Emily Watson : Filmography

Emily Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress who gave an acclaimed debut film performance in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves.

Watson's career began on the stage. Her theatre credits include The Children's Hour (at the Royal National Theatre), Three Sisters, Much Ado about Nothing and The Lady from the Sea.

Watson has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in A Jovial Crew, The Taming of the Shrew, All's Well That Ends Well and The Changeling.

In 2002, she took time off from cinema to play two roles in Sam Mendes's repertory productions of Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night, first at Mendes's Donmar Warehouse in London and later at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Her performance was widely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and garnered her an Olivier Award nomination.

Filmography Emily Watson

October 2018

The Happy Prince

Directed by: Rupert EverettWith: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson,...The last days of Oscar Wilde—and the ghosts that haunted them—are vividly evoked in Rupert Everett's directorial debut, The Happy Prince. Everett gives a career-best performance as Wilde, physically and emotionally embodying the literary genius as he lives out his last days in exile in Europe. His... Read more...

August 2018

On Chesil Beach

Drama, Romantic Directed by: Dominic CookeWith: Saoirse Ronan, Anne-Marie Duff, Emily WatsonBased on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

December 2015

A Royal Night Out

Drama, Romantic Directed by: Julian JarroldWith: Jack Reynor, Sarah Gadon, Emily WatsonOn V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

June 2015

Belle

Drama Directed by: Amma AsanteWith: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily WatsonBELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mabatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the... Read more...

January 2015

The Theory of Everything

Biographical, Drama Directed by: James MarshWith: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily WatsonIn 1963, as a cosmology student at the storied U.K. university Cambridge, Stephen (portrayed by Eddie Redmayne of Les Misérables) is making great strides and is determined to find a "simple, eloquent explanation" for the universe. His own world opens up when he falls deeply in love with an arts... Read more...

March 2014

The Book Thief

Drama Directed by: Brian PercivalWith: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie NélisseWhile subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

February 2012

War Horse

War, Drama Directed by: Steven SpielbergWith: David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston,...Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.

August 2010

Within the Whirlwind

Biographical Directed by: Marleen GorrisWith: Emily Watson, Pam Ferris, Ben Miller, Ian Hart

June 2010

Cold Souls

Comedy Directed by: Sophie BarthesWith: Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily WatsonAfter intense rehearsals of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," Paul is emotionally drained. He stumbles upon a "Soul Storage," a private lab offering New Yorkers something intriguing: a relief from the burden of their souls. Paul decides to get his soul extracted, only to discover that it has the shape and... Read more...

Cemetery Junction

Comedy Directed by: Ricky Gervais & Stephen MerchantWith: Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, Felicity JonesA 1970s-set comedy centered on three upstart professional men working at an insurance company.

May 2009

Synecdoche, New York

Drama, Comedy Directed by: Charlie KaufmanWith: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Philip Seymour Hoffmann,...A theater director (Hoffman) struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.