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 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.
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Full filmography
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Arabella Heywood
- Doctor Who (2005)
- Doctor Who (2005) as Suki Macrae Cantrell
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self - Hostess
- Star City (2026) as Lyudmilla Raskova
- Line of Duty (2012) as Patricia Carmichael
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024) as Leanne Fitz-Amobi
- Good Omens (2019) as Beelzebub
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self
- Steal (2026)
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) as Self - Guest Announcer
- Ludwig (2024) as Lucy Betts-Taylor
- North & South (2004) as Bessy Higgins
- And Then There Were None (2015) as Ethel Rogers
- Accused (2010) as Tina Dakin
- Urban Myths (2017) as Agatha Christie
- Motherland (2017) as Julia
- Heartstopper Forever (2026) as Sarah Nelson
- Bleak House (2005) as Esther Summerson
- The Bletchley Circle (2012) as Susan
- The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) as Mary Shelley
- Mandy (2020) as Eva