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Acting

Tamsin Greig

Career

Active from 1997 to 2025, busiest in 2010 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black Books
Black Books
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tamsin Greig Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Historical Documentary 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Observational Comedy 3
  • Educational 3
  • Roald Dahl Adaptation 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • British Animation 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

16 titles · average score 64
Riot Women
Riot Women (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Holly

Largo
Largo (2025)

as Grace

Legend Has It
Legend Has It (2025)

as Nisibi

Sweetpea
Sweetpea (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Liv

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Helen Gwinear

My Happy Ending
My Happy Ending (2023)
GoodWatch score 41

as Nancy

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mummy (voice)

National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lady Capulet

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Wickens

Belgravia
Belgravia (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Anne Trenchard

Love Monster
Love Monster (2020)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Days of the Bagnold Summer
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as Astrid

2010s

29 titles · average score 69
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

as Malvolia

Diana and I
Diana and I (2017)

as Mary McDonald

Breaking the Bank
Breaking the Bank (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as Penelope

Behold the Monkey
Behold the Monkey (2016)

as Narrator

Royal Cousins at War
Royal Cousins at War (2014)

TV show · as Narrator

The Guilty
The Guilty (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as DCI Maggie Brand

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as DCI Athelney Jones

Episodes
Episodes (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Beverly Lincoln

Friday Night Dinner
Friday Night Dinner (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Jackie Goodman

Going Postal
Going Postal (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Miss Cripslock

Cuckoo
Cuckoo (2010)

as Simon

Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Beth Hardiment

2000s

20 titles · average score 73
Emma
Emma (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Miss Bates

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Edith Hollander-Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)

as Margot Frank

Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret
Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret (2008)

as Narrator (voice)

Green Wing Special
Green Wing Special (2007)

as Caroline Todd

Falling Apart
Falling Apart (2006)

as Jackie

Love Soup
Love Soup (2005)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Alice Chenery

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Nurse

Green Wing
Green Wing (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Caroline Todd

The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show (2004)

TV show

Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Maggie

Black Books
Black Books (2000)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Fran

1990s

8 titles · average score 69
People Like Us
People Like Us (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sarah

The Great Egyptians
The Great Egyptians (1998)

TV show · as Cleopatra

Blind Men
Blind Men (1997)

TV show

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Pam

This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as (voice)

Neverwhere
Neverwhere (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lamia

Wycliffe
Wycliffe (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dr. Hinkley

Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven (1992)

TV show · as Prof. Wiseman

1980s

1 title · average score 80
Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Narrator / Narrator (voice)