Maxine Peake
REPRESENTED BY MICHAEL DUFF
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One of the UK’s best-loved actors, Maxine’s film credits include PETERLOO, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, FUNNY COW (on which Maxine served as Executive Producer through her production company, Vexed Pixie) and FANNY LYE DELIVER’D. More recently, she has featured in DANCE FIRST and in Irish dystopian sci-fi WOKEN. Soon, Maxine will be seen in Scottish drama film I SWEAR, and WORDS OF WAR.
Maxine is also well known for starring in TV dramas such as SILK (BBC), BLACK MIRROR: METALHEAD (Netflix), THREE GIRLS (BBC), THE VILLAGE (BBC), SHAMELESS (Channel 4), THE BISEXUAL (Hulu/Channel 4), ANNE (ITV), RULES OF THE GAME (BBC) and SAY NOTHING (FX) for which she received a BAFTA nomination as Best Supporting Actress.
She is currently working on THE DISPATCHER for Apple.
Maxine has received three BAFTA Best Actress nominations, for HANCOCK & JOAN, THE VILLAGE, and ANNE.
Stage credits include HAMLET, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and HAPPY DAYS (all Royal Exchange), ROBIN/RED/BREAST and THEY (Factory International), THE WELKIN (National Theatre), AVALANCHE (Barbican), and TALKING HEADS (Bridge Theatre, subsequently televised for the BBC).
Maxine is also an established writer, with credits including the stage and radio play BERYL (BBC Radio 4/West Yorkshire Playhouse/The Rose Theatre), QUEENS OF THE COAL AGE (Radio 4/Royal Exchange), THE LAST TESTAMENT OF LILLIAN BILOCCA (Hull Truck Theatre) and BETTY! (Royal Exchange).