★ 8.3 
Acting
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake is best known for Black Mirror, Star Wars: Visions, The Graham Norton Show and Inside No. 9. Maxine Peake was born on July 14, 1974. Maxine Peake is 52 years old (born July 14, 1974).
- Born
- July 14, 1974 (52 years old)
- Place of birth
- Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- —First Day on EarthHelen
- —The Unheard
- 2026Last SeenJenna Reid
- 2026BaitHelen
- 2024Secret Life of the Safari ParkNarrator
- 2024Say NothingOlder Dolours Price
- 2024The Haunted SeasonThe Englishwoman (voice)
- 2022Rules of the GameSam Thompson
- 2022Art That Made UsSelf - Actrice (Rules of the Game, Anne)
- 2022AnneAnne Williams
- 2021Star Wars: VisionsKalina Kalfus (voice)
- 2020Alan Bennett's Talking HeadsMiss Fozzard
- 2020MandySusan Blower
- 2018The BisexualSadie
- 2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest
- 2018Dinnerladies DiariesSelf
- 2017We Have Been WatchingSelf
- 2017Three GirlsSara Rowbotham
- 2015ArtsnightSelf - Presenter
- 2014Inside No. 9Nadia
- 2013The VillageGrace Middleton
- 2012Room at the TopAlice Aisgill
- 2012The Hollow CrownDoll Tearsheet
- 2011Black MirrorBella
- 2011SilkMartha Costello QC
- 2009Red Riding
- 2008Criminal JusticeJuliet Miller
- 2008Little DorritMiss Wade
- 2008The Devil's WhoreElizabeth Lilburne
- 2008Fairy TalesCindy Mellor
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2006The Street
- 2006See No Evil: The Moors MurdersMyra Hindley
- 2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
- 2004ShamelessVeronica Fisher
- 2003Early DoorsJanice
- 2003Comedy Connections
- 2002TimeshiftSelf - Narrator
- 2001MessiahDS Vickie Clarke
- 2001Linda GreenReceptionist
- 2000Clocking OffMarie Leach
- 2000At Home with the BraithwaitesTrixie Fletcher
- 1999SunburnSue
- 1998dinnerladiesTwinkle
- 1997Jonathan CreekMarion Cretiss
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesPhotocopy Assistant
- 1996Dalziel and PascoeDr Allison Laurie
- 1987ChuckleVision
- 1978The South Bank Show
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Maxine Peake been in?
Maxine Peake is best known for Black Mirror, Star Wars: Visions, The Graham Norton Show and Inside No. 9.
When was Maxine Peake born?
Maxine Peake was born on July 14, 1974. (Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK)
How old is Maxine Peake?
Maxine Peake is 52 years old (born July 14, 1974).
Updated: November 5, 2026 ·