Michelle Fairley
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1963-07-11 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- میشل فیرلی
Biography
Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–).
Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub.
Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose".
She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. From 2011 to 2013, Fairley starred as Catelyn Stark (née Tully) in the first three seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original, unaired, pilot episode.
Fairley joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season, playing the recurring role of Dr. Ava Hessington, a chemical engineer and oil CEO accused of bribery, and after that, accused for murder. She played Margot Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day on Fox. Her film roles included The Invisible Woman (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). In 2014, Fairley was cast as Margaret Langston in the ABC TV Series Resurrection (2014-2015).
Known For
TV Shows (35)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Catelyn Stark
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Iris Holman
Suits
2011
as Ava Hessington
24
2001
as Margot Al-Harazi
Casualty
1986
as Kathy Emerick / Kate Maguire
Screen Two
1985
as Jean McBride / Roisin Donaghy / Fiona Gibbons - Liverpool
Gangs of London
2020
as Marian Wallace
Misfits
2009
as Louise Young
Crossing Lines
2013
as Sophie Baines
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Queen Igneous (voice)
Lovejoy
1986
as Nancy Phelan
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Resurrection
2014
as Margaret Langston
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023
as Princess Augusta
ScreenPlay
1986
as Jenny
Rebus
2000
as Janice Mee
Fortitude
2015
as Freya Lennox
Rebellion
2016
as Dolly Butler
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
2026
as Margo
The White Princess
2017
as Margaret Beaufort
Cardiac Arrest
1994
as Casualty Sister Karen Teller
The Feed
2019
as Meredith Hatfield
In Deep
2001
as Phoebe
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Mrs, Fitzpatrick
The Gone
2023
as Judge Hannah Martin
The Broker's Man
1997
Saracen
1989
as Maeve
Births, Marriages and Deaths
1999
as Pat
A Mug's Game
1996
as Kathy Cowan
Comics
1993
as Nula O'Reilly
The Golden Hour
2005
as Julia Harper
Safe And Sound
1996
as Eleanor Delaney
McCready and Daughter
2000
as Bernadette
Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
2025
as Narrator
The Road to Partition
2021
as Narrator
Movies (43)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Mrs. Granger
Whistle
2026
as Ivy Raymore
The Others
2001
as Mrs. Marlish
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Mrs. Nickerson
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
Small Things Like These
2024
as Mrs. Wilson
No Ordinary Heist
2026
as Mags Fulton
Philomena
2013
as Sally Mitchell
Chatroom
2010
as Rosie
Hidden City
1987
as Cleaner
The Invisible Woman
2013
as Caroline Graves
Responsible Child
2019
as Kerry
Hideous Kinky
1999
as Patricia
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018
as Caius Cassius
Hidden Agenda
1990
as Teresa Doyle
Lost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
To Provide All People
2018
as Intensive Care Nurse
Common
2014
as Shelagh
Ahead of the Class
2005
as Sonia Venning
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Catelyn Stark
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
as Marya
Montana
2014
as DCI Rachel Jones
Vicious Circle
1999
as Frances
The Second Death
2000
as Aisling
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Miss O'Shaunessy
The Trap
2023
as Michelle
A Short Stay in Switzerland
2009
as Mrs. Savery
Nobody Has to Know
2022
as Millie
Best: His Mother's Son
2009
as Ann Best
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood
2014
as Joan De Vesci
An Irish Goodbye
2022
as Grainne (voice)
The Long Roads
1993
as Fiona Gibbons
Flea Bites
1992
as Sharon
Force of Duty
1991
as Jenny
The Trap
2019
as Michelle
The Precious Blood
1996
as Jean McBride
Cup Cake
2010
as Annie McNabb
Crossfire
1988
as Scanlon's Girl
Life After Life
1995
as Roisin Donaghy
Untameable
2023
as Self
Lesson 7
2020
as Max
The Road to Partition
2021
as Narrator
Edith
2016
as Shelia
About Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–). Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, o… With 78 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Michelle Fairley has appeared in 43 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michelle Fairley Movies
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Mrs. Granger
- Whistle (2026) — as Ivy Raymore
- The Others (2001) — as Mrs. Marlish
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015) — as Mrs. Nickerson
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) — as Self
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