Anna Maxwell Martin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-05-10 (48 years old)

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...

Acting

2007

Becoming Jane

as Cassandra Austen

2006

The Wind in the Willows

as Gaoler's Daughter

2009

Moonshot

as Janet Armstrong

2007

2013

Philomena

as Jane

2009

Freefall

as Mandy

2013

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

as Janet Whitehead

2010

On Expenses

as Heather Brooke

2008

White Girl

as Debbie

2011

The Night Watch

as Kay Langrish

2015

Birthday

as Lisa

2016

Reg

as Sally Keys

2004

2018

Mother's Day

as Wendy Parry

2020

The Kemps: All True

as Lorna Kemp

2021

The Duke

as Mrs. Gowling

2021

Say Your Prayers

as DCI Brough

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