Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress who has carefully curated decades-worth of iconic and impactful characters. Amongst an impressive collection of nominations, spanning from the mid-nineties to present day, Gillian has won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globes, and 4 Actor Awards. 

Coming soon is Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma directed by the acclaimed Jane Schoenbrun, in which she stars alongside Hannah Einbender, for MUBI as well as Animals, a thriller directed by Ben Affleck for Netflix and staring Affleck, Carrie Washington and Steven Yeun and The Julia Set, a coming-of-age drama starring Chase Infiniti, Christopher Briney and Jason Isaacs.

Last year Gillian starred in Netflix’s wild west drama The Abandons, alongside Lena Headey, and with Lola Petticrew in Channel 4’s IFTA nominated series Trespasses, based on Louise Kennedy’s novel set against the backdrop of the Troubles. She also recently starred in The Salt Path, with Jason Isaacs, and in Tron: Ares, alongside Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Greta Lee.

In 2024 and 2023, Gillian starred in the Emmy nominated Netflix film Scoop, in which she portrayed former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis, in a dramatisation of her infamous Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. Alongside Christian Bale, Lucy Boynton, Timothy Spall, and Toby Jones in the Netflix murder/thriller, The Pale Blue Eye, and in Mark Forster’s White Bird opposite Helen Mirren. She also reprised her role as sex therapist ‘Jean Milburn’ in the fourth and final series of the hugely popular Netflix series, Sex Education.

Gillian’s previous roles include her multiple award-winning role as Margaret Thatcher in the fourth series of The Crown. Starring alongside Olivia Coleman’s Queen Elizabeth II, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O’Connor, and Emma Corrin, Gillian took home a Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors’ Guild Award and Critics’ Choice Award for her role as the former British Prime Minister.

Gillian is no stranger to portraying iconic historical figures, having also starred as Eleanor Roosevelt in the Paramount+ Drama series The First Lady. The anthology series delves into America’s presidential past from the perspective of the country’s First Ladies and also stars Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer. Gillian also portrayed Catherine the Great’s mother in the second series of The Great, with Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, as well as Lady Mountbatten In Viceroy’s House alongside Hugh Bonneville and directed by Gurinder Chada and The Dutchess of Windsor in Any Human Heart with Jim Broadbent, Mathew MacFayden, and Sam Claflin. Not to mention her roles as Miss Havisham in the BAFTA-winning series’ Bleak House and Great Expectations.

Her accolades and popularity have notably stemmed from Gillian’s infamous portrayal of ‘Special Agent Dana Scully’ on the popular and award winning American sci-fi drama, The X-Files. She starred alongside David Duchovny from 1993 to 2002 in the TV series’ initial run, and then again from 2016 to 2018.

Gillian has also received great recognition for her roles on stage. She earned her first Olivier nomination for Nora in A Doll’s alongside Toby Jones at the Donmar Warehouse. She later received another Olivier nomination as well as a Best Actress win at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her role as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire. In early 2019, Gillian played Margot Channing in Ivo van Hove’s West End adaptation of All About Eve, sharing the stage with Lily James. Gillian has also starred in What the Night is For at the Comedy Theatre and The Sweetest Swing in Baseball at the Royal Court.

In addition to her acting work, Gillian is an ambassador for multiple charities including War Child UK (of which she is a Global Ambassador) and Women for Women International and co-founded the mentor /mentee charity, SAYes that has successfully been running for 18 years.  She is also an accomplished writer with multiple published texts under her belt, including the New York Times Bestseller WANT, a collection of anonymous sexual fantasies from women around the world, with its sequel MORE launching in 2026.