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Hannah Walters

Hannah Walters

Actor and producer · Born January 19, 1974 (52) · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Hannah Walters is an actress, known for This Is England (2006), Filth and Wisdom (2008) and Whitechapel (2009). She has been married to Stephen Graham since June 6, 2008, having met at drama school many years before. They have two children.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1974 (52)
From
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
19 on Motif · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Hannah Walters' films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Survival
18%
Morality
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
10%
Power
4%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
8
Dread
4
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hannah Walters' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hannah Walters' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 19 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • What It Feels Like for a Girl(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mommar Joe

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Adolescence(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Mrs Bailey

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Thousand Blows(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as Eliza Moody

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Sue(2023)

    as Cathy

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Boiling Point(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Emily

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Malpractice(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Matron Beth Relph

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Boiling Point(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Emily

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Time(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sonia McNally

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Pop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Boiling Point(2019)

    as Amanda

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Funny Cow(2017)

    as Jean

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Walk Like a Panther(2018)

    as Gloria Giles

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    as Beatrice

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • This Is England '90 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Trudy

  • King for a Term (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Connie Ball

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Code of a Killer(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kath Eastwood

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • This Is England '88 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Trudy

  • Without You(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alison

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

    as Woman at The Captain's Daughter (uncredited)

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • This Is England '86(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Trudy

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Whitechapel(2009)

    Show as DC Megan Riley

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Filth and Wisdom(2008)

    as Businessman's Wife

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • This Is England (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shoe Shop Assistant

  • The Thieving Headmistress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ms. Wallis

  • Amazing Grace (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Grace

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2006 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Boiling Point (2021)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

This Is England '86 (2010)

Motif 96th

Most popular right now

Time (2021)

Film career

20062025

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· This Is England

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 26: 21 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Motif score72ndProducing5 of 26: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

26 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s9 · 8 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a BAFTA Award and 2 other major awards from 4 major nominations, 2025–2026.

  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, won · Limited Drama
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Hannah Walters' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Filth and Wisdom (2008)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

This Is England '86 (2010)

Motif 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hannah Walters' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles34–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–70 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles77–90 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles27–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles57–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hannah Walters work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hannah Walters' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Graham shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles