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Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

Actor · Born May 10, 1977 (49) · Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards

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.

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Born
May 10, 1977 (49)
From
Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 31% in 30 days

What are Anna Maxwell Martin's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
24%
Self
22%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
14
Dread
5
Absurd
5
Hopeful
5
Other
27

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anna Maxwell Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anna Maxwell Martin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • On the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as (voice)

  • Heartstopper Forever(2026)

    as Sarah Nelson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Star City(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lyudmilla Raskova

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Steal(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Fackham Hall(2025)

    as Mrs McAllister

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Unforgivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Katherine Farrell

  • Until I Kill You: The Real Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator

  • Ludwig(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lucy Betts-Taylor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Body Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Leanne Fitz-Amobi

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Until I Kill You(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Delia Balmer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Motherland: Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Julia

  • A Spy Among Friends(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lily Thomas

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Constellations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Marianne

  • Hollington Drive(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Theresa

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Duke(2020)

    as Mrs. Gowling

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Say Your Prayers(2020)

    as DCI Brough

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Irregulars(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith Dubois

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva

  • The Kemps: All True(2020)

    as Lorna Kemp

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Code 404 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Kelly

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield(2019)

    as Mrs. Strong

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Beelzebub

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day(2018)

    as Wendy Parry

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Motherland(2016)

    Show 17 episodes · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Chubby Funny(2016)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kitty

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Agatha Christie

  • Reg(2016)

    as Sally Keys

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ethel Rogers

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mary Shelley

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Midwinter of the Spirit(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Merrily Watkins

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lisa

  • The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janine

  • Off the Page: School Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jenny

  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Regan

  • Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jess Hunt

  • Death Comes to Pemberley(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Elizabeth Darcy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Horatio

  • Philomena(2013)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Alan Partridge(2013)

    as Janet Whitehead

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Bletchley Circle(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patricia Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Watch(2011)

    as Kay Langrish

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • South Riding(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sarah Burton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina Dakin

  • On Expenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Heather Brooke

  • Freefall(2009)

    as Mandy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Moonshot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Janet Armstrong

  • Free Agents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sophie

  • Poppy Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as N

  • White Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Debbie

  • I Really Hate My Job(2007)

    as Madonna

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Jane(2007)

    as Cassandra Austen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Wind in the Willows(2006)

    as Gaoler's Daughter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bleak House(2005)

    Show 15 episodes · as Esther Summerson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Suki Macrae Cantrell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • North & South(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bessy Higgins

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Enduring Love(2004)

    as Penny

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Arabella Heywood

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Worst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 59 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Philomena (2013)

$100M worldwide

Highest rated

North & South (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Ludwig (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19972026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Enduring Love
  • 2011First top-billed film· The Night Watch
  • 2011Breakout· The Night Watch
  • 2017BAFTA Award nomination· Motherland

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards from 5 major nominations, 2006–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actress
  2. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme
  3. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  4. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  5. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Anna Maxwell Martin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

I Really Hate My Job (2007)

75th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

North & South (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anna Maxwell Martin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles5–62 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles14–48 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles21–76 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–57 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles7–56 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anna Maxwell Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anna Maxwell Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Eaton shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers