Acting
Emily Watson
Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as a newlywed in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her portrayal of Jacqueline du Pré in Anand Tucker's Hilary and Jackie (1998). Watson's other films include The Boxer (1997), Angela's Ashes (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Red Dragon (2002), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), Miss Potter (2006), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), God's Creatures (2022), and Small Things like These (2024). and A Pariare Farm Girl ( 2026). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for playing Janet Leach in the 2011 ITV television biopic Appropriate Adult. She was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the 2017 BBC miniseries Apple Tree Yard. In 2024, she portrayed the lead role of Valya Harkonnen in the HBO science fiction series Dune: Prophecy. Watson is a supporter of the children's charity the NSPCC. In 2004, she was inducted into the society's hall of fame for spearheading the successful campaign to appoint a Children's Commissioner for England. Receiving her award in the crowded House of Commons, she spoke out against the possibility that the Children's Commissioner become a figurehead with little real power.
Filmography
The Legend of Ochi
Film · 2025
Hamnet
Film · 2025
Steve
Film · 2025
Inside Look: Hamnet
Film · 2025
Small Things Like These
Film · 2024
Midas Man
Film · 2024
Dune: Prophecy
Series · 2024
Fired on Mars
Series · 2023
God's Creatures
Film · 2022
Monster Family 2
Film · 2021
Too Close
Series · 2021
The Third Day
Series · 2020
Chernobyl
Series · 2019
On Chesil Beach
Film · 2018
The Happy Prince
Film · 2018
King Lear
Film · 2018
Weinstein
Film · 2018
Monster Family
Film · 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Film · 2017
Apple Tree Yard
Series · 2017
Genius
Series · 2017
Little Women
Series · 2017
Little Boy
Film · 2015
Testament of Youth
Film · 2015
A Royal Night Out
Film · 2015
Everest
Film · 2015
A Song for Jenny
Film · 2015
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Film · 2015
The Dresser
Film · 2015
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Series · 2015
The Theory of Everything
Film · 2014
Belle
Film · 2013
The Book Thief
Film · 2013
Some Girl(s)
Film · 2013
The Politician's Husband
Series · 2013
Anna Karenina
Film · 2012
Meerkats 3D
Film · 2011
War Horse
Film · 2011
Appropriate Adult
Series · 2011
Cemetery Junction
Film · 2010
Oranges and Sunshine
Film · 2010
Cold Souls
Film · 2009
Within the Whirlwind
Film · 2009
Synecdoche, New York
Film · 2008
Fireflies in the Garden
Film · 2008
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Film · 2008
The Water Horse
Film · 2007
Crusade in Jeans
Film · 2006
Miss Potter
Film · 2006
Corpse Bride
Film · 2005
Wah-Wah
Film · 2005
Separate Lies
Film · 2005
The Proposition
Film · 2005
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Film · 2004
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Film · 2003
Working Shakespeare
Series · 2003
Equilibrium
Film · 2002
Punch-Drunk Love
Film · 2002
Red Dragon
Film · 2002
Ballchewer
Film · 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Film · 2002
Gosford Park
Film · 2001
Trixie
Film · 2000
The Luzhin Defence
Film · 2000
Angela's Ashes
Film · 1999
Cradle Will Rock
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Metroland
Film · 1998
Hilary and Jackie
Film · 1998
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
Film · 1998
The Boxer
Film · 1997
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Film · 1997
The Mill on the Floss
Film · 1997
Breaking the Waves
Film · 1996
A Summer Day's Dream
Film · 1994
Performance
Series · 1991
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Midday Sun
Film
Late in Summer
Film
Fado!
Film
A Christmas Child
Film
The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood
Film
London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery
Film
Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)
Film
Amri
Film
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Film