Anna Maxwell Martin

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Known For

Acting

Born

1977-05-10

Place of Birth

Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Anna Maxwell Martin

Biography

Anna Maxwell Martin (born Anna Charlotte Martin; 10 May 1977), sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is an English actress. She won two British Academy Television Awards, for her portrayals of Esther Summerson in the BBC adaptation of Bleak House (2005) and N in the Channel 4 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare (2008). She is also known for her roles as DCS Patricia Carmichael in BBC One crime drama Line of Duty (2019–2021) and Kelly Major in Code 404 (2020–2022). From 2016-2022, Martin starred in the BBC comedy Motherland, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance. Martin's theatre work includes the role of Lyra Belacqua in the production of His Dark Materials (2003–2004) at the National Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Maxwell Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Fackham Hall as Mrs. McAllister
2025
Unforgivable as Katherine Farrell
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell as Self
2024
Until I Kill You: The Real Story as Narrator
2024
Ludwig as Lucy Betts-Taylor
2024
The Body Detectives as Narrator
2024
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder as Leanne Fitz-Amobi
2024
Until I Kill You as Delia Balmer
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
2022
Motherland: Last Christmas as Julia
2022
A Spy Among Friends as Lily Thomas
2021
National Theatre Live: Constellations as Marianne
2021
Hollington Drive as Theresa
2021
The Duke as Mrs. Gowling
2021
Say Your Prayers as DCI Brough
2020
Mandy as Eva
2020
The Kemps: All True as Lorna Kemp
2020
Code 404 as Kelly
2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mrs. Strong
2019
Good Omens as Beelzebub
2018
Mother's Day as Wendy Parry
2017
Motherland as Julia
2017
National Theatre Live: Consent as Kitty
2017
Urban Myths as Agatha Christie
2016
Reg as Sally Keys
2015
And Then There Were None as Ethel Rogers
2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles as Mary Shelley
2015
Midwinter of the Spirit as Merrily Watkins
2015
Birthday as Lisa
2014
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies as Janine
2014
National Theatre Live: King Lear as Regan
2013
Death Comes to Pemberley as Elizabeth Darcy
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Philomena as Jane
2013
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Janet Whitehead
2012
The Bletchley Circle as Susan
2012
Line of Duty as Patricia Carmichael
2011
The Night Watch as Kay Langrish
2011
South Riding as Sarah Burton
2010
Accused as Tina Dakin
2010
On Expenses as Heather Brooke
2009
Freefall as Mandy
2009
Moonshot as Janet Armstrong
2008
Poppy Shakespeare as N
2008
White Girl as Debbie
2007
I Really Hate My Job as Madonna
2007
Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007
Becoming Jane as Cassandra Austen
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
The Wind in the Willows as Gaoler's Daughter
2005
Bleak House as Esther Summerson
2005
Doctor Who
2005
Doctor Who as Suki Macrae Cantrell
2004
North & South as Bessy Higgins
2004
Enduring Love as Penny
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
1997
Midsomer Murders as Arabella Heywood
1990
Have I Got News for You as Self - Hostess
1988
This Morning as Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
Star City as Lyudmilla