Emily Watson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1967
- Birthplace
- Islington, London, England, UK
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
- John Daniel
John Daniel TBA
as Alyce Cunningham
- Mars Express
Mars Express TBA
as Judith Pillinger
- RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare TBA
as Self
- Amri
Amri TBA
as Marie Antoinette Gottesman
- Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)
Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3) TBA
as ( Host )
- London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery
London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery TBA
as (The Detective)
- The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood
The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood TBA
as The Keeper of the Keys
A Christmas Child TBA
as Emily Watson ( Self/Narrator )
- Fado!
Fado! TBA
Actor
- Late in Summer
Late in Summer TBA
Actor
- Midday Sun
Midday Sun TBA
as Sarah
Inside Look: Hamnet 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Hamnet 2025
as Mary
Steve 2025
as Jenny
The Legend of Ochi 2025
as Dasha
Small Things Like These 2024
as Sister Mary
Midas Man (La historia de Brian Epstein) 2024
as Queenie Epstein
God's Creatures 2022
as Aileen O'Hara
Monster Family 2 2021
as Emma Wishbone (voice)
King Lear 2018
as Regan
The Happy Prince 2018
as Constance Wilde
Weinstein 2018
as Narrator (voice)
On Chesil Beach 2018
as Violet Ponting
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
as Chief of Staff Fox
Monster Family 2017
as Emma Wishbone (voice)
The Dresser 2015
as Her Ladyship
Everest 2015
as Helen Wilton
A Song for Jenny 2015
as Julie Nicholson
A Royal Night Out 2015
as Queen Elizabeth
Little Boy 2015
as Emma Busbee
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism 2015
as Miss Trinklebury
Testament of Youth 2015
as Mrs. Brittain
The Theory of Everything 2014
as Beryl Wilde
The Book Thief 2013
as Rosa Hubermann
Some Girl(s) 2013
as Lindsay
Belle 2013
as Lady Mansfield
Anna Karenina 2012
as Countess Lydia Ivanova
War Horse 2011
as Rose Narracott
Meerkats 3D 2011
as Narrator
Oranges and Sunshine 2010
as Margaret Humphreys
Cemetery Junction 2010
as Mrs. Kendrick
Within the Whirlwind 2009
as Evgenia Ginzburg
Cold Souls 2009
as Claire
Synecdoche, New York 2008
as Tammy
Fireflies in the Garden 2008
as Jane Lawrence
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 2008
as Caroline Gil
The Water Horse 2007
as Anne MacMorrow
Miss Potter 2006
as Millie Warne
Crusade in Jeans 2006
as Mary Vega
The Proposition 2005
as Martha Stanley
Separate Lies 2005
as Anne Manning
Corpse Bride 2005
as Victoria Everglot (voice)
Wah-Wah 2005
as Ruby Compton
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004
as Anne Sellers
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' 2003
as Self
Equilibrium 2002
as Mary O'Brien
Ballchewer 2002
as Self
Punch-Drunk Love 2002
as Lena Leonard
Red Dragon 2002
as Reba McClane
The Making of Gosford Park 2002
as Self
Gosford Park 2001
as Elsie
The Luzhin Defence 2000
as Natalia Katkov
Trixie 2000
as Trixie Zurbo
Angela's Ashes 1999
as Angela McCourt
Cradle Will Rock 1999
as Olive Stanton
Hilary and Jackie 1998
as Jackie du Pré
Metroland 1998
as Marion
- In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema 1998
as Self
The Boxer 1997
as Maggie Hamill
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier 1997
Actor
The Mill on the Floss 1997
as Maggie Tulliver
Breaking the Waves 1996
as Bess McNeill
- A Summer Day's Dream
A Summer Day's Dream 1994
Actor
Credits from TMDB.