Samantha Morton
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1977-05-13 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Walking Dead
2010
as Alpha
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Peak Practice
1993
as Abbey / Pauline Jones
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Max & Ruby
2002
as Ruby
The Oscars
1953
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Clare Anderson
Cracker
1993
as Joanne Barnes
The Serpent Queen
2022
as Catherine de Medici
Harlots
2017
as Margaret Wells
The Frame
2013
as Maria Gonzales / Vija Kinsky
Tales of the Walking Dead
2022
as Dee
I Am...
2019
as Kirsty
Band of Gold
1995
as Tracy Richards
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Sophie Western
The Last Panthers
2015
as Naomi
The Burning Girls
2023
as Reverend Jack Brooks
Rillington Place
2016
as Ethel Christie
Dead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
Artists in Love
2016
as Host
Movies (51)
The Odyssey
2026
as Circe
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Mary Lou Barebone
Minority Report
2002
as Agatha
John Carter
2012
as Sola
The Whale
2022
as Mary
Anemone
2025
as Nessa
2073
2024
as Ghost
The Libertine
2004
as Elizabeth Barry
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as Mary, Queen of Scots
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Hazel
Control
2007
as Debbie Curtis
Code 46
2003
as Maria Gonzales
Cosmopolis
2012
as Vija Kinsky
She Said
2022
as Zelda Perkins
The Messenger
2009
as Olivia Pitterson
Lassie
2005
as Sarah Carraclough
Emma
1996
as Harriet Smith
In America
2003
as Sarah
Enduring Love
2004
as Claire
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
as Hattie
The Harvest
2015
as Katherine
Miss Julie
2014
as Kathleen
Save the Cinema
2022
as Liz Evans
Decoding Annie Parker
2014
as Annie Parker
Jane Eyre
1997
as Jane Eyre
The Entertainment System Is Down
River Queen
2005
as Sarah O'Brien
Morvern Callar
2002
as Morvern Callar
Mister Lonely
2008
as Marilyn Monroe
The Daisy Chain
2008
as Martha Conroy
Jesus' Son
2000
as Michelle
Longford
2006
as Myra Hindley
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
as Self
Cider with Rosie
2015
as Annie Lee
Two for Joy
2018
as Aisha
Pandaemonium
2001
as Sara Coleridge
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999
as Eva
Eden
2001
as Sam
This Is the Sea
1997
as Hazel Stokes
Expired
2007
as Claire Barney
Under the Skin
1997
as Iris Kelly
The Last Yellow
1999
as Jackie
Miliband of Brothers
2010
as Self - Narrator
The Token King
1993
as Vicky Hooper
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007
as Ruby
The Future Lasts A Long Time
1996
as May
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
as Self
Angels & Ghosts
2013
as Amber Crick (voice)
Love and War
Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005
as Ruby (voice)
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004
as Ruby (voice)
About 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 (1… With 73 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Samantha Morton has appeared in 51 films and 22 TV shows.
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- The Odyssey (2026) — as Circe
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — as Mary Lou Barebone
- Minority Report (2002) — as Agatha
- John Carter (2012) — as Sola
- The Whale (2022) — as Mary
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