had given birth to her first child with Lawson, after revealing her pregnancy at the Succession Season 4 premiere, per AOL. She wrote that she had “just watched the final episode” of the show and that “my life has changed again.”
- The child’s sex: AOL reports that Snook revealed in January 2024, on the Golden Globes red carpet, that the baby is a daughter, quoting her: “I love it. She’s the best.”
- The child’s name: not shared publicly, per AOL.
- Lawson’s son: HollywoodLife reports that Lawson has a son from a previous relationship, which he mentioned on the Funny in Failure podcast in September 2021, saying he “can’t have regrets” because then he wouldn’t have his son.
Snook also credited her daughter in her January 2024 Emmy speech, saying “it was her who carried me” through Succession‘s final season, and joked that Shiv Roy showed her “what not to do” as a parent, AOL reported.
Where the accounts differ
One older HollywoodLife explainer says the couple had not confirmed the baby’s sex. Later AOL coverage says Snook revealed it in January 2024. We treat the daughter as confirmed and note that the HollywoodLife piece predates that reveal.
Sarah Snook’s Tony Award and Thanks to Dave Lawson
At the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall, Snook won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which she plays Lord Henry, Dorian Gray and about two dozen other characters, AOL reported. In her speech, she said: “An exceptional thank you to my husband, my soulmate. You are so brilliant holding the fort down and keeping our family together.” Lawson had attended the show’s Broadway opening in March 2025 and joined her at the after-party at Gotham Hall, per AOL.
Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Timeline by the Numbers
These figures are our own calculations from the dates above:
- About 12 years since they met in 2014.
- Six years of friendship (2014 to 2020) before they became a couple, which matches Yahoo’s description.
- About three months between the Halloween 2020 proposal and the February 2021 wedding.
- Five years of marriage as of February 2026.
- About four years and four months between the wedding (February 2021) and the Tony speech (June 2025).
How to Check a Celebrity Couple’s Timeline
Their story shows how small differences spread between articles. Four quick checks:
- Find the original interview. The Vogue Australia, The Telegraph, and Town & Country interviews are the origin of most facts here.
- Notice a lone outlier. The “February 2021 proposal” and “baby’s sex unconfirmed” claims each appear in only one article, and both conflict with later reporting.
- Check the date of the article. An older explainer may predate a reveal, like the 2024 Golden Globes remark.
- Respect what hasn’t been shared. The daughter’s name and the exact wedding date are private, and a careful article leaves them out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson relationship timeline?
They met in 2014 and were friends first, fell in love during the 2020 lockdown in Melbourne, got engaged on Halloween 2020, and married in February 2021. Their daughter was born in May 2023.
How did Sarah Snook meet her husband?
They met in 2014 and became friends. Snook has said they were “totally platonic” until the 2020 lockdown.
When did Sarah Snook get married?
February 2021, in a small ceremony in the backyard of her Brooklyn home. The exact date has not been published in the sources we reviewed.
Who proposed, Sarah Snook or Dave Lawson?
Snook proposed to Lawson on Halloween 2020, according to Yahoo and AOL.
Who is Dave Lawson?
An Australian comedian, actor, and TV and radio personality, per HollywoodLife, with credits that include the Peter Rabbit films, Utopia, and Wentworth.
Do Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson have kids?
They have a daughter born in May 2023. Lawson also has a son from a previous relationship.
What is Sarah Snook’s daughter’s name?
It has not been shared publicly.
Did Sarah Snook win a Tony Award?
Yes. She won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play on June 8, 2025, for The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson Relationship Timeline: Summary
The confirmed Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson relationship timeline has these anchor points: a friendship that began in 2014, a lockdown romance in 2020, a Halloween 2020 proposal, a February 2021 Brooklyn backyard wedding, a daughter in May 2023, and a Tony Award speech in June 2025 that thanked “my husband, my soulmate.” The only real conflicts among sources are the proposal date in one explainer and a baby’s sex detail in an older one, and the wedding date and the child’s name remain private.
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