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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Game of Thrones
as Catelyn Stark
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Apr 17, 2011
Gangs of London
as Marian Wallace
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Apr 23, 2020
Resurrection
as Margaret Langston
Episodes: 13
First Aired: May 15, 2014
24
as Margot Al-Harazi
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 06, 2001
Fortitude
as Freya Lennox
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jan 29, 2015
The Feed
as Meredith Hatfield
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 16, 2019
Suits
as Ava Hessington
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jun 23, 2011
The White Princess
as Margaret Beaufort
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 16, 2017
McCready and Daughter
as Bernadette
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 15, 2000
Safe And Sound
as Eleanor Delaney
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 09, 1996
The Gone
as Hannah
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 07, 2023
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
as Princess Augusta
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 04, 2023
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Mrs, Fitzpatrick
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 09, 1997
Rebellion
as Dolly Butler
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 03, 2016
A Mug's Game
as Kathy Cowan
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 18, 1996
Births, Marriages and Deaths
as Pat
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 22, 1999
Rebus
as Janice Mee
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 26, 2000
Misfits
as Louise Young
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 12, 2009
In Deep
as Phoebe
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 19, 2001
Crossing Lines
as Sophie Baines
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 22, 2013
The Road to Partition
as Narrator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 27, 2021
Comics
as Nula O'Reilly
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 06, 1993
Lovejoy
as Nancy Phelan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1986
The Golden Hour
as Julia Harper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2005
Casualty
as Kathy Emerick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Casualty
as Kate Maguire
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Queen Igneous (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 05, 2014
Midsomer Murders
as Iris Holman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
Inspector Morse
as Cathy Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1987
The Broker's Man
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jun 17, 1997
Cardiac Arrest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 21, 1994
Trial & Retribution
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 19, 1997
Lark Rise to Candleford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2008
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