Michelle Fairley
Acting
Born: Jul 11, 1963
From: Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–). Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub. Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose". She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. From …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Things Like These | Mrs. Wilson | 2024 | 6.65 |
| The Trap | Michelle | 2023 | — |
| Untameable | Self | 2023 | — |
| An Irish Goodbye | Grainne (voice) | 2022 | 6.6 |
| National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar | Caius Cassius | 2018 | 7.5 |
| To Provide All People | Intensive Care Nurse | 2018 | 8.0 |
| In the Heart of the Sea | Mrs. Nickerson | 2015 | 6.759 |
| Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood | Joan De Vesci | 2014 | 4.8 |
| Common | Shelagh | 2014 | 6.5 |
| Montana | DCI Rachel Jones | 2014 | 6.2 |
| The Invisible Woman | Caroline Graves | 2013 | 5.948 |
| Philomena | Sally Mitchell | 2013 | 7.343 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Mrs. Granger | 2010 | 7.734 |
| Cup Cake | Annie McNabb | 2010 | 6.0 |
| Chatroom | Rosie | 2010 | 5.8 |
| Best: His Mother's Son | Ann Best | 2009 | 5.0 |
| A Short Stay in Switzerland | Mrs. Savery | 2009 | 6.9 |
| Ahead of the Class | Sonia Venning | 2005 | 7.4 |
| The Others | Mrs. Marlish | 2001 | 7.618 |
| The Second Death | Aisling | 2000 | 6.25 |
| Hideous Kinky | Patricia | 1999 | 6.021 |
| Vicious Circle | Frances | 1999 | 9.0 |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Miss O'Shaunessy | 1998 | 6.239 |
| Life After Life | Roisin Donaghy | 1995 | 10.0 |
| The Long Roads | Fiona Gibbons | 1993 | 7.0 |
| Flea Bites | Sharon | 1992 | — |
| Force of Duty | Jenny | 1991 | 8.0 |
| Hidden Agenda | Teresa Doyle | 1990 | 6.981 |
| Crossfire | Scanlon's Girl | 1988 | — |
| Hidden City | Cleaner | 1987 | 5.375 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1963 |
| From | Coleraine, County Londonderry, … |