Quick Facts
Born:
1974-07-14
Birthplace:
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits:
121 Total Roles
Maxine Peake
Acting
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Biography
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 also an accomplished stage actress, having played the title role in Hamlet, and had a role in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. In 2018 she played the lead in the film Funny Cow and had a starring role in Mike Leigh's epic Peterloo, a film very close to her heart.
Known For
The Theory of Everything
Elaine Mason
Black Mirror
Bella
Star Wars: Visions
Kalina Kalfus (voice)
Wendell & Wild
Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
I Swear
Dottie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Inside No. 9
Nadia
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Helen Marshall
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Last Seen TV | Self |
| 2026 | Bait TV | Helen |
| 2026 | Becoming Victoria Wood MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Laundreams MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | The Occupant of the Room MOVIE | The Englishwoman (voice) |
| 2025 | Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2025 | I Swear MOVIE | Dottie |
| 2025 | Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry? MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Words of War MOVIE | Anna Politkovskaya |
| 2024 | The Haunted Season TV | The Englishwoman (voice) |