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Maxine Peake
Actor

Maxine Peake

14 Jul 1974Born
52Age
108Credits
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is also an accomplished stage actress, having played the title role in Hamlet, and had a role in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. In 2018 she played the lead in the film Funny Cow and had a starring role in Mike Leigh's epic Peterloo, a film very close to her heart.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 108 credits.

  1. TBAThe Bright Side Running ClubFilm
  2. TBAFirst Day on EarthSeries: Helen
  3. TBAThe UnheardSeries (1 episode)
  4. 2026CrackulaFilm
  5. 2026Last SeenSeries: Jenna Reid (6 episodes)
  6. 2026BaitSeries: Helen (2 episodes)
  7. 2025LaundreamsFilm
  8. 2025The Occupant of the RoomFilm: The Englishwoman (voice)
  9. 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughFilm: Narrator
  10. 2025I SwearFilm: Dottie
  11. 2025Words of WarFilm: Anna Politkovskaya
  12. 2024The Haunted SeasonSeries: The Englishwoman (voice) (1 episode)
  13. 2024Say NothingSeries: Older Dolours Price (9 episodes)
  14. 2024WokenFilm: Helen
  15. 2024Secret Life of the Safari ParkSeries: Narrator (6 episodes)
  16. 2023TishFilm: Tish Murtha (voice)
  17. 2023Dance FirstFilm: Barbara
  18. 2023Choked UpFilm: Fiona Lacey
  19. 2022Wendell & WildFilm: Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
  20. 2022Inner Polar BearFilm: Narrator (voice)
  21. 2022Lapushka!Film: Scoot Piccolo
  22. 2022Something Out of NothingFilm
  23. 2022IncompatibleFilm: Director
  24. 2022Rules of the GameSeries: Sam Thompson (4 episodes)
  25. 2022AnneSeries: Anne Williams (4 episodes)
  26. 2021Where We Used to MeetFilm
  27. 2021Star Wars: VisionsSeries: Kalina Kalfus (voice) (1 episode)
  28. 2020MandySeries: Susan Blower (1 episode)
  29. 2020Alan Bennett's Talking HeadsSeries: Miss Fozzard (1 episode)
  30. 2020SurfacesFilm: Alix
  31. 2020It's MeFilm: Miriam
  32. 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'dFilm: Fanny Lye
  33. 2019Be Still My Beating HeartFilm
  34. 2019JudyFilm: Judy
  35. 2018PeterlooFilm: Nellie
  36. 2018The BisexualSeries: Sadie (6 episodes)
  37. 2018The Last Testament of Lillian BiloccaFilm: Director
  38. 2018GwenFilm: Elen
  39. 2018Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich EngelsFilm: Friedrich Engels (voice)
  40. 2018Funny CowFilm: Funny Cow
  41. 2018Wonders of the MoonFilm: Narrator (voice)
  42. 2017The PriestFilm: Writer
  43. 2017Men Who Sleep in CarsFilm: Sarah
  44. 2017CakeFilm
  45. 2017UnseenFilm: Emma
  46. 2017Dispossession: The Great Social Housing SwindleFilm: Narrator
  47. 2017Three GirlsSeries: Sara Rowbotham (3 episodes)
  48. 2016Generation '66Film: Narrator
  49. 2016A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm: Titania
  50. 2016Red TopFilm: Rebekah Brooks
  51. 2016I Wish For YouFilm: Grown Up Mia
  52. 2015The FallingFilm: Eileen Lamont
  53. 2015HamletFilm: Hamlet
  54. 2015Strange WeatherFilm: Jane
  55. 2015The ShuttleworthsFilm: Helen Bach
  56. 2014The Theory of EverythingFilm: Elaine Mason
  57. 2014Keeping RosyFilm: Charlotte
  58. 2014Inside No. 9Series: Nadia (1 episode)
  59. 2014Run & JumpFilm: Vanetia
  60. 2013Keeping Up with the JonesesFilm: Celia
  61. 2013SvengaliFilm: Angie
  62. 2013The VillageSeries: Grace Middleton (12 episodes)
  63. 2013The Heart Fails Without WarningFilm: Mother
  64. 2012Private PeacefulFilm: Hazel Peaceful
  65. 2012Room at the TopSeries: Alice Aisgill (2 episodes)
  66. 2012The Hollow CrownSeries: Doll Tearsheet (2 episodes)
  67. 2012Best Laid PlansFilm: Isabel
  68. 2011DeafBlindFilm: Maggie
  69. 2011Black MirrorSeries: Bella (1 episode)
  70. 2011SilkSeries: Martha Costello QC (18 episodes)
  71. 2010EdgeFilm: Elly
  72. 2010Imaginary FriendFilm: Pauline
  73. 2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerFilm: Anne Lister
  74. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Film: Helen Marshall
  75. 2009Red RidingSeries (1 episode)
  76. 2008The Devil's WhoreSeries: Elizabeth Lilburne (4 episodes)
  77. 2008Little DorritSeries: Miss Wade (14 episodes)
  78. 2008ClubbedFilm: Angela
  79. 2008Criminal JusticeSeries: Juliet Miller (5 episodes)
  80. 2008Hancock & JoanFilm: Joan Le Mesurier

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