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Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

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.

Casted
  • The Theory of Everything

    The Theory of Everything

    Played Elaine Mason

    Average Rating
    7.8
    10888 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 07, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Wendell & Wild

    Wendell & Wild

    Played Irmgard Klaxon (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.6
    364 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 2022
    3 years ago
  • The Falling

    The Falling

    Played Eileen Lamont

    Average Rating
    5.1
    193 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

    Played Helen Marshall

    Average Rating
    6.9
    189 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 11, 2009
    16 years ago
  • All or Nothing

    All or Nothing

    Played Party girl

    Average Rating
    7.0
    161 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Peterloo

    Peterloo

    Played Nellie

    Average Rating
    6.8
    150 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Clubbed

    Clubbed

    Played Angela

    Average Rating
    6.8
    71 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 02, 2008
    17 years ago
  • Gwen

    Gwen

    Played Elen

    Average Rating
    5.4
    63 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 2018
    7 years ago
  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

    The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

    Played Anne Lister

    Average Rating
    6.5
    56 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Fanny Lye Deliver'd

    Fanny Lye Deliver'd

    Played Fanny Lye

    Average Rating
    6.3
    55 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 10, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Private Peaceful

    Private Peaceful

    Played Hazel Peaceful

    Average Rating
    6.6
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Funny Cow

    Funny Cow

    Played Funny Cow

    Average Rating
    6.3
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 20, 2018
    8 years ago
  • Svengali

    Svengali

    Played Angie

    Average Rating
    5.3
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 19, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

    Played Isabel

    Average Rating
    5.4
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Run & Jump

    Run & Jump

    Played Vanetia

    Average Rating
    5.9
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 2014
    12 years ago
  • Dance First

    Dance First

    Played Barbara

    Average Rating
    6.9
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Woken

    Woken

    Played Helen

    Average Rating
    5.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 04, 2024
    1 year ago
  • Keeping Rosy

    Keeping Rosy

    Played Charlotte

    Average Rating
    5.4
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2014
    12 years ago
  • Frozen

    Frozen

    Played Ticket Attendant

    Average Rating
    5.7
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 12, 2005
    21 years ago
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Played Titania

    Average Rating
    4.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
    May 30, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Words of War

    Words of War

    Played Anna Politkovskaya

    Average Rating
    6.9
    13 votes
    Release Date
    May 02, 2025
    11 months ago
  • Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods

    Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods

    Played Self (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.2
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 21, 2017
    9 years ago
  • I Swear

    I Swear

    Played Dottie Achenbach

    Average Rating
    7.5
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 2025
    6 months ago

  • Girls' Night

    Played Sharon

    Average Rating
    6.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1998
    28 years ago
  • Christmas Lights

    Christmas Lights

    Played Pauline

    Average Rating
    5.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 2004
    21 years ago
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

    Played Hamlet

    Average Rating
    8.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 23, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Hamilton Mattress

    Hamilton Mattress

    Played Lulu (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2002
    24 years ago
  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

    Played Joan Le Mesurier

    Average Rating
    4.1
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 26, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Keeping Up with the Joneses

    Keeping Up with the Joneses

    Played Celia

    Average Rating
    5.9
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Wonders of the Moon

    Wonders of the Moon

    Played Narrator (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 31, 2018
    8 years ago
  • Red Top

    Red Top

    Played Rebekah Brooks

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 20, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Cake

    Cake

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 26, 2025
    6 months ago

  • I Am Bob

    Played Marilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant

    Average Rating
    7.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Edge

    Edge

    Played Elly

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 2010
    15 years ago

  • The Madness of the Dance

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Tish

    Tish

    Played Tish Murtha (voice)

    Average Rating
    9.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 17, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Generation '66

    Generation '66

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Choked Up

    Choked Up

    Played Fiona Lacey

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 28, 2023
    3 years ago
  • Art Matters

    Art Matters

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 2024
    1 year ago

  • Imaginary Friend

    Played Pauline

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 2010
    16 years ago

  • Would Like To Meet

    Played George's Mum

    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle

    Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2017
    8 years ago

  • Be Still My Beating Heart

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels

    Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels

    Played Friedrich Engels (voice)

    Average Rating
    0.5
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 2018
    7 years ago
  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Where We Used to Meet

    Where We Used to Meet

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 28, 2021
    4 years ago
  • The Real Anne: Unfinished Business

    The Real Anne: Unfinished Business

    Played Self- Presenter

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 06, 2022
    4 years ago

  • Confessions of a Diary Secretary

    Played Tracey Temple

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Something Out of Nothing

    Something Out of Nothing

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Surfaces

    Surfaces

    Played Alix

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 03, 2020
    5 years ago
  • It's Me

    It's Me

    Played Miriam

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 2020
    6 years ago
  • Lapushka!

    Lapushka!

    Played Scoot Piccolo

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 04, 2022
    3 years ago
  • I Wish For You

    I Wish For You

    Played Grown Up Mia

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Strange Weather

    Strange Weather

    Played Jane

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Judy

    Judy

    Played Judy

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2019
    7 years ago

  • Inner Polar Bear

    Played Narrator (voice)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 2022
    3 years ago
  • The Great Mountain Sheep Gather

    The Great Mountain Sheep Gather

    Played Self - Narrator

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 13, 2020
    6 years ago
  • Faith

    Faith

    Played Linda

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 28, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Bike Squad

    Bike Squad

    Played WPC Kate McFay

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 04, 2008
    18 years ago

  • The Heart Fails Without Warning

    Played Mother

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Men Who Sleep in Cars

    Men Who Sleep in Cars

    Played Sarah

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 2017
    8 years ago
  • DeafBlind

    DeafBlind

    Played Maggie

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 31, 2011
    14 years ago
  • The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca

    The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca

    Played Herself

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 02, 2018
    7 years ago
  • The Priest

    The Priest

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 2017
    8 years ago
  • The Fear of Trilogy

    The Fear of Trilogy

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2006
    20 years ago
  • The Shuttleworths

    The Shuttleworths

    Played Helen Bach

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Twisting My Melon

    Twisting My Melon

    Played Linda Ryder

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
  • Unseen

    Unseen

    Played Emma

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?

    Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 2025
    8 months ago
  • The Occupant of the Room

    The Occupant of the Room

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 24, 2025
    5 months ago
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