Saskia Reeves
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Whatever else has changed around her, Saskia Reeves has remained a working actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. The career now covers more than 42 years. Among all the titles, 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. I' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'Slow Horses' is a second title with real reach.
Saskia Reeves
31 Movies
30 Series
Whatever else has changed around her, Saskia Reeves has remained a working actress whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. The career now covers more than 42 years. Among all the titles, 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. I' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'Slow Horses' is a second title with real reach.
Movies
Plays Annie
The Outrun
2024
Plays Michelle Greene
Anna
2013
Plays Anthea Catcheside
Page Eight
2011
Plays Conference Director
The Program
2015
Plays Mrs. Cratchit
A Christmas Carol
1999
Plays Tamara
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
Plays Nurse
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013
Plays Barbara Luddy
Me and Orson Welles
2008
Plays Natalie Bryant
Close My Eyes
1991
Plays Joy
L.A. Without a Map
1999
Plays Anthea Catcheside
Salting the Battlefield
2014
Plays Lynda
I.D.
1995
Plays Helen
Creation Stories
2021
Plays Jean
Different for Girls
1996
Plays President
The Prime Minister
2016
Plays Miriam
Butterfly Kiss
1995
Plays Antonia McGill
Antonia and Jane
1990
Plays Rosa
The Tesseract
2004
Plays Sarah Gilmartin
December Bride
1990
Plays Mother
Shadows
2023
Plays Selina Roberts
Cruel Train
1995
Plays Maria Ann McCardle
Heart
1999
Plays Isobel Heatherington
The Bridge
1992
TV Shows
Plays Catherine Standish
Slow Horses
2022
Plays Cassie Mahy
Island at War
2004
Plays Rose Teller
Luther
2010
Plays Chloe Marsh
Plotlands
1997
Plays Freya Galdie
Shetland
2013
Plays Johane Williamson
Wolf Hall
2015
Plays Sally
One Night
2012
Plays Deborah Clifford
Collateral
2018
Plays Connie Petersen
Us
2020
Plays Lady Jessica Atreides
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
Plays Claire
From There to Here
2014
Plays Self - Narrator (voice)
Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game
2024
Plays Helen Laurence
Roadkill
2020
Plays Dr. Laurie Poole
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays Eileen Judd
The Commander
2003
Plays Julie Hopcroft
Suspicion
2003
Plays Anna Brangwen
Women in Love
2011
Plays Mrs. Hales
Redemption Road
2017
Plays Eileen Edwards
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Plays Irina Shestova
Performance
1991
Plays Marcia Macintyre
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Sarah Marsden
Vera
2011
Plays Sally
Spooks
2002
Plays Alison McLennan
Lewis
2007
Plays Frances Compton
Death in Paradise
2011
Plays Pretty Girl
Lytton's Diary
1985
Plays Teddy Brookman
Playhouse Presents
2012
Plays Antonia McGill
ScreenPlay
1986
Plays Rosie
Screen Two
1985
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Julie
2026
Film
Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game
Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
2024–
TV
The Outrun
Annie
2024
Film
Shadows
Mother
2023
Film
Slow Horses
Catherine Standish · 35 episodes
2022–
TV
Creation Stories
Helen
2021
Film
Roadkill
Helen Laurence · 3 episodes
2020–
TV
Us
Connie Petersen · 4 episodes
2020–
TV
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
Bushy / Green / Duchess of York
2019
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Saskia Reeves and where are they from?
Saskia Reeves is 64 years old, born on August 16, 1961 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Saskia Reeves?
Saskia Reeves is best known for roles in Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, Anna, Our Kind of Traitor.
How many movies has Saskia Reeves been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1984), Saskia Reeves has appeared in 31 movies and 29 TV shows.
What was Saskia Reeves's first movie?
The career of Saskia Reeves began with Last Day of Summer (1984).
What is Saskia Reeves's most recent movie or series?
Saskia Reeves's most recent release is Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire, which premiered on April 20, 2026.
What TV shows has Saskia Reeves appeared in?
On television, Saskia Reeves has appeared in Luther, Slow Horses, Frank Herbert's Dune, Midsomer Murders.
Saskia Reeves
1961-08-16 · Paddington, London, England, UK
Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.
Born and brought up in London to a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner.
Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre.
Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court Theatres as well as on international tour.
In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercial and narration (book readings) for VocalPoint.net.
In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London.
In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of the famous disappearing canoeist John Darwin (played by Bernard Hill) in Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case for BBC4 and in the BBC1 series Luther.
In 2011 Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, first shown on BBC4.Saskia Reeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.