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Emily Watson

Born 1967 · English actress

Emily Margaret Watson 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, and 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).

Emily Watson, in order

  1. 1996 Breaking the Waves: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
  2. 1997 Metroland: acted · directed by Philip Saville
  3. 1997 The Boxer: acted · directed by Jim Sheridan · critics 80%, audiences 74%
  4. 1997 Tranceformer: acted · directed by Fredrik von Krusenstjerna and Stig Björkman
  5. 1998 Hilary and Jackie: acted · directed by Anand Tucker
  6. 1999 Angela's Ashes: acted · directed by Alan Parker
  7. 1999 Cradle Will Rock: acted · directed by Tim Robbins · critics 67%, audiences 71% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
  8. 2000 The Luzhin Defence: acted · directed by Marleen Gorris
  9. 2000 Trixie: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph · critics 27%, audiences 23%
  10. 2001 Gosford Park: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 87%, audiences 78%
  11. 2002 Equilibrium: acted · directed by Kurt Wimmer · critics 40%, audiences 81% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  12. 2002 Punch-Drunk Love: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 79%, audiences 78% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  13. 2002 Red Dragon: acted · directed by Brett Ratner · critics 68%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix
  14. 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (TV movie): acted · directed by Stephen Hopkins
  15. 2005 Separate Lies: acted · directed by Julian Fellowes
  16. 2005 The Proposition: acted · directed by John Hillcoat
  17. 2005 Wah-Wah: acted · directed by Richard E. Grant
  18. 2006 Crusade in Jeans: acted · directed by Ben Sombogaart
  19. 2006 Miss Potter: acted · directed by Chris Noonan
  20. 2007 The Water Horse: acted · directed by Jay Russell
  21. 2008 Fireflies in the Garden: acted · directed by Dennis Lee
  22. 2008 Synecdoche, New York: acted · directed by Charlie Kaufman · critics 69%, audiences 71% · streaming on Fawesome
  23. 2009 Cold Souls: acted · directed by Sophie Barthes
  24. 2009 Within the Whirlwind: acted · directed by Marleen Gorris
  25. 2010 Cemetery Junction: acted · directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant · critics 57%, audiences 63%
  26. 2010 Oranges and Sunshine: acted · directed by Jim Loach
  27. 2011 War Horse: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 74%, audiences 74%
  28. 2012 Anna Karenina: acted · directed by Joe Wright
  29. 2013 Belle: acted · directed by Amma Asante
  30. 2013 Some Girl(s): acted · directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
  31. 2013 The Book Thief: acted · directed by Brian Percival
  32. 2014 Testament of Youth: acted · directed by James Kent · critics 84%, audiences 78% · streaming on Hulu, Tubi
  33. 2014 The Theory of Everything: acted · directed by James Marsh · critics 81%, audiences 84%
  34. 2015 A Royal Night Out: acted · directed by Julian Jarrold
  35. 2015 A Song for Jenny (TV movie): acted · directed by Brian Percival
  36. 2015 Everest: acted · directed by Baltasar Kormákur · critics 73%, audiences 68%
  37. 2015 Little Boy: acted · directed by Alejandro Monteverde
  38. 2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism: acted
  39. 2015 The Dresser (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Eyre
  40. 2017 Apple Tree Yard (TV series): acted
  41. 2017 Genius (TV series): acted · directed by Greg Yaitanes and Kenneth Biller · critics 71%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video
  42. 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle: acted · directed by Matthew Vaughn
  43. 2017 On Chesil Beach: acted · directed by Dominic Cooke
  44. 2018 King Lear (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Eyre
  45. 2018 The Happy Prince: acted · directed by Rupert Everett
  46. 2019 Chernobyl (TV series): acted · directed by Johan Renck
  47. 2022 God's Creatures: acted · directed by Anna Rose Holmer and Geneviève Lefebvre
  48. 2024 Dune: Prophecy (TV series): acted · directed by Anna Foerster and Richard J. Lewis
  49. 2024 Midas Man: acted · directed by Joe Stephenson
  50. 2024 Small Things Like These: acted · directed by Tim Mielants
  51. 2025 Hamnet: acted · directed by Chloé Zhao · critics 86%, audiences 93% · streaming on Netflix
  52. 2025 Steve: acted · directed by Tim Mielants
  53. 2025 The Legend of Ochi: acted · directed by Isaiah Saxon
  54. Amri: acted · directed by Mira Nair
  55. Too Close (TV series): acted