Maxine Peake
ActingBorn Jul 14, 1974
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
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
Filmography
2026Baitas Helenmovie2026Baitas Helentv2026Becoming Victoria Woodas Selfmovie2025The Occupant of the Roomas The Englishwoman (voice)movie2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas Narratormovie2025I Swearas Dottiemovie2025Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?as Selfmovie2025Words of Waras Anna Politkovskayamovie2024The Haunted Seasonas The Englishwoman (voice)tv2024Say Nothingas Older Dolours Pricetv2024Art Mattersas Selfmovie2024Wokenas Helenmovie2024Secret Life of the Safari Parkas Narratortv2023Tishas Tish Murtha (voice)movie2023Dance Firstas Barbaramovie2023Choked Upas Fiona Laceymovie2022Wendell & Wildas Irmgard Klaxon (voice)movie2022Inner Polar Bearas Narrator (voice)movie2022Lapushka!as Scoot Piccolomovie2022Something Out of Nothingmovie2022Incompatibleas Directormovie2022Art That Made Usas Self - Actrice (Rules of the Game, Anne)tv2022Rules of the Gameas Sam Thompsontv2022The Real Anne: Unfinished Businessas Self- Presentermovie2022Anneas Anne Williamstv2021Where We Used to Meetmovie2021Star Wars: Visionsas Kalina Kalfus (voice)tv2021Doughnutas Thanksmovie2020Mandyas Susan Blowertv2020Alan Bennett's Talking Headsas Miss Fozzardtv2020Surfacesas Alixmovie2020The Great Mountain Sheep Gatheras Self - Narratormovie2020It's Meas Miriammovie2019Fanny Lye Deliver'das Fanny Lyemovie2019Be Still My Beating Heartmovie2019Judyas Judymovie2018Peterlooas Nelliemovie2018The Bisexualas Sadietv2018The Last Testament of Lillian Biloccaas Directormovie2018Gwenas Elenmovie2018Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engelsas Friedrich Engels (voice)movie2018Funny Cowas Executive Producermovie2018Dinnerladies Diariesas Selftv2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guesttv2018Wonders of the Moonas Narrator (voice)movie2017The Priestas Writermovie2017Men Who Sleep in Carsas Sarahmovie2017Cakemovie2017Unseenas Emmamovie2017Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindleas Narratormovie2017Three Girlsas Sara Rowbothamtv2017Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Modsas Self (archive footage)movie2017We Have Been Watchingas Selftv2016Generation '66as Narratormovie2016A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Titaniamovie2016Red Topas Rebekah Brooksmovie2016I Wish For Youas Grown Up Miamovie2015The Fallingas Eileen Lamontmovie2015Hamletas Hamletmovie2015Artsnightas Self - Presentertv2015Strange Weatheras Janemovie2015The Shuttleworthsas Helen Bachmovie2014The Theory of Everythingas Elaine Masonmovie2014Keeping Rosyas Charlottemovie2014Inside No. 9as Nadiatv2014Run & Jumpas Vanetiamovie2013Keeping Up with the Jonesesas Celiamovie2013Svengalias Angiemovie2013The Villageas Grace Middletontv2013The Heart Fails Without Warningas Mothermovie2012Private Peacefulas Hazel Peacefulmovie2012Room at the Topas Alice Aisgilltv2012The Hollow Crownas Doll Tearsheettv2012Best Laid Plansas Isabelmovie2011DeafBlindas Maggiemovie2011Black Mirroras Bellatv2011Silkas Martha Costello QCtv2010Edgeas Ellymovie2010Imaginary Friendas Paulinemovie2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Listeras Anne Listermovie