Samantha Morton

Actor · Film director · Musician

Samantha Morton is an English actress, director and musician known for independent films and period dramas. After her breakthrough in Under the Skin, she earned Academy Award nominations for Sweet and Lowdown and In America, and appeared in Minority Report, Control, Harlots and The Walking Dead. Her directing debut, The Unloved, won a BAFTA TV Award, and she received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2024.

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