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  • BIRTH 13/05/1977
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 14
  • MOVIES 35

Samantha Morton

Samantha Jane Morton (born 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes, in particular period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America (2003). Other notable film credits include  Morvern Callar (2002),  Minority Report (2002), The Libertine (2004), Control(2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Messenger (2009), John Carter (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and The Whale (2022).

For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the Channel 4 and HBO film Longford (2006), she received a Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–2024).

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Samantha Morton

Shows (14)

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Alpha
Tales of the Walking Dead
Tales of the Walking Dead
Dee
The Serpent Queen
The Serpent Queen
Catherine de Medici
Rillington Place
Rillington Place
Ethel Christie
The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers
Naomi
Harlots
Harlots
Margaret Wells
The View
The View
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Burning Girls
The Burning Girls
Reverend Jack Brooks
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
Self
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Cracker
Cracker
Joanne Barnes
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Abbey / Pauline Jones
Max & Ruby
Max & Ruby
Ruby

Movies (35)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Lou Barebone
The Whale
The Whale
Mary
Minority Report
Minority Report
Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
John Carter
John Carter
Sola
She Said
She Said
Zelda Perkins
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Mary, Queen of Scots
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
Vija Kinsky
Control
Control
Debbie Curtis
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York
Hazel
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown
Hattie
The Libertine
The Libertine
Elizabeth Barry
Code 46
Code 46
Maria Gonzales
The Messenger
The Messenger
Olivia Pitterson
Two for Joy
Two for Joy
Aisha
The Harvest
The Harvest
Katherine
Emma
Emma
Harriet Smith
In America
In America
Sarah
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
Iris Kelly
Longford
Longford
Myra Hindley
Expired
Expired
Claire Barney
River Queen
River Queen
Sarah O'Brien
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely
Marilyn Monroe
Magik
Magik
Lucia
Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker
Annie Parker
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar
The Daisy Chain
The Daisy Chain
Martha Conroy
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
Michelle
Enduring Love
Enduring Love
Claire
Lassie
Lassie
Sarah Carraclough
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
Kathleen
Save the Cinema
Save the Cinema
Liz Evans
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
Annie Lee
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Pandaemonium
Pandaemonium
Sara Coleridge