Anna Maxwell Martin
Born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK — May 10 1977
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 f…
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Midsomer Murders
Arabella Heywood
Doctor Who
Line of Duty
Patricia Carmichael
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Good Omens
Beelzebub
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
Urban Myths
Agatha Christie
Accused
Tina Dakin
Mandy
Eva
The Bletchley Circle
Susan
And Then There Were None
Ethel Rogers
Fackham Hall
Mrs McAllister
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Mary Shelley
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Leanne Fitz-Amobi
North & South
Bessy Higgins
Motherland
Julia
Ludwig
Lucy Betts-Taylor
Bleak House
Esther Summerson
A Spy Among Friends
Lily Thomas
Star City
Lyudmilla Raskova
Code 404
Kelly
Death Comes to Pemberley
Elizabeth Darcy
Becoming Jane
Cassandra Austen
Until I Kill You
Delia Balmer
Philomena
Jane
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mrs. Strong
The Duke
Mrs. Gowling
South Riding
Sarah Burton
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
Janine
The Night Watch
Kay Langrish
Hollington Drive
Theresa
Midwinter of the Spirit
Merrily Watkins
Enduring Love
Penny
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Moonshot
Janet Armstrong
Birthday
Lisa
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
White Girl
Debbie
Unforgivable
Katherine Farrell
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Janet Whitehead
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Regan
Freefall
Mandy
On Expenses
Heather Brooke
Reg
Sally Keys
The Wind in the Willows
Gaoler's Daughter
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Marianne
I Really Hate My Job
Madonna
Mother's Day
Wendy Parry
Poppy Shakespeare
N
On the Edge
(voice)
The Kemps: All True
Lorna Kemp
National Theatre Live: Consent
Kitty
Say Your Prayers
DCI Brough
Motherland: Last Christmas
Julia
The Body Detectives
Narrator
Until I Kill You: The Real Story
Narrator