Michelle Fairley: movies and TV shows
Michelle Fairley has 81 credits in the archive: 42 films and 39 TV series, from 1985 to 2026. Highest rated: Game of Thrones (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Whistle | Ivy Raymore | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 2026 | How to Get to Heaven from Belfast | Margo | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2026 | No Ordinary Heist | Mags Fulton | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2025 | Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic | Narrator | TV | — | 61 |
| 2024 | Small Things Like These | Mrs. Wilson | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 2023 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Princess Augusta | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 2023 | The Gone | Judge Hannah Martin | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2023 | Untameable | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 2023 | The Trap | Michelle | Film | — | 59 |
| 2022 | An Irish Goodbye | Grainne (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2022 | Nobody Has to Know | Millie | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2021 | The Road to Partition | Narrator | Film | — | 57 |
| 2021 | The Road to Partition | Narrator | TV | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2020 | Gangs of London | Marian Wallace | TV | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2020 | Lesson 7 | Max | Film | — | 56 |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2019 | The Feed | Meredith Hatfield | TV | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2019 | The Trap | Michelle | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2019 | Responsible Child | Kerry | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2019 | Lost Lives | Self (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2018 | To Provide All People | Intensive Care Nurse | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2018 | National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar | Caius Cassius | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2017 | The White Princess | Margaret Beaufort | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Dolly Butler | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2016 | Edith | Shelia | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Mrs. Nickerson | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Freya Lennox | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2014 | Resurrection | Margaret Langston | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Queen Igneous (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 2014 | Montana | DCI Rachel Jones | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 2014 | Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood | Joan De Vesci | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 2014 | Common | Shelagh | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Sophie Baines | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2013 | The Invisible Woman | Caroline Graves | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 2013 | Philomena | Sally Mitchell | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Catelyn Stark | TV | 8.5 | 47 |
| 2011 | Suits | Ava Hessington | TV | 8.2 | 47 |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Mrs. Granger | Film | 7.7 | 46 |
| 2010 | Chatroom | Rosie | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2010 | Cup Cake | Annie McNabb | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2010 | Anton Chekhov's The Duel | Marya | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 2009 | Misfits | Louise Young | TV | 7.6 | 45 |
| 2009 | Best: His Mother's Son | Ann Best | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Mrs. Savery | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | TV | 8.4 | 44 | |
| 2005 | Ahead of the Class | Sonia Venning | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 2005 | The Golden Hour | Julia Harper | TV | — | 41 |
| 2001 | 24 | Margot Al-Harazi | TV | 7.8 | 37 |
| 2001 | The Others | Mrs. Marlish | Film | 7.6 | 37 |
| 2001 | In Deep | Phoebe | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 2000 | Rebus | Janice Mee | TV | 6.9 | 36 |
| 2000 | The Second Death | Aisling | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 2000 | McCready and Daughter | Bernadette | TV | — | 36 |
| 1999 | Hideous Kinky | Patricia | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1999 | Vicious Circle | Frances | Film | 8.5 | 35 |
| 1999 | Births, Marriages and Deaths | Pat | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Miss O'Shaunessy | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Iris Holman | TV | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Mrs, Fitzpatrick | TV | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1997 | The Broker's Man | Gabby Rodwell | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1996 | The Precious Blood | Jean McBride | Film | — | 32 |
| 1996 | Safe And Sound | Eleanor Delaney | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1996 | A Mug's Game | Kathy Cowan | TV | — | 32 |
| 1995 | Life After Life | Roisin Donaghy | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1994 | Cardiac Arrest | Casualty Sister Karen Teller | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1993 | Comics | Nula O'Reilly | TV | 3.3 | 29 |
| 1993 | The Long Roads | Fiona Gibbons | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1992 | Flea Bites | Sharon | Film | — | 28 |
| 1991 | Force of Duty | Jenny | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1990 | Hidden Agenda | Teresa Doyle | Film | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1989 | 4 Play | Maureen | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1989 | Saracen | Maeve | TV | 5.0 | 25 |
| 1988 | Crossfire | Scanlon's Girl | Film | — | 24 |
| 1987 | Hidden City | Cleaner | Film | 5.4 | 23 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Kathy Emerick | TV | 6.2 | 22 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Kate Maguire | TV | 6.2 | 22 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Nancy Phelan | TV | 7.4 | 22 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Jenny | TV | 6.0 | 22 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Jean McBride | TV | 7.1 | 21 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Roisin Donaghy | TV | 7.1 | 21 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Fiona Gibbons - Liverpool | TV | 7.1 | 21 |