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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 11, 1963
Place of Birth
Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Also Known As
- ミシェル・フェアリー
- 米歇尔·费尔利
- میشل فیرلی
Michelle Fairley
1.8 Popularity
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 2011 to 2013, Fairley starred as Catelyn Stark (née Tully) in the first three seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original, unaired, pilot episode. Fairley joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season, playing the recurring role of Dr. Ava Hessington, a chemical engineer and oil CEO accused of bribery, and after that, accused for murder. She played Margot Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day on Fox. Her film roles included The Invisible Woman (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). In 2014, Fairley was cast as Margaret Langston in the ABC TV Series Resurrection (2014-2015). In 2017, it was announced Fairley would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre In 2018, she played Cassius in Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, alongside David Calder, David Morrissey and Ben Whishaw. In 2019, Fairley led the Virgin Media and Amazon Prime science fiction series The Feed as Meredith Hatfield. As of June 2020, Fairley stars as Marian Wallace in the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London. She starred as Millie in the 2021 film Nobody Has To Know alongside Bouli Lanners. In 2023, Fairley starred as Princess Augusta in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on Netflix. She also contributed to The Gone a TVNZ and RTE coproduction.
Known For
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Whistle
2026
0.0
Narrator
Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
2025
6.7
Mrs. Wilson
Small Things Like These
2024
0.0
Michelle
The Trap
2023
7.0
Hannah
The Gone
2023
8.0
Princess Augusta
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023
0.0
Self
Untameable
2023
6.7
Millie
Nobody Has to Know
2022
6.7
Grainne (voice)
An Irish Goodbye
2022
0.0
Narrator
The Road to Partition
2021
Credits
Whistle
2026
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Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
as Narrator
2025
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Small Things Like These
as Mrs. Wilson
2024
6.7
The Trap
as Michelle
2023
0.0
The Gone
as Hannah
2023
7.0
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
as Princess Augusta
2023
8.0
Untameable
as Self
2023
0.0
Nobody Has to Know
as Millie
2022
6.7
An Irish Goodbye
as Grainne (voice)
2022
6.7
The Road to Partition
as Narrator
2021
0.0
Lesson 7
as Max
2020
0.0
Gangs of London
as Marian Wallace
2020
7.8
Responsible Child
as Kerry
2019
6.6
The Feed
as Meredith Hatfield
2019
6.7
The Trap
as Michelle
2019
0.0
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
2019
7.1
🎬
To Provide All People
as Intensive Care Nurse
2018
6.0
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
as Caius Cassius
2018
7.5
The White Princess
as Margaret Beaufort
2017
7.8
Edith
as Shelia
2016
6.5
Rebellion
as Dolly Butler
2016
7.0
In the Heart of the Sea
as Mrs. Nickerson
2015
6.8
Fortitude
as Freya Lennox
2015
6.8
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Queen Igneous (voice)
2014
7.2
Montana
as DCI Rachel Jones
2014
6.2
Common
as Shelagh
2014
6.5
Resurrection
as Margaret Langston
2014
7.3
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood
as Joan De Vesci
2014
4.8
The Invisible Woman
as Caroline Graves
2013
5.9
Philomena
as Sally Mitchell
2013
7.3
Crossing Lines
as Sophie Baines
2013
6.7
Suits
as Ava Hessington
2011
8.2
Game of Thrones
as Catelyn Stark
2011
8.5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Mrs. Granger
2010
7.7
Chatroom
as Rosie
2010
5.8
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
as Marya
2010
5.8
Cup Cake
as Annie McNabb
2010
6.0
Misfits
as Louise Young
2009
7.6
Best: His Mother's Son
as Ann Best
2009
5.0
A Short Stay in Switzerland
as Mrs. Savery
2009
6.9
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
8.4
The Golden Hour
as Julia Harper
2005
0.0
Ahead of the Class
as Sonia Venning
2005
6.8
24
as Margot Al-Harazi
2001
7.8
The Others
as Mrs. Marlish
2001
7.6
In Deep
as Phoebe
2001
10.0
McCready and Daughter
as Bernadette
2000
0.0
Rebus
as Janice Mee
2000
6.9
The Second Death
as Aisling
2000
6.0
Births, Marriages and Deaths
as Pat
1999
8.0
Vicious Circle
as Frances
1999
0.0
Hideous Kinky
as Patricia
1999
6.0
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
as Miss O'Shaunessy
1998
6.1
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Mrs, Fitzpatrick
1997
7.0
Trial & Retribution
1997
6.8
The Broker's Man
1997
5.7
Midsomer Murders
as Iris Holman
1997
7.5
🎬
Safe And Sound
as Eleanor Delaney
1996
6.0
The Precious Blood
as Jean McBride
1996
0.0
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A Mug's Game
as Kathy Cowan
1996
0.0
Life After Life
as Roisin Donaghy
1995
0.0
Cardiac Arrest
1994
7.0
Comics
as Nula O'Reilly
1993
1.0
The Long Roads
as Fiona Gibbons
1993
0.0
🎬
Flea Bites
as Sharon
1992
0.0
Force of Duty
as Jenny
1991
0.0
Hidden Agenda
as Teresa Doyle
1990
7.0
Crossfire
as Scanlon's Girl
1988
0.0
Hidden City
as Cleaner
1987
5.1
Casualty
as Kathy Emerick
1986
6.1
Casualty
as Kate Maguire
1986
6.1
Lovejoy
as Nancy Phelan
1986
7.3
Screen Two
as Jean McBride
1985
6.8
Screen Two
as Roisin Donaghy
1985
6.8