Maxine Peake

Born on July 14, 1974· Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

44Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is als… Read more

Known for

The Theory of Everything2014Black Mirror2011I Swear2025Star Wars: Visions2021

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 6.6

Bait2026

Helen

★ 6.7

Words of War2025

Anna Politkovskaya

★ 8.2

I Swear2025

Dottie

★ 5.4

Woken2024

Helen

Series★ 7.5

Say Nothing2024

Older Dolours Price

★ 6.9

Dance First2023

Barbara

★ 6.6

Wendell & Wild2022

Irmgard Klaxon (voice)

Series★ 7.1

Star Wars: Visions2021

Kalina Kalfus (voice)

Series★ 7.5

Mandy2020

Susan Blower

★ 6.3

Fanny Lye Deliver'd2019

Fanny Lye

★ 6.3

Funny Cow2018

Funny Cow

★ 6.7

Peterloo2018

Nellie

★ 5.5

Gwen2018

Elen

Series★ 6.4

The Bisexual2018

Sadie

Series★ 7.3

Three Girls2017

Sara Rowbotham

★ 5.1

The Falling2015

Eileen Lamont

★ 5.9

Run & Jump2014

Vanetia

★ 7.8

The Theory of Everything2014

Elaine Mason

Series★ 8.1

Inside No. 92014

Nadia

★ 5.4

Svengali2013

Angie

Series★ 7.2

The Village2013

Grace Middleton

★ 6.6

Private Peaceful2012

Hazel Peaceful

★ 5.5

Best Laid Plans2012

Isabel

Series★ 7.4

The Hollow Crown2012

Doll Tearsheet

Series★ 8.3

Black Mirror2011

Bella

Series★ 7.5

Silk2011

Martha Costello QC

★ 6.5

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister2010

Anne Lister

★ 6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19802009

Helen Marshall

★ 6.7

Clubbed2008

Angela

Series★ 7.6

Criminal Justice2008

Juliet Miller

Series★ 7.9

Little Dorrit2008

Miss Wade

Series★ 6.9

The Devil's Whore2008

Elizabeth Lilburne

Series★ 7.2

The Graham Norton Show2007

Self

Series★ 6.3

See No Evil: The Moors Murders2006

Myra Hindley

Series★ 4.4

The One Show2006

Self - Guest

★ 5.9

Frozen2005

Ticket Attendant

Series★ 7.5

Shameless2004

Veronica Fisher

Series★ 7.8

Early Doors2003

Janice

★ 7.1

All or Nothing2002

Party girl

Series★ 7.4

Messiah2001

DS Vickie Clarke

Series★ 7.5

dinnerladies1998

Twinkle

Series★ 7.6

Jonathan Creek1997

Marion Cretiss

Series★ 7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates1996

Photocopy Assistant

Series★ 6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe1996

Dr Allison Laurie