Maxine Peake

Acting

50Total Films

10.0 Highest Rated

Born: Jul 14, 1974

Birth Place: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

About Maxine Peake

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.

Best Maxine Peake Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Maxine Peake's career based on audience ratings.

★10.0

★10.0

Art Matters — Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passiona

Art Matters

2024•Documentary

★10.0

★10.0

Would Like To Meet — A single mum looks for love in the lonely-hearts pages, but someone has already decided to play cupid - her eight year-o

Would Like To Meet

2007•Romance

★9.0

★9.0

Tish — A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the pove

Tish

2023•Documentary

★8.2

★8.2

Hamlet — From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaime

Hamlet

2015•Drama

★8.0

★8.0

Imaginary Friend — Short film starring Maxine Peake and written by actor Reece Dinsdale

Imaginary Friend

2010•Drama

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Maxine Peake.

Year	Movie	Character	Success	More
2025	Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough	Narrator	Hit	Similar →
2025	I Swear	Dottie Achenbach	Super Hit	Similar →
2025	Words of War	Anna Politkovskaya	Hit	Similar →
2024	Art Matters	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2024	Woken	Helen	Flop	Similar →
2023	Tish	Tish Murtha (voice)	Super Hit	Similar →
2023	Dance First	Barbara	Hit	Similar →
2023	Choked Up	Fiona Lacey	Hit	Similar →
2022	Wendell & Wild	Irmgard Klaxon (voice)	Hit	Similar →
2022	The Real Anne: Unfinished Business	Self- Presenter	Flop	Similar →
2021	Where We Used to Meet	-	Flop	Similar →
2019	Fanny Lye Deliver'd	Fanny Lye	Average	Similar →
2019	Be Still My Beating Heart	-	Flop	Similar →
2018	Peterloo	Nellie	Hit	Similar →
2018	Gwen	Elen	Flop	Similar →
2018	Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels	Friedrich Engels (voice)	Flop	Similar →
2018	Funny Cow	Funny Cow	Average	Similar →
2018	Wonders of the Moon	Narrator (voice)	Hit	Similar →
2017	Cake	-	Flop	Similar →
2017	Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle	Narrator	Flop	Similar →
2017	Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2016	Generation '66	Narrator	Hit	Similar →
2016	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Titania	Flop	Similar →
2016	Red Top	Rebekah Brooks	Flop	Similar →
2015	The Falling	Eileen Lamont	Flop	Similar →
2015	Hamlet	Hamlet	Super Hit	Similar →
2014	The Theory of Everything	Elaine Mason	Super Hit	Similar →
2014	Keeping Rosy	Charlotte	Flop	Similar →
2014	Run & Jump	Vanetia	Average	Similar →
2013	Keeping Up with the Joneses	Celia	Average	Similar →
2013	Svengali	Angie	Flop	Similar →
2012	Private Peaceful	Hazel Peaceful	Hit	Similar →
2012	Best Laid Plans	Isabel	Flop	Similar →
2010	Edge	Elly	Average	Similar →
2010	Imaginary Friend	Pauline	Super Hit	Similar →
2010	The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister	Anne Lister	Hit	Similar →
2009	Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980	Helen Marshall	Hit	Similar →
2008	Clubbed	Angela	Hit	Similar →
2008	Hancock & Joan	Joan Le Mesurier	Flop	Similar →
2007	Would Like To Meet	George's Mum	Super Hit	Similar →
2007	I Am Bob	Marilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant	Super Hit	Similar →
2007	Confessions of a Diary Secretary	Tracey Temple	Flop	Similar →
2007	The 50 Greatest Television Dramas	Self	Flop	Similar →
2006	The Madness of the Dance	-	Hit	Similar →
2005	Frozen	Ticket Attendant	Average	Similar →
2004	Christmas Lights	Pauline	Flop	Similar →
2002	All or Nothing	Party girl	Hit	Similar →
2002	Hamilton Mattress	Lulu (voice)	Average	Similar →
2000	Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings	Self	Hit	Similar →
1998	Girls' Night	Sharon	Hit	Similar →

Maxine Peake - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Maxine Peake?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Maxine Peake is "Art Matters" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Maxine Peake acted in?

Maxine Peake has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Maxine Peake?

Other notable films include "Would Like To Meet", "Tish", and "Hamlet".