
Samantha Morton
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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Acting (43 movies)

Minority Report
2002

In America
2003

Code 46
2003

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007

Synecdoche, New York
2008

Control
2007

River Queen
2005

Jesus' Son
2000

Emma
1996

Enduring Love
2004

Sweet and Lowdown
1999

The Messenger
2009

Pandaemonium
2001

Longford
2006

Lassie
2005

The Daisy Chain
2008

Mister Lonely
2008

Jane Eyre
1997

This Is the Sea
1997

Cosmopolis
2012

Morvern Callar
2002

John Carter
2012

Expired
2007

Under the Skin
1997

Eden
2001

Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999

She Said
2022

Decoding Annie Parker
2014

Miss Julie
2014

The Harvest
2015

The Libertine
2004

Cider with Rosie
2015

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016

2073
2024

Two for Joy
2018

The Future Lasts A Long Time
1996

Save the Cinema
2022

The Whale
2022

Anemone
2025

The Odyssey
2026

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009

The Token King
1993

Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Unloved | 2009 | Writer |
