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.

Filmography

• 2027On the Edge — (voice)
• 2026Heartstopper Forever — Sarah Nelson
• Star City — Lyudmilla Raskova
• Steal
• 2025Fackham Hall — Mrs McAllister
• 2025Unforgivable — Katherine Farrell
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder — Leanne Fitz-Amobi
• 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Finale — Celebrant
• Ludwig — Lucy Betts-Taylor
• The Body Detectives — Narrator
• Until I Kill You — Delia Balmer
• 2024Until I Kill You: The Real Story — Narrator
• A Spy Among Friends — Lily Thomas
• 2022Motherland: Last Christmas — Julia
• Hollington Drive — Theresa
• 2021National Theatre Live: Constellations — Marianne
• 2021Say Your Prayers — DCI Brough
• 2021The Duke — Mrs. Gowling
• The Irregulars — Edith Dubois
• Code 404 — Kelly
• Mandy — Eva
• 2020The Kemps: All True — Lorna Kemp
• Good Omens — Beelzebub
• 2019The Personal History of David Copperfield — Mrs. Strong
• 2018Mother's Day — Wendy Parry
• 2017Chubby Funny — Sally
• Motherland — Julia
• 2017National Theatre Live: Consent — Kitty
• Urban Myths — Agatha Christie
• 2016Reg — Sally Keys
• And Then There Were None — Ethel Rogers
• 2015Birthday — Lisa
• Midwinter of the Spirit — Merrily Watkins
• The Frankenstein Chronicles — Mary Shelley
• Brian Pern: A Life in Rock — Jess Hunt
• 2014National Theatre Live: King Lear — Regan
• 2014Off the Page: School Gate — Jenny
• The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies — Janine
• 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa — Janet Whitehead
• Death Comes to Pemberley — Elizabeth Darcy
• 2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage — Horatio
• 2013Philomena — Jane
• Line of Duty — Patricia Carmichael
• The Bletchley Circle — Susan
• South Riding — Sarah Burton
• 2011The Night Watch — Kay Langrish
• Accused — Tina Dakin
• 2010On Expenses — Heather Brooke
• Free Agents — Sophie
• 2009Freefall — Mandy
• 2009Moonshot — Janet Armstrong
• 2008Poppy Shakespeare — N
• 2008White Girl — Debbie
• 2007Becoming Jane — Cassandra Austen
• 2007I Really Hate My Job — Madonna
• 2006The Wind in the Willows — Gaoler's Daughter
• Bleak House — Esther Summerson
• Doctor Who — Suki Macrae Cantrell
• 2004Enduring Love — Penny
• North & South — Bessy Higgins
• Midsomer Murders — Arabella Heywood
• The Worst
• Unauthorised Absence — School Secretary, Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2025Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell — Self
• The Assembly — Self
• Rob Beckett's Smart TV — Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway — Self - Guest Announcer
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Hostess
• This Morning — Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Presenter