1977-05-13 ( 47 years old ) in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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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Movies
The Odyssey
2026-07-15
2073
2024-12-27
The Whale
2022-12-09
She Said
2022-11-17
Save the Cinema
2022-01-14
Two for Joy
2018-09-28
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016-11-16
Cider with Rosie
2015-09-27
The Harvest
2015-04-10
Miss Julie
2014-09-07
Decoding Annie Parker
2014-05-02
Angels & Ghosts
2013-12-01
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012-09-25
Cosmopolis
2012-05-25
John Carter
2012-03-07
Miliband of Brothers
2010-09-24
The Messenger
2009-11-13
The Daisy Chain
2008-11-09
Synecdoche, New York
2008-10-24
Mister Lonely
2008-02-02
Control
2007-09-12
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007-09-09
Expired
2007-01-19
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007-01-01
Longford
2006-10-26
Lassie
2005-12-16
River Queen
2005-09-12
Enduring Love
2004-10-29
The Libertine
2004-09-16
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004-01-01
In America
2003-10-31
Code 46
2003-09-02
Morvern Callar
2002-11-01
Minority Report
2002-06-20
Eden
2001-08-29
Pandaemonium
2001-06-29
Jesus' Son
2000-06-16
Sweet and Lowdown
1999-12-03
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999-10-29
The Last Yellow
1999-01-01
Under the Skin
1997-11-28
This Is the Sea
1997-09-15
Jane Eyre
1997-03-09
Emma
1996-10-02
The Future Lasts A Long Time
1996-01-01
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