
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…
Known For
Philomena
Jane
Becoming Jane
Cassandra Austen
And Then There Were None
Ethel Rogers
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Leanne Fitz-Amobi
The Duke
Mrs. Gowling
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Janet Whitehead
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mrs. Strong
The Bletchley Circle
Susan
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Filmography
Acting (63)
Movies (29)
On the Edge
2026 Upcomingas (voice)
Dec 3
Unforgivable
2025as Katherine Farrell
Fackham Hall
2025as Mrs McAllister
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025as Self
Until I Kill You: The Real Story
2024as Narrator
Motherland: Last Christmas
2022as Julia
The Duke
2021as Mrs. Gowling
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021as Marianne
Say Your Prayers
2021as DCI Brough
The Kemps: All True
2020as Lorna Kemp
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019as Mrs. Strong
Mother's Day
2018as Wendy Parry
National Theatre Live: Consent
2017as Kitty
Reg
2016as Sally Keys
Birthday
2015as Lisa
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014as Regan
Philomena
2013as Jane
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013as Janet Whitehead
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
The Night Watch
2011as Kay Langrish
On Expenses
2010as Heather Brooke
Freefall
2009as Mandy
Moonshot
2009as Janet Armstrong
White Girl
2008as Debbie
Poppy Shakespeare
2008as N
Becoming Jane
2007as Cassandra Austen
I Really Hate My Job
2007as Madonna
The Wind in the Willows
2006as Gaoler's Daughter
Enduring Love
2004as Penny
Television (34)
Star City
2026 Upcomingas Lyudmilla Raskova
May 28
Ludwig
2024as Lucy Betts-Taylor
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
2024as Leanne Fitz-Amobi
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024as Self - Guest
Until I Kill You
2024as Delia Balmer
The Body Detectives
2024as Narrator
A Spy Among Friends
2022as Lily Thomas
Hollington Drive
2021as Theresa
Mandy
2020as Eva
Code 404
2020as Kelly
Good Omens
2019as Beelzebub
Urban Myths
2017as Agatha Christie
Motherland
2017as Julia
And Then There Were None
2015as Ethel Rogers
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015as Mary Shelley
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015as Merrily Watkins
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
2014as Janine
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013as Elizabeth Darcy
Line of Duty
2012as Patricia Carmichael
The Bletchley Circle
2012as Susan
The Bletchley Circle
2012as Susan
South Riding
2011as Sarah Burton
Accused
2010as Tina Dakin
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007as Self
Gavin & Stacey
2007as The Celebrant
Doctor Who
2005as Suki Macrae Cantrell
Bleak House
2005as Esther Summerson
North & South
2004as Bessy Higgins
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002as Self - Guest Announcer
Midsomer Murders
1997as Arabella Heywood
Have I Got News for You
1990as Self - Hostess
This Morning
1988as Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
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