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.
Acting credits 44 titles
Last Seen
as Jenna Reid
Series
2026
7.6
Becoming Victoria Wood
as Self
Film
2026
6.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as Narrator
Film
2025
7.0
I Swear
as Dottie
Film
2025
8.3
Words of War
as Anna Politkovskaya
Film
2025
6.7
Say Nothing
as Older Dolours Price
Series
2024
7.5
Art Matters
as Self
Film
2024
10.0
Woken
as Helen
Film
2024
5.4
Tish
as Tish Murtha (voice)
Film
2023
9.0
Dance First
as Barbara
Film
2023
6.9
Choked Up
as Fiona Lacey
Film
2023
7.0
Wendell & Wild
as Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
Film
2022
6.6
Rules of the Game
as Sam Thompson
Series
2022
6.2
Anne
as Anne Williams
Series
2022
7.1
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
as Fanny Lye
Film
2019
6.3
Be Still My Beating Heart
Film
2019
1.0
Peterloo
as Nellie
Film
2018
6.8
The Bisexual
as Sadie
Series
2018
6.4
Gwen
as Elen
Film
2018
5.4
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
as Friedrich Engels (voice)
Film
2018
0.5
Funny Cow
as Funny Cow
Film
2018
6.3
Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self
Series
2018
9.0
Wonders of the Moon
as Narrator (voice)
Film
2018
6.6
Cake
Film
2017
5.3
Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle
as Narrator
Film
2017
4.0
Three Girls
as Sara Rowbotham
Series
2017
7.3
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods
as Self (archive footage)
Film
2017
7.2
Generation '66
as Narrator
Film
2016
7.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Titania
Film
2016
5.4
Red Top
as Rebekah Brooks
Film
2016
5.3
The Theory of Everything
as Elaine Mason
Film
2014
7.8
Run & Jump
as Vanetia
Film
2014
5.9
The Village
as Grace Middleton
Series
2013–2014
7.2
Room at the Top
as Alice Aisgill
Series
2012
6.9
Silk
as Martha Costello QC
Series
2011–2014
7.5
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Helen Marshall
Film
2009
6.9
The Devil's Whore
as Elizabeth Lilburne
Series
2008
6.8
Little Dorrit
as Miss Wade
Series
2008
7.9
Criminal Justice
as Juliet Miller
Series
2008–2009
7.6
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
as Myra Hindley
Series
2006
6.4
Faith
as Linda
Film
2005
9.0
dinnerladies
as Twinkle
Series
1998–2000
7.5
Obsession: The Beryl Burton Story
as Self
Film
The Unheard
Series
未定
このフィルターに一致する作品はありません。
発表済みの作品はまだありません。
代表作
7.5
Series
Say Nothing
Older Dolours Price
2024
7.6
Series
Last Seen
Jenna Reid
2026
8.3
Film
I Swear
Dottie
2025
7.5
Series
Silk
Martha Costello QC
2011–2014
6.6
Film
Wendell & Wild
Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
2022
7.9
Series
Little Dorrit
Miss Wade
2008
7.8
Film
The Theory of Everything
Elaine Mason
2014
5.9
Film
Run & Jump
Vanetia
2014
9.0
Film
Faith
Linda
2005
6.8
Series
The Devil's Whore
Elizabeth Lilburne
2008
7.6
Series
Criminal Justice
Juliet Miller
2008–2009
7.2
Series
The Village
Grace Middleton
2013–2014
6.9
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Helen Marshall
2009
6.2
Series
Rules of the Game
Sam Thompson
2022
7.5
Series
dinnerladies
Twinkle
1998–2000
7.3
Series
Three Girls
Sara Rowbotham
2017
7.1
Series
Anne
Anne Williams
2022
6.4
Series
The Bisexual
Sadie
2018
9.0
Series
Dinnerladies Diaries
Self
2018
6.9
Film
Dance First
Barbara
2023
6.8
Film
Peterloo
Nellie
2018
6.9
Series
Room at the Top
Alice Aisgill
2012
6.7
Film
Words of War
Anna Politkovskaya
2025
6.0
Film
Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
2026
6.3
Film
Funny Cow
Funny Cow
2018
6.3
Film
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
Fanny Lye
2019
5.3
Film
Red Top
Rebekah Brooks
2016
0.0
Series
The Unheard
7.0
Film
Choked Up
Fiona Lacey
2023
5.4
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania
2016
5.4
Film
Gwen
Elen
2018
10.0
Film
Art Matters
Self
2024
7.0
Film
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Narrator
2025
5.4
Film
Woken
Helen
2024
6.6
Film
Wonders of the Moon
Narrator (voice)
2018
7.2
Film
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods
Self (archive footage)
2017
5.3
Film
Cake
2017
7.0
Film
Generation '66
Narrator
2016
1.0
Film
Be Still My Beating Heart
2019
9.0
Film
Tish
Tish Murtha (voice)
2023
6.4
Series
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
Myra Hindley
2006
0.5
Film
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels (voice)
2018
0.0
Film
Obsession: The Beryl Burton Story
Self
4.0
Film
Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle
Narrator
2017