Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1974-07-14
BirthplaceWesthoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Maxine Peake
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Maxine Peake
Filmography
Acting (75)
2026
2026
Becoming Victoria Woodas Self
6.0
2025
2025
The Occupant of the Roomas The Englishwoman (voice)
2025
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas Narrator
7.0
2025
I Swearas Dottie
8.3
2025
Words of Waras Anna Politkovskaya
6.7
2024
Art Mattersas Self
10.0
2024
Wokenas Helen
5.4
2023
Tishas Tish Murtha (voice)
9.0
2023
Dance Firstas Barbara
6.9
2023
Choked Upas Fiona Lacey
7.5
2022
Wendell & Wildas Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
6.6
2022
Inner Polar Bearas Narrator (voice)
2022
Lapushka!as Scoot Piccolo
2022
The Real Anne: Unfinished Businessas Self- Presenter
2020
Surfacesas Alix
2020
The Great Mountain Sheep Gatheras Self - Narrator
7.0
2020
It's Meas Miriam
2019
Fanny Lye Deliver'das Fanny Lye
6.3
1.0
2019
Judyas Judy
2018
Peterlooas Nellie
6.7
2018
2018
Gwenas Elen
5.5
2018
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engelsas Friedrich Engels (voice)
0.5
2018
Funny Cowas Funny Cow
6.3
2018
Wonders of the Moonas Narrator (voice)
6.7
2017
2017
Men Who Sleep in Carsas Sarah
2017
5.3
2017
Unseenas Emma
2017
4.0
2017
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Modsas Self (archive footage)
7.2
2016
Generation '66as Narrator
7.0
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Titania
5.3
2016
Red Topas Rebekah Brooks
5.3
2016
I Wish For Youas Grown Up Mia
2015
The Fallingas Eileen Lamont
5.1
2015
Hamletas Hamlet
8.2
2015
Strange Weatheras Jane
2015
The Shuttleworthsas Helen Bach
2014
The Theory of Everythingas Elaine Mason
7.8
2014
Keeping Rosyas Charlotte
5.4
2014
Run & Jumpas Vanetia
5.9
2013
Keeping Up with the Jonesesas Celia
5.9
2013
Svengalias Angie
5.4
2013
The Heart Fails Without Warningas Mother
2012
Private Peacefulas Hazel Peaceful
6.6
2012
Best Laid Plansas Isabel
5.5
2011
DeafBlindas Maggie
2010
Edgeas Elly
6.0
2010
Imaginary Friendas Pauline
8.0
2010
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Listeras Anne Lister
6.5
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980as Helen Marshall
6.9
2008
Clubbedas Angela
6.7
2008
Hancock & Joanas Joan Le Mesurier
4.1
2008
Bike Squadas WPC Kate McFay
2007
Would Like To Meetas George's Mum
10.0
2007
I Am Bobas Marilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant
7.5
2007
Confessions of a Diary Secretaryas Tracey Temple
2007
6.5
2005
Frozenas Ticket Attendant
5.9
2005
Faithas Linda
9.0
2004
Christmas Lightsas Pauline
5.6
2002
All or Nothingas Party girl
7.1
2002
Hamilton Mattressas Lulu (voice)
6.8
2000
7.0
1998
Girls' Nightas Sharon
6.8
Production & Directing (6)
2022
IncompatibleDirector
7.0
2021
DoughnutThanks
7.2
2018
2018
2018
Funny CowExecutive Producer
6.3
2017
The PriestWriter