
Maxine Peake
- Date of Birth: 1974-07-14
- 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 ... 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.

Unseen
Thriller • 2017 September

Twisting My Melon
• 2025 June

Fairy Tales
Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2008 January

Bike Squad
Comedy, Drama, Crime • 2008 January

Faith
Drama • 2005 February

We Have Been Watching
• 2017 January

Surfaces
• 2020 June

It's Me
• 2020 January

The Real Anne: Unfinished Business
Documentary • 2022 January

I Swear
Drama, History • 2025 June