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Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Actor · Born April 27, 1965 (61) · Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Anna Theodora Chancellor (born 27 April 1965) is an English actress who has appeared widely on TV, film and in the theatre. She received a nomination for BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lix Storm in The Hour (2011–2012), and has twice been nominated for Olivier Awards, in 1997 for her performances in Stanley at the National Theatre, and again in 2014 for Private Lives at the Gielgud Theatre. She was also nominated for an award at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 2007 and for one at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2013. On television, she is also known for her roles in the ITV series Kavanagh QC (1995-1997) and Grantchester (2016); the BBC series Pride and Prejudice (1995), Tipping the Velvet (2002), Spooks (2005-2007), Pramface (2012–2014), Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Rain Dogs (2023); the Channel 5 series Suburban Shootout (2006–2007); the Netflix series The Crown (2017); the Epix series Pennyworth (2019–2021); and the BritBox series Hotel Portofino (2022). Her films include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and How I Live Now (2013).

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Born
April 27, 1965 (61)
From
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Anna Chancellor's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
26%
Morality
14%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 6 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 14
Shadow
3 of 14
Threshold guardian
3 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Hero
2 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
18
Joyful
17
Warm
12
Bittersweet
13
Other
44

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anna Chancellor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anna Chancellor's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • My Brilliant Career(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Bossier

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Box of Frogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Anna

  • The Girlfriend(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lillith Greenway

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Outrageous(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sydney Bowles Mitford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mrs Betterton

  • Brighton Storeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lady Frances Grey

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Fifteen-Love(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as And Woodward

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Rain Dogs(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Allegra

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Stromboli(2022)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris(2022)

    as Lady Dant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Compulsion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sasha

  • That Dirty Black Bag(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hellen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Portofino(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lady Latchmere

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Watch(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lord Vetinari

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Come Away(2020)

    as Eleanor Morrow

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Pennyworth(2019)

    Show 14 episodes · as Frances Gaunt

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Importance of Being Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lady Bracknell

  • Benjamin(2018)

    as Tessa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Money(2019)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Henrietta

  • Nativity Rocks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Clara Hargreaves

  • The Happy Prince(2018)

    as Mrs. Arbuthnott

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ordeal by Innocence(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rachel Argyll

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Trust(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Timewasters(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Love of My Life(2017)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Last Dragonslayer(2016)

    as Stuffco president

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Rosse

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • This Beautiful Fantastic(2016)

    as Mrs Bramble

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: The Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina

  • The Carer(2016)

    as Milly

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • New Blood(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Eleanor Davies

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Flowers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunty Viv

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Testament of Youth(2014)

    as Mrs. Leighton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mapp & Lucia(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Queen Victoria

  • Penny Dreadful(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire Ives

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sardines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Elizabeth

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fleming(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Second Officer Monday

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Private Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Amanda Prynne

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    as Aunt Penn

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of an Alien Abductee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Phyllis Brennan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hope Goodgirl

  • Pramface(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Janet Derbyshire

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • We'll Take Manhattan(2012)

    as Lucie Clayton

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ciss Dacre

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hidden(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elspeth Verney

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Hour(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lix Storm

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Hysteria(2011)

    as Mrs. Bellamy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Anstruther

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Critical Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Laura

  • Miranda(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Helena

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Evelyn Wyndham

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas at the Riviera(2007)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • St. Trinian's(2007)

    as Miss Bagstock

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars(2007)

    as Irene Adler

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Irene Adler

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Judith Suskin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Elizabeth Doring

  • Suburban Shootout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · as Camilla Diamond

  • A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets(2005)

    as Anne Hathaway

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2005)

    as Dana

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(2005)

    as Questular Rontok

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Roman Road(2004)

    as Maddy Bancroft

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lydia Horton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maria Bishop

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London(2004)

    as Jo Kenworth

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy Stanton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Professor's Daughter (voice)

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dreamers(2003)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Fortysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Estelle Slippery

  • Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie(2003)

    as Nicky Bowden

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    as Glynnis Payne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Real Jane Austen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Presenter / Narrator

  • Tipping the Velvet(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diana Lethaby

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Crush(2001)

    as Molly Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 14 episodes · as Juliet Shaw

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Cazalets(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Diana Mackintosh

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucy Christie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • My Family(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Zelda Nobbs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Morrison

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Muriel Gould

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Muriel Gould

  • The Vice(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr Christina Weir

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Nicole Farmer

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Barbara Ritchie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • FairyTale: A True Story(1997)

    as Peter Pan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cold Lazarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anna Griffiths

  • Karaoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anna Griffiths

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Supt. Karen Somerville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Pride and Prejudice(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Caroline Bingley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 8 episodes · as Julia Piper

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Princess Caraboo(1994)

    as Mrs. Peake

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Staggered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Carmen Svennipeg

  • Tom & Viv(1994)

    as Woman

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Henrietta

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Woman in Police Station

  • Jupiter Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 150 episodes · as Mercedes Page

  • Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother(1989)

    as Barmaid

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginie Mesnard

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Smith

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Morton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

$104M worldwide

Highest rated

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Dreamers (2003)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19862026

Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting107 of 107: 107 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s38 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles
94990919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2012, Best Supporting Actress.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Anna Chancellor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Watch (2020)

87th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anna Chancellor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles5–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles9–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles8–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles14–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles3–51 · median 25 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anna Chancellor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anna Chancellor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Firth shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers