Portrait of Michelle Fairley

Acting

Michelle Fairley

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1996 and 2019 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michelle Fairley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 69
No Ordinary Heist
No Ordinary Heist (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mags Fulton

Whistle
Whistle (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ivy Raymore

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Margo

Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Wilson

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Princess Augusta

The Trap
The Trap (2023)

as Michelle

The Gone
The Gone (2023)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Judge Hannah Martin

Nobody Has to Know
Nobody Has to Know (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

as Millie

An Irish Goodbye
An Irish Goodbye (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Grainne (voice)

The Road to Partition
The Road to Partition (2021)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Gangs of London
Gangs of London (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Marian Wallace

Lesson 7
Lesson 7 (2020)

as Max

2010s

24 titles ยท average score 64
Responsible Child
Responsible Child (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kerry

The Feed
The Feed (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Meredith Hatfield

The Trap
The Trap (2019)

as Michelle

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

as Caius Cassius

Edith
Edith (2016)

as Shelia

In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mrs. Nickerson

Montana
Montana (2014)
GoodWatch score 38

as DCI Rachel Jones

Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood (2014)
GoodWatch score 26

as Joan De Vesci

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

as Caroline Graves

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Catelyn Stark

Suits
Suits (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Ava Hessington

Cup Cake
Cup Cake (2010)

as Annie McNabb

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 73
Misfits
Misfits (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Louise Young

A Short Stay in Switzerland
A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Savery

Best: His Mother's Son
Best: His Mother's Son (2009)

as Ann Best

Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Ahead of the Class
Ahead of the Class (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sonia Venning

Coming Up
Coming Up (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Jen

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Margot Al-Harazi

McCready and Daughter
McCready and Daughter (2001)

TV show ยท as Bernadette

The Others
The Others (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Marlish

In Deep
In Deep (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Phoebe

The Second Death
The Second Death (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aisling

Rebus
Rebus (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Janice Mee

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 71
Births, Marriages and Deaths
Births, Marriages and Deaths (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Pat

Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle (1999)

as Frances

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Iris Holman

The Broker's Man
The Broker's Man (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Gabby Rodwell

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mrs, Fitzpatrick

Safe And Sound
Safe And Sound (1996)

TV show ยท as Eleanor Delaney

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as D.I. Suzy Harte

The Precious Blood
The Precious Blood (1996)

as Jean McBride

Life After Life
Life After Life (1995)

as Roisin Donaghy

Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest (1994)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Casualty Sister Karen Teller

Comics
Comics (1993)

TV show ยท as Nula O'Reilly

Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as Teresa Doyle

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 57
Saracen
Saracen (1989)

TV show ยท as Maeve

4 Play
4 Play (1989)

TV show ยท as Maureen

Crossfire
Crossfire (1988)

as Scanlon's Girl

Hidden City
Hidden City (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Cleaner

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Kate Maguire / Kathy Emerick

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Nancy Phelan

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Jenny

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Fiona Gibbons - Liverpool / Roisin Donaghy