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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

Born

Jul 14, 1974

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

76 acting

7 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

I Swear
I Swear
2025 • as Dottie
★ 8.3
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything
2014 • as Elaine Mason
★ 7.8
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
2022 • as Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
★ 6.6
All or Nothing
All or Nothing
2002 • as Party girl
★ 7.1
Words of War
Words of War
2025 • as Anna Politkovskaya
★ 6.9
Peterloo
Peterloo
2018 • as Nellie
★ 6.7
The Falling
The Falling
2015 • as Eileen Lamont
★ 5.1
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
2019 • as Fanny Lye
★ 6.3
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009 • as Helen Marshall
★ 6.9
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016 • as Titania
★ 5.3
Funny Cow
Funny Cow
2018 • as Funny Cow
★ 6.3
Wonders of the Moon
Wonders of the Moon
2018 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.7
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
★ 6.5
Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful
2012 • as Hazel Peaceful
★ 6.6
The Shuttleworths
The Shuttleworths
2015 • as Helen Bach
The Real Anne: Unfinished Business
The Real Anne: Unfinished Business
2022 • as Self- Presenter
Girls' Night
Girls' Night
1998 • as Sharon
★ 6.8
Frozen
Frozen
2005 • as Ticket Attendant
★ 5.9
Clubbed
Clubbed
2008 • as Angela
★ 6.7
Tish
Tish
2023 • as Tish Murtha (voice)
★ 9.0
Red Top
Red Top
2016 • as Rebekah Brooks
★ 5.3
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
★ 7.0
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
2012 • as Isabel
★ 5.5
Faith
Faith
2005 • as Linda
★ 9.0
Svengali
Svengali
2013 • as Angie
★ 5.4
Hamlet
Hamlet
2015 • as Hamlet
★ 8.2
Surfaces
Surfaces
2020 • as Alix
Dance First
Dance First
2023 • as Barbara
★ 6.6
Unseen
Unseen
2017 • as Emma
Gwen
Gwen
2018 • as Elen
★ 5.4
DeafBlind
DeafBlind
2011 • as Maggie
Choked Up
Choked Up
2023 • as Fiona Lacey
★ 7.5
Men Who Sleep in Cars
Men Who Sleep in Cars
2017 • as Sarah
The Occupant of the Room
The Occupant of the Room
2025 • as The Englishwoman (voice)
Becoming Victoria Wood
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007 • as Tracey Temple
Edge
Edge
2010 • as Elly
★ 6.0
Run & Jump
Run & Jump
2014 • as Vanetia
★ 5.9
Generation '66
Generation '66
2016 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Woken
Woken
2024 • as Helen
★ 5.4
Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights
2004 • as Pauline
★ 5.6
Keeping Up with the Joneses
★ 5.9
movie
Would Like To Meet
2007 • as George's Mum
★ 10.0
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
2018 • as Friedrich Engels (voice)
★ 0.5
movie
Inner Polar Bear
2022 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
Imaginary Friend
2010 • as Pauline
★ 8.0
Keeping Rosy
Keeping Rosy
2014 • as Charlotte
★ 5.4
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress
2002 • as Lulu (voice)
★ 6.8
Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan
2008 • as Joan Le Mesurier
★ 4.1
The Great Mountain Sheep Gather
The Great Mountain Sheep Gather
2020 • as Self - Narrator
★ 7.0
It's Me
It's Me
2020 • as Miriam
movie
★ 1.0
movie
I Am Bob
2007 • as Marilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant
★ 7.5
I Wish For You
I Wish For You
2016 • as Grown Up Mia
Bike Squad
Bike Squad
2008 • as WPC Kate McFay
Lapushka!
Lapushka!
2022 • as Scoot Piccolo
Art Matters
Art Matters
2024 • as Self
★ 10.0
Strange Weather
Strange Weather
2015 • as Jane
movie
movie
Cake
Cake
2017
★ 5.3
movie
★ 6.5
Judy
Judy
2019 • as Judy