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–).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Whistle
Character:
Release Date:05/02/2026
Small Things Like These
Character:Mrs. Wilson
Release Date:01/11/2024
The Trap
Character:Michelle
Release Date:29/10/2023
Untameable
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2023
Nobody Has to Know
Character:Millie
Release Date:23/03/2022
An Irish Goodbye
Character:Grainne (voice)
Release Date:04/03/2022
The Road to Partition
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/05/2021
Lesson 7
Character:Max
Release Date:12/10/2020
Responsible Child
Character:Kerry
Release Date:16/12/2019
The Trap
Character:Michelle
Release Date:08/08/2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Character:Self
Release Date:26/05/2019
To Provide All People
Character:Intensive Care Nurse
Release Date:28/06/2018
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Character:Caius Cassius
Release Date:22/03/2018
Edith
Character:Shelia
Release Date:21/10/2016
In the Heart of the Sea
Character:Mrs. Nickerson
Release Date:03/12/2015
Montana
Character:DCI Rachel Jones
Release Date:05/10/2014
Common
Character:Shelagh
Release Date:06/07/2014
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood
Character:Joan De Vesci
Release Date:14/03/2014
The Invisible Woman
Character:Caroline Graves
Release Date:25/12/2013
Philomena
Character:Sally Mitchell
Release Date:01/11/2013
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character:Mrs. Granger
Release Date:17/11/2010
Chatroom
Character:Rosie
Release Date:11/08/2010
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Character:Marya
Release Date:28/04/2010
Cup Cake
Character:Annie McNabb
Release Date:01/03/2010
Best: His Mother's Son
Character:Ann Best
Release Date:29/04/2009
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Character:Mrs. Savery
Release Date:25/01/2009
Ahead of the Class
Character:Sonia Venning
Release Date:05/08/2005
The Others
Character:Mrs. Marlish
Release Date:02/08/2001
The Second Death
Character:Aisling
Release Date:29/01/2000
Vicious Circle
Character:Frances
Release Date:09/02/1999
Hideous Kinky
Character:Patricia
Release Date:05/02/1999
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Character:Miss O'Shaunessy
Release Date:18/09/1998
The Precious Blood
Character:Jean McBride
Release Date:08/06/1996
Life After Life
Character:Roisin Donaghy
Release Date:02/04/1995
The Long Roads
Character:Fiona Gibbons
Release Date:31/01/1993
Flea Bites
Character:Sharon
Release Date:26/01/1992
Force of Duty
Character:Jenny
Release Date:08/07/1991
Hidden Agenda
Character:Teresa Doyle
Release Date:21/11/1990
Crossfire
Character:Scanlon's Girl
Release Date:15/03/1988
Hidden City
Character:Cleaner
Release Date:24/06/1987
Television Appearances
Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
Character:Narrator
The Gone
Character:Hannah
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Character:Princess Augusta
The Road to Partition
Character:Narrator
Gangs of London
Character:Marian Wallace
The Feed
Character:Meredith Hatfield
The White Princess
Character:Margaret Beaufort
Rebellion
Character:Dolly Butler
Fortitude
Character:Freya Lennox
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Character:Queen Igneous (voice)
Resurrection
Character:Margaret Langston
Crossing Lines
Character:Sophie Baines
Suits
Character:Ava Hessington
Game of Thrones
Character:Catelyn Stark
Misfits
Character:Louise Young
Lark Rise to Candleford
Character:
The Golden Hour
Character:Julia Harper
24
Character:Margot Al-Harazi
In Deep
Character:Phoebe
McCready and Daughter
Character:Bernadette
Rebus
Character:Janice Mee
Births, Marriages and Deaths
Character:Pat
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Character:Mrs, Fitzpatrick
Trial & Retribution
Character:
The Broker's Man
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Iris Holman
Safe And Sound
Character:Eleanor Delaney
A Mug's Game
Character:Kathy Cowan
Cardiac Arrest
Character:
Comics
Character:Nula O'Reilly
Casualty
Character:Kathy Emerick
Casualty
Character:Kate Maguire
Lovejoy
Character:Nancy Phelan
Screen Two
Character:Jean McBride
Screen Two
Character:Roisin Donaghy
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