--- name: "Lindsay Duncan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/lindsay-duncan" fi1m_id: "lindsay-duncan" imdb_id: "nm0242026" tmdb_id: 30083 wikidata_id: "Q242504" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 November 1950" reviewed_on_fi1m: 17 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 17 updated: "2026-10-07T16:43:14.818993+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Lindsay Duncan ## Identity Lindsay Duncan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lindsay-duncan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** lindsay-duncan - **IMDb ID:** nm0242026 - **TMDB ID:** 30083 - **Wikidata ID:** Q242504 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30083 Actor. Born 7 November 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 November 1950, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - **Active:** 1989–present - **Also known as:** Lindsay Vere Duncan - **Frequently works with:** [Alan Bleasdale](https://film.one/person/alan-bleasdale.md), [Bill Paterson](https://film.one/person/bill-paterson.md), [Domhnall Gleeson](https://film.one/person/domhnall-gleeson.md), [Otto Bathurst](https://film.one/person/otto-bathurst.md), [Tim Van Patten](https://film.one/person/tim-van-patten.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 17 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 68 (2), 2000s 81 (3), 2010s 74 (10), 2020s 73 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 71 across 11 titles - **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 11 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 12, Crime 5, Comedy 3, Mystery 3, Action & Adventure 2, Adventure 2 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,262m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30083 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82), [*Rome*](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) (82) - **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81), [*About Time*](https://film.one/film/about-time.md) (66) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sinking of the Laconia*](https://film.one/tv/the-sinking-of-the-laconia.md) (77), [*H Is for Hawk*](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md) (64) - **Tubi:** [*Criminal Justice*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Lindsay Duncan is a Scottish actress. Born on 7 November 1950 in Edinburgh, she trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and began her career in regional theatre before appearing at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has received two Olivier Awards, a Tony Award and a CBE for services to drama. Her screen credits include *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* (1999), *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), *About Time* (2013), *Birdman* (2014) and *Gifted* (2017). On television she has appeared in *Rome* (2005–2007), *Sherlock* (2014–2017) as Lady Smallwood, *The Honourable Woman* (2014) and *The Wheel of Time* (2021). She played Alex Cairns in the *Black Mirror* episode "The National Anthem" (2011) and Mum in the film *H Is for Hawk* (2025). Duncan is married to actor Hilton McRae. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (17) - *H Is for Hawk* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Mum — [page](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md) - *Sherwood* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Jennifer Hale — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md) - *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Tabitha — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) - *The Honourable Woman* (2014), Fi1m 80, as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-honourable-woman.md) - *About Time* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Mum — [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md) - *Count Arthur Strong* (2013), Fi1m 62, as Dame Agnes — [page](https://film.one/tv/count-arthur-strong.md) - *Toast of London* (2013), Fi1m 80, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md) - *The Hollow Crown* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Duchess of York — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md) - *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Alex Cairns — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) - *The Sinking of the Laconia* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Elisabeth Fullwood — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sinking-of-the-laconia.md) - *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Fi1m 48, as Helen Kingsleigh — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md) - *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Lady Smallwood — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md) - *Criminal Justice* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Alison Slaughter — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) - *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Servilia of the Junii — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) - *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Angela Wells — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), Fi1m 52, as TC-14 (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md) - *G.B.H.* (1991), Fi1m 85, as Barbara Douglas — [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md) ## Complete filmography (127) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mint* (2026), series, as Ollie - *H Is for Hawk* (2025), as Mum — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/h-is-for-hawk.md) - *The Death of Bunny Munro* (2025), series, as Doris Pennington - *National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus* (2024), as Dora - *Truelove* (2024), series, as Phil - *Doctor Jekyll* (2023), as Sandra Poole - *Call Me Back* (2023), as Grace - *Last Call* (2023), as Kate - *Sherwood* (2022), series, as Jennifer Hale — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md) - *A Banquet* (2022), as June - *Around the World in 80 Days* (2021), series, as Jane Digby - *The Wheel of Time* (2021), series, as Anvaere Damodred - *No Ordinary Joe* (2021), as Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs - *Made in Italy* (2020), as Kate - *My Zoe* (2019), as Kathy - *National Theatre Live: Hansard* (2019), as Diana Hesketh - *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, as Octavia (voice) - *The Morning Show* (2019), series, as Martha Ellison - *Little Joe* (2019), as Psychotherapist - *November 1st* (2019), as Bonnie - *Blackbird* (2019), as Liz - *A Discovery of Witches* (2018), series, as Ysabeau de Clermont - *Gifted* (2017), as Evelyn Adler - *Carnage: Swallowing the Past* (2017), as Maude - *Close to the Enemy* (2016), series, as Frau Bellinghausen - *He Does Not Want Peace* (2016), as Rachel Englebright - *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016), as Helen Kingsleigh - *Churchill's Secret* (2016), as Clemmie Churchill - *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), as Tabitha — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) - *The Honourable Woman* (2014), series, as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-honourable-woman.md) - *The Leftovers* (2014), series, as Grace Playford — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) - *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Loretta Lamb — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md) - *Toast of London* (2013), series, Actor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md) - *Last Passenger* (2013), as Elaine Middleton - *Le Week-End* (2013), as Meg Burrows - *Lawless* (2013), as Lady Justice MacNeil - *About Time* (2013), as Mum — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md) - *Count Arthur Strong* (2013), series, as Dame Agnes — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/count-arthur-strong.md) - *Amish: A Secret Life* (2012), as Narrator (voice) - *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Duchess of York — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md) - *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Mrs Dalloway - *White Heat* (2012), series, as Lilly (present day) - *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Alex Cairns — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) - *Spy* (2011), series, as The Director - *Against the Wall* (2011), series, as Faith Kowalski - *Christopher and His Kind* (2011), as Kathleen Isherwood - *The Sinking of the Laconia* (2011), series, as Elisabeth Fullwood — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sinking-of-the-laconia.md) - *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Lady Smallwood — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md) - *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), as Helen Kingsleigh — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md) - *Burlesque Fairytales* (2010), as Ice Queen - *Margot* (2009), as Madam - *Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars* (2009), as Captain Adelaide Brooke - *Margaret* (2009), as Margaret Thatcher - *Merlin* (2008), series, as Queen Annis - *Lost in Austen* (2008), series, as Lady Catherine de Bourgh - *Criminal Justice* (2008), series, as Alison Slaughter — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) - *Frankenstein* (2007), as Jane Pretorius - *Longford* (2006), as Lady Elizabeth Longford - *Starter for 10* (2006), as Rose Harbison - *Rome* (2005), series, as Servilia of the Junii — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) - *The Queen of Sheba's Pearls* (2004), as Audrey Pretty - *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Marina Gregg - *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), as Katherine - *AfterLife* (2003), Actor - *Working Shakespeare* (2003), series, Actor - *Spooks* (2002), series, as Angela Wells — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *Hamilton Mattress* (2002), as Beryl / Gertrude (voice) - *Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders* (2001), as Narrator - *Perfect Strangers* (2001), series, as Alice - *Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings* (2000), as Pauline - *A History of Britain* (2000), series, as Reader - *Dirty Tricks* (2000), as Alison - *Oliver Twist* (1999), series, as Elizabeth Leeford - *Mansfield Park* (1999), as Mrs. Price / Lady Bertram - *Expelling the Demon* (1999), as Woman - *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), as TC-14 (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md) - *An Ideal Husband* (1999), as Lady Markby - *Shooting the Past* (1999), series, as Marilyn Truman - *Get Real* (1998), series, as Louise - *The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling* (1997), series, as Lady Bellaston - *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1996), as Hippolyta / Titania - *City Hall* (1996), as Sydney Pappas - *Jake's Progress* (1995), series, as Monica - *Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair* (1995), as Narrator - *The Rector's Wife* (1994), series, as Anna Bouverie - *A Year in Provence* (1993), series, as Annie Mayle - *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Jeanne Durand — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md) - *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as Medea - *Body Parts* (1991), as Dr. Agatha Webb - *Redemption* (1991), as Kath Peachey - *G.B.H.* (1991), series, as Barbara Douglas — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md) - *The Reflecting Skin* (1990), as Dolphin Blue - *TECX* (1990), series, as Laura Pellin - *Traffik* (1989), series, as Helen Rosshalde - *These Foolish Things* (1989), as Gutrune Day - *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Lady Tamplin — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) - *The Childeater* (1989), as Eirwen - *Alas Sage & Onion* (1988), Actor - *Colin's Sandwich* (1988), series, as Rosemary - *Manifesto* (1988), as Lily Sachor - *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Gutrune Day - *Prick Up Your Ears* (1987), as Anthea Lahr - *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as Kath Peachey - *Dead Head* (1986), series, as Dana Cass - *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Dolphin Blue - *Travelling Man* (1984), series, as Andrea - *The Brief* (1984), series, as Carol Barnes - *Loose Connections* (1984), as Sally - *Rainy Day Women* (1984), as Karen Miller - *The Kit Curran Radio Show* (1984), series, as Pamela Scott - *Samson and Delilah* (1984), as Alice - *Reilly: Ace of Spies* (1983), series, as Alexandra - *On Approval* (1982), as Helen - *Muck and Brass* (1982), series, as Jean Torrode - *Grown-Ups* (1980), as Mrs Butcher - *The Winkler* (1979), as Diane - *Dick Turpin* (1979), series, as Catherine Langford - *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Jane - *One-Upmanship* (1976), series, Actor - *Further Up Pompeii* (1975), as Scrubba - *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Christine Butcher - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Diane - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Helen Hayle - *These Foolish Things*, Actor - *The Entertainment System Is Down*, Actor - *Daughter of Eden*, as Emer - *Alma*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Lindsay Duncan](https://film.one/media/person/7290/gallery-312fbbe3e86a.jpg) Lindsay Duncan — Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Lindsay_Duncan_BAM_2011-01-15.jpg/1280px-Lindsay_Duncan_BAM_2011-01-15.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Lindsay Duncan](https://film.one/media/person/7290/gallery-d86f91ee3c38.jpg) Lindsay Duncan — Image via TMDB - ![Lindsay Duncan](https://film.one/media/person/7290/gallery-58465bacd8a9.jpg) Lindsay Duncan — Image via TMDB - ![Lindsay Duncan](https://film.one/media/person/7290/gallery-eb86f76f05ca.jpg) Lindsay Duncan — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2002: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award 1990: Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award (won), for *The Reflecting Skin* - Theatre World Award 1987: Theatre World Award (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1987: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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