Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in Venus (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock, Made in Dagenham (all 2010), W.E. (2011), Shadow Dancer, Disconnect (both 2012), Welcome to the Punch, Oblivion (both 2013), Birdman (2014), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Battle of the Sexes, The Death of Stalin (both 2017), Mandy, Nancy (both 2018), The Grudge, and Possessor (both 2020). For her performance as a recovering addict in the drama To Leslie (2022), Riseborough received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Outside of film, Riseborough received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), and won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries The Devil's Whore (2008) and National Treasure (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Her stage credits include August Strindberg's Miss Julie, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure (Theatre Royal, Bath, both 2006) and Anton Chekhov's Ivanov (West End, 2008).
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Known For
Dragonfly
Colleen
2025
Lee
Audrey Withers
2024
What Remains
Anna Rudbeck
2024
Funny Birds
Laura
2024
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Mrs. Wormwood
2022
My Name Is Andrea
Lover
2022
Burden
Judy
2018
The Death of Stalin
Svetlana Stalin
2017
Battle of the Sexes
Marilyn Barnett
2017
Shepherds and Butchers
Kathleen Marais
2017
The Witness for the Prosecution
2016
Nocturnal Animals
Alessia Holt
2016
Mindhorn
DC Elena Baines
2016
Hidden
Claire
2015
That Dog
Stacey
2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Laura
2014
The Silent Storm
Aislin
2014
Disconnect
Nina Dunham
2013
Oblivion
Victoria
2013
Welcome to the Punch
Sarah Hawks
2013
Shadow Dancer
Colette McVeigh
2012
Resistance
Sarah
2011
W.E.
Wallis Simpson
2011
Made in Dagenham
Brenda
2010
Brighton Rock
Rose
2010
Never Let Me Go
Chrissie
2010
Mad Sad & Bad
Julia
2009
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher
2008
Happy-Go-Lucky
Dawn
2008
Love You More
Georgia
2008
Magicians
Dani
2007
Venus
Period Film Lover
2006
The Queen of Fashion
Isabella Blow
The Noise of Time
Nina Shostakovich
The Regime
Agnes · (6 episodes)
2024
Alice & Jack
Alice Long · (6 episodes)
2024
Please Baby Please
Suze
2022
To Leslie
Leslie
2022
Amsterdam
Beatrice Vandenheuvel
2022
Here Before
Laura
2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Caroline Wain
2021
Luxor
Hana
2021
A Heightened World
2020
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Possessor
Tasya Vos
2020
ZeroZeroZero
Emma Lynwood · (8 episodes)
2020
The Grudge
Detective Muldoon
2019
The Kindness of Strangers
Alice
2019
Mandy
Mandy Bloom
2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
2018
Nancy
Nancy Freeman
2018
The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018
Waco
Judy Schneider · (6 episodes)
2018
The Witness for the Prosecution
Romaine Heilger · (2 episodes)
2016
National Treasure
Danielle 'Dee' Finchley · (4 episodes)
2016
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
2015
Bloodline
Evangeline Radosevich · (10 episodes)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Black Mirror
Mia Nolan · (1 episode)
2011
The Devil's Whore
Angelica Fanshawe · (4 episodes)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Party Animals
Kirsty MacKenzie · (8 episodes)
2007
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Myra
2006
Whatever Love Means
Anna Wallace
2005
A Very Social Secretary
Amanda
2005
Good Boy
Kathryn
Goodbye June
Doc Martin
(1 episode)
2004