Anna Maxwell Martin

Actor May 10 (age 49) Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK 1988–2026 (38 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Philomena

Jane

Film

Becoming Jane

Cassandra Austen

Film

And Then There Were None

Ethel Rogers

Film

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Leanne Fitz-Amobi

Film

The Duke

Mrs. Gowling

Film

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Janet Whitehead

Film

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Mrs. Strong

Film

The Bletchley Circle

Susan

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (32)

Heartstopper Forever

2026 Upcoming

as Sarah Nelson

Jul 17

On the Edge

2026 Upcoming

as (voice)

Dec 3

Unforgivable

as Katherine Farrell

Fackham Hall

as Mrs McAllister

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

2025

as Self

8.0

Until I Kill You: The Real Story

2024

as Narrator

Motherland: Last Christmas

2022

as Julia

The Duke

2021

as Mrs. Gowling

7.0

National Theatre Live: Constellations

as Marianne

Say Your Prayers

as DCI Brough

The Kemps: All True

as Lorna Kemp

Motherland - Christmas special

2020

as Julia

The Personal History of David Copperfield

as Mrs. Strong

Mother's Day

as Wendy Parry

National Theatre Live: Consent

2017

as Kitty

Reg

as Sally Keys

Birthday

as Lisa

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2014

as Regan

7.1

Off the Page: School Gate

2014

as Jenny

Philomena

2013

as Jane

7.3

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

as Janet Whitehead

6.6

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

The Night Watch

as Kay Langrish

On Expenses

as Heather Brooke

Freefall

as Mandy

Moonshot

as Janet Armstrong

White Girl

as Debbie

Poppy Shakespeare

as N

Becoming Jane

as Cassandra Austen

I Really Hate My Job

as Madonna

The Wind in the Willows

as Gaoler's Daughter

Enduring Love

as Penny

Television (36)

Steal

2026

7.4

Star City

2026 Upcoming

as Lyudmilla Raskova

May 28

The Assembly

2025

as Self

5.8

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

as Leanne Fitz-Amobi

Ludwig

as Lucy Betts-Taylor

Until I Kill You

as Delia Balmer

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

2024

as Self - Guest

5.4

The Body Detectives

2024

as Narrator

A Spy Among Friends

as Lily Thomas

Hollington Drive

as Theresa

Mandy

as Eva

Code 404

as Kelly

Good Omens

as Beelzebub

Urban Myths

as Agatha Christie

Motherland

as Julia

And Then There Were None

2015

as Ethel Rogers

7.5

The Frankenstein Chronicles

2015

as Mary Shelley

7.0

Midwinter of the Spirit

2015

as Merrily Watkins

6.6

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

2014

as Janine

7.3

Death Comes to Pemberley

2013

as Elizabeth Darcy

6.9

Line of Duty

2012

as Patricia Carmichael

The Bletchley Circle

as Susan

The Bletchley Circle

as Susan

South Riding

as Sarah Burton

Accused

as Tina Dakin

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Gavin & Stacey

as The Celebrant

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Doctor Who

as Suki Macrae Cantrell

Bleak House

as Esther Summerson

North & South

as Bessy Higgins

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

as Self - Guest Announcer

6.1

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Arabella Heywood

7.5

Have I Got News for You

as Self - Hostess

This Morning

as Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Presenter

7.1