---
name: "Lucy Russell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lucy-russell"
fi1m_id: "lucy-russell"
imdb_id: "nm0751301"
tmdb_id: 28749
wikidata_id: "Q1619100"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-22T04:04:31.086981+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."
---

# Lucy Russell

## Identity

Lucy Russell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lucy-russell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lucy-russell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0751301
- **TMDB ID:** 28749
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1619100
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Russell_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1619100, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751301/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28749

Actor. Born 1 January 1972 in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1972, England, UK
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Frequently works with:** [James Graham](https://film.one/person/james-graham.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 72 (6), 2020s 65 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 3, History 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $945m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Russell_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1619100, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751301/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28749

## Coming up

- *INK* (2026-12-11), as Muriel McKay — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*A Spy Among Friends*](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lucy Russell is an English actress. She made her screen debut in Christopher Nolan's *Following* (1998) and later starred as Grace Elliott in Éric Rohmer's *L'Anglaise et le duc* (2001).

In 2002 she was named one of European films' Shooting Stars. She has appeared in numerous film and television roles, including as Steph in *Toni Erdmann* (2016).

Russell studied Italian at University College London, where she met Nolan. Her other credits include *Batman Begins* (2005), *World War Z* (2013), *Chernobyl* (2019) and *Andor* (2022).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Ink* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Muriel McKay — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), Fi1m 68, as Jane Sissmore — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md)
- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Supervisor Grandi — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Trigger Point* (2022), Fi1m 60, as Moira Bloxham — [page](https://film.one/tv/trigger-point.md)
- *Rebecca* (2020), Fi1m 49, as Mrs. Clementine Whitney — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), Fi1m 64, as Elizabeth Denham — [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *Chernobyl* (2019), Fi1m 86, as Marina Gruzinskaya — [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Judy* (2019), Fi1m 65, as Publicist — [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *Toni Erdmann* (2016), Fi1m 86, as Steph — [page](https://film.one/film/toni-erdmann.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), Fi1m 55, as UN Delegate — [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Sightseers* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Lynne Marshall — [page](https://film.one/film/sightseers.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Female Restaurant Guest — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *INK* (2026), as Muriel McKay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *The Hack* (2025), series, as Tessa Jowell
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), series, as Gbangbala Truthsayer
- *The Day of the Jackal* (2024), series, as Marjorie Marshall
- *Blitz* (2024), as Volunteer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/blitz.md)
- *Housewarming* (2024), as Mum
- *Eat, Love, London* (2024), as Harriet Joseph
- *3 Body Problem* (2024), series, as Sally — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), series, as Jane Sissmore — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md)
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Supervisor Grandi — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Trigger Point* (2022), series, as Moira Bloxham — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/trigger-point.md)
- *The Girl Before* (2021), series, as Rachel
- *Tom Clancy's Without Remorse* (2021), as CIA Director Dillard
- *Atlantic Crossing* (2020), series, as Missy LeHand
- *Roadkill* (2020), series, as Sian Prebble
- *Rebecca* (2020), as Mrs. Clementine Whitney — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)
- *Cognition* (2020), as Consul EA
- *Judy* (2019), as Publicist — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/judy.md)
- *Top Boy* (2019), series, Actor
- *Brassic* (2019), series, as Lady Beverly — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/brassic.md)
- *Dark Money* (2019), series, as Mrs James
- *Chernobyl* (2019), series, as Marina Gruzinskaya — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), as Elizabeth Denham — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *Where Hands Touch* (2018), as Teacher
- *Genius* (2017), series, as Frau Pauline Winteler, Madeleine Renoult-Gilot
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Lady Mountbatten — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Toni Erdmann* (2016), as Steph — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/toni-erdmann.md)
- *The Girlfriend Experience* (2016), series, as Winston
- *Cuffs* (2015), series, as Mrs Pryce
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), series, as Lady Shelton, Anne Shelton — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), as UN Delegate — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Cal* (2013), as Cath Miller
- *Sightseers* (2012), as Lynne Marshall — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sightseers.md)
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Mrs. Clarke — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *10 Arenas of Marwood* (2011), as Dr. De Hory
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Susan Wakeland — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *10 Minute Tales* (2009), series, as Chicken Team Leader
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), as Classy Shopper 3 — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md)
- *Cass* (2008), as TV Presenter
- *Forgiven* (2007), as Family Lawyer
- *Clapham Junction* (2007), as Miss Richards
- *Angel* (2007), as Nora Howe-Nevinson
- *Avenger* (2006), as Curtis
- *Tristan & Isolde* (2006), as Edyth
- *Batman Begins* (2005), as Female Restaurant Guest — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Red Rose* (2005), as Jean Armour
- *Natural Enemy* (2004), as L'ex-femme de Tanguy
- *Everybody Is a Killer* (2004), as Eve, l'avocate
- *I Am David* (2003), as American Woman
- *Cambridge Spies* (2003), series, as Aileen Furse
- *Nude, Descending...* (2002), as Cora
- *Rescue Me* (2002), series, as Doctor
- *Far from China* (2001), as Janice
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Jenny Collins — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *The Lady and the Duke* (2001), as Grace Elliot
- *Left Turn* (2001), as Julie
- *Following* (1999), as The Blonde
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Felicity Turner — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

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