Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayMay 10, 1977
BiographyAnna Maxwell Martin (born Anna Charlotte Martin; 10 May 1977), sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is an English actress who 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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Known For

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

as Leanne Fitz-Amobi
Good Omens
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Good Omens

as Beelzebub
Ludwig
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Ludwig

as Lucy Betts-Taylor
A Spy Among Friends
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A Spy Among Friends

as Lily Thomas
And Then There Were None
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And Then There Were None

as Ethel Rogers
Bleak House
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Bleak House

as Esther Summerson
Death Comes to Pemberley
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Death Comes to Pemberley

as Elizabeth Darcy
Hollington Drive
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Hollington Drive

as Theresa Wescott
Line of Duty
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Line of Duty

as DCS Patricia Carmichael
Midwinter of the Spirit
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Midwinter of the Spirit

as Merrily Watkins
Motherland
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Motherland

as Julia
North & South
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North & South

as Bessy Higgins
South Riding
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South Riding

as Sarah Burton
The Bletchley Circle
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The Bletchley Circle

as Susan Gray
The Chefs' Brigade
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The Chefs' Brigade

as Narrator
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Ended

The Frankenstein Chronicles

as Mary Shelley
The Irregulars
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The Irregulars

as Edith DuBois
The Real Death in Paradise
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The Real Death in Paradise

as Narrator
Until I Kill You
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Until I Kill You

as Delia Balmer

Part of Crew

The Irregulars
Ended

The Irregulars

as Casting Director

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