Samantha Morton
Date of birth: 1977-05-13
Place of birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Minority Report
2002-06-20
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes b
In America
2003-09-22
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grievi
Code 46
2003-09-02
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007-09-09
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army,
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004-01-01
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007-01-01
A Nick Jr. animated preschool series based on the hugely popular storybooks by Rosemary Wells. Max &
Synecdoche, New York
2008-10-24
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a li
Control
2007-09-12
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide o
River Queen
2005-09-12
An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themse
Jesus' Son
2000-06-16
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassio
Emma
1996-10-02
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is
Enduring Love
2004-10-29
Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless
Sweet and Lowdown
1999-12-03
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love
The Messenger
2009-11-13
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army
Pandaemonium
2001-06-29
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wo
Longford
2006-10-26
A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulte
Lassie
2005-12-16
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away fro
The Daisy Chain
2008-11-09
A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village in the wake of their baby daughter's death. They so
Mister Lonely
2008-02-02
In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invite
Jane Eyre
1997-03-09
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi
This Is the Sea
1997-09-15
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy
Cosmopolis
2012-05-25
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old bil
Morvern Callar
2002-11-01
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a n
John Carter
2012-03-07
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious
Expired
2007-01-19
The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and
Miliband of Brothers
2010-09-24
Charting the rise of the Milliband brother, from their left-wing upbringing to their University days
Under the Skin
1997-11-28
Although married and pregnant Rose has always been mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whos
Eden
2001-08-29
In 1939, Kalman, an ambitious young businessman, leaves Europe to join his sister Samantha in Palest
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999-10-29
Set in rural England in the 1950s Eva (Samantha Morton) fantasises about her handsome, worldly cousi
She Said
2022-11-17
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a g
Decoding Annie Parker
2014-05-02
The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cance
Miss Julie
2014-09-07
Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish
The Harvest
2015-04-10
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick,
The Libertine
2004-09-16
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and d
Cider with Rosie
2015-09-27
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the Fi
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016-11-16
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magic
The Entertainment System Is Down
Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international p
2073
2024-12-27
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystop
Two for Joy
2018-09-28
A troubled family's problems come to a head during a stay in a seaside town.
Angels & Ghosts
2013-12-01
Based on a true story, Angels and Ghosts tells the emotive journey of Amber, a young girl who is on
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012-09-25
An in-depth documentary about the making of David Cronenberg's feature film, Cosmopolis (2012), an a
The Future Lasts A Long Time
1996-01-01
Dream-like short film starring Samantha Morton, in one of her earliest screen credits, as one of a c
Save the Cinema
2022-01-14
The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who b
The Last Yellow
1999-01-01
Two losers try to lift themselves out of the mire by letting their fantasy world take over their liv
The Whale
2022-12-09
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged t
Anemone
2025-10-02
Explore the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons.
The Odyssey
2026-07-15
Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009-01-07
Most rock fans may not know the name Anton Corbijn, but they've certainly seen his work. Corbijn sho
The Token King
1993-11-10
Pupils Vicky and Paul are operating a lucrative business trading school dinner tokens. It started we
Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005-08-30
Ruby thinks she has a lot to teach her little brother, Max, but Max has his own ideas. Join their lo