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Home/People/Anna Maxwell Martin
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Born
May 10, 1977
Age 48
Place of Birth
Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

29
Movies
33
TV Shows
Also Known As
Anna Charlotte Martin
Anna Maxwell-Martin
IMDb Profile

Anna Maxwell Martin

Acting

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.
Fackham Hall poster

Fackham Hall

as Mrs McAllister
2025
Unforgivable poster

Unforgivable

as Katherine Farrell
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell poster

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

as Self
2025
Until I Kill You: The Real Story poster

Until I Kill You: The Real Story

as Narrator
2024
Motherland: Last Christmas poster

Motherland: Last Christmas

as Julia
2022
National Theatre Live: Constellations poster

National Theatre Live: Constellations

as Marianne
2021
The Duke poster

The Duke

as Mrs. Gowling
2021
Say Your Prayers poster

Say Your Prayers

as DCI Brough
2021
The Kemps: All True poster

The Kemps: All True

as Lorna Kemp
2020
The Personal History of David Copperfield poster

The Personal History of David Copperfield

as Mrs. Strong
2019
Mother's Day poster

Mother's Day

as Wendy Parry
2018
National Theatre Live: Consent poster

National Theatre Live: Consent

as Kitty
2017
Reg poster

Reg

as Sally Keys
2016
Birthday poster

Birthday

as Lisa
2015
National Theatre Live: King Lear poster

National Theatre Live: King Lear

as Regan
2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage poster

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Cast
2013
Philomena poster

Philomena

as Jane
2013
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa poster

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

as Janet Whitehead
2013
The Night Watch poster

The Night Watch

as Kay Langrish
2011
On Expenses poster

On Expenses

as Heather Brooke
2010