Portrait of Harriet Walter

Acting

Harriet Walter

Career

Active from 1981 to 2027, busiest in 2018 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harriet Walter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

23 titles Β· average score 70
Shelter
Shelter (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Prime Minister Fordham

Brian and Maggie
Brian and Maggie (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Margaret Thatcher

National Theatre Live: The House of Bernarda Alba
National Theatre Live: The House of Bernarda Alba (2024)

as Bernarda Alba

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Elsie Leach

On The Line
On The Line (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shirley

Silo
Silo (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Martha Walker

Your Christmas or Mine?
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Iris

The Last Duel
The Last Duel (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Nicole de Carrouges

Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jo Patterson

The End
The End (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as Edie Henley

Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Deborah Welton

Herself
Herself (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

as Peggy

2010s

35 titles Β· average score 73
Killing Eve
Killing Eve (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Dasha Duzran

My Dinner with HervΓ©
My Dinner with HervΓ© (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

as Baskin

Succession
Succession (2018)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show Β· as Lady Caroline Collingwood

The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Margaret Webster

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Clemmie Churchill

Man Up
Man Up (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

as Fran Patterson

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dr. Kalonia

The Assets
The Assets (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Jeanne Vertefeuille

Simon Schama's Shakespeare
Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012)

TV show

Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Sister Ursula

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Judith Keyworth

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Lady Shackleton

2000s

29 titles Β· average score 66
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Natalie Chandler

Hunter
Hunter (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as ACC Jenny Griffin

Abraham's Point
Abraham's Point (2008)

as Pani Nemeth

Atonement
Atonement (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

as Emily Tallis

Chromophobia
Chromophobia (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as Penelope Aylesbury

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Duchess

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as Madeline

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lady Maitland

Villa Des Roses
Villa Des Roses (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Olive Burrell

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Deep Throat

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)

as Mary Ann Evans / George Eliot

Macbeth
Macbeth (2001)

as Lady Macbeth

1990s

24 titles Β· average score 68
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Queen Morag

The Governess
The Governess (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mrs. Cavendish

Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle
Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle (1998)

as Felicity Ormal

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Diana Davenport / Margaret Winstanley

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Julia Comstock

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Mary Waddell

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Fanny Ferrars Dashwood

Hard Times
Hard Times (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Rachel

A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)

as Charlotte

The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jeannine Martin

The Men's Room
The Men's Room (1991)

TV show Β· as Charity Walton

May Fools
May Fools (1990)
GoodWatch score 86

as Lily

1980s

15 titles Β· average score 75
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Miss Bulstrode

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Harriet Vane

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show Β· as Harriet Vane

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Dr. Esther Martin

The Price
The Price (1985)

TV show Β· as Frances Carr

The Good Father
The Good Father (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Emmy Hooper

The Price
The Price (1985)

as Frances Carr

Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

as Harriet Sims

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Amelia Cleverly / Jeannine Martin

Amy
Amy (1984)

as Amy Johnson

Timewatch
Timewatch (1982)

TV show Β· as Margaret Paston

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1981)

as Varya

1970s

2 titles Β· average score 74
Rebecca
Rebecca (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Clarice

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Cathy Raine