Samantha Morton
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
May 13, 1977 (49 years)
Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 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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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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Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | The Odyssey · as Circe |
| 2025 | Anemone · as Nessa |
| 2024 | 2073 · as Ghost |
| 2023 | The Burning Girls · as Reverend Jack Brooks |
| 2022 | The Whale · as Mary |
| 2022 | She Said · as Zelda Perkins |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen · as Catherine De Medici |
| 2022 | Tales of the Walking Dead · as Dee |
| 2022 | Save the Cinema · as Liz Evans |
| 2019 | I Am... (2019) · as Kirsty |
| 2018 | Two for Joy · as Aisha |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Agatha |
| 2017 | Harlots · as Margaret Wells |
| 2016 | Rillington Place · as Ethel Christie |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them · as Mary Lou Barebone |
| 2016 | Artists in Love · as Host |
| 2015 | The Last Panthers · as Naomi |
| 2015 | Cider with Rosie · as Annie Lee |
| 2014 | Miss Julie · as KathleenOn Plex |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker · as Annie Parker |
| 2013 | The Harvest · as Katherine |
| 2013 | The Frame · as Vija Kinsky |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis · as Vija Kinsky |
| 2012 | John Carter · as Sola |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead · as Alpha |
| 2009 | The Messenger · as Olivia PittersonOn Plex |
| 2008 | The Daisy Chain · as Martha Conroy |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York · as Hazel |
| 2007 | Mister Lonely · as Marilyn Monroe |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age · as Mary, Queen Of Scots |
| 2007 | Control · as Debbie CurtisOn Plex |
| 2007 | Expired · as Claire BarneyOn Plex |
| 2006 | Longford · as Myra Hindley |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Sonia |
| 2005 | Lassie · as Sarah Carraclough |
| 2005 | River Queen · as Sarah O'brien |
| 2004 | Enduring Love · as Claire |
| 2004 | The Libertine · as Elizabeth Barry |
| 2003 | Code 46 · as Maria Gonzales |
| 2002 | In America · as Sarah |
| 2002 | U2: The Best of 1990-2000 · as Mermaid (video 'electrical Storm') |
| 2002 | Morvern Callar · as Morvern Callar |
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Agatha |
| 2002 | Max & Ruby · as Ruby |
| 2001 | Eden · as SamOn Plex |
| 2000 | Pandaemonium · as Sara Coleridge |
| 1999 | The Last Yellow · as Jackie |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown · as HattieOn Plex |
| 1999 | Dreaming of Joseph Lees · as Eva |
| 1999 | Jesus' Son · as Michelle |
| 1997 | Under the Skin · as Iris Kelly |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones · as Sophie Western |
| 1997 | This Is the Sea · as Hazel Stokes |
| 1997 | Jane Eyre · as Jane EyreOn Plex |
| 1996 | Emma · as Harriet SmithOn Plex |
| 1996 | The Future Lasts a Long Time · as May |
| 1995 | Band of Gold · as Tracy Richards |
| 1993 | Cracker · as Joanne BarnesOn Plex |
| 1993 | Peak Practice · as Abbey / Pauline Jones |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier · as Clare Anderson |
| 1986 | Boon · as MandyOn Plex |
| 2013 | Her · as Associate Producer |
| 2009 | The UnlovedOn Plex |
| 2009 | The UnlovedOn Plex |
| 2019 | I Am... (2019) · as Story |