Kate Fleetwood

Acting

Kate Fleetwood

Born 1972-09-24 · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Kate Fleetwood is an English actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Chichester Festival Theatre's Macbeth, which transferred to the West End and Broadway. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. She is patron of En Masse Theatre, and joint patron of Escape Insight Arts, Stratford-upon-Avon with her husband Rupert. Fleetwood grew up near Stratford-upon-Avon and is a graduate of Exeter University. She attended Trinity Catholic School in Leamington Spa. She began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company during her childhood. She is married to Rupert Goold, who directed her in Macbeth; they have a son and a daughter.

Acting credits

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster
7.7

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster
7.2

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Les Misérables poster
7.3

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Les Misérables

2012

Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster
6.7

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

Beirut poster
6.3

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

Beirut

2018

Choose or Die poster
5.2

In pursuit of an unclaimed $125,000 prize, a broke college dropout decides to play an obscure, 1980s survival computer game. But the game curses her, and she’s faced with dangerous choices and reality-warping challenges. After a series of unexpectedly terrifying moments, she realizes she’s no longer playing for the money but for her life.

Choose or Die

2022

Vanity Fair poster
5.8

In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.

Vanity Fair

2004

Scoop poster
6.4

Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.

Scoop

2024

Philomena poster
7.3

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Philomena

2013

Trump and the Tech Titans poster
7.7

Peter Thiel. David Sacks. Elon Musk. Mark Zuckerberg. Jeff Bezos. These tech titans have pledged their loyalty to President Trump. But what do they really believe and what do they stand to gain? This unfiltered portrait, revealed by insiders, shows where American democracy is heading and how this handful of tech billionaires accumulated such unprecedented power and influence.

Trump and the Tech Titans

2025

Belsen: Our Story poster
7.0

Survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp eloquently and movingly tell of their experiences of deportation, family destruction, and their own survival, together with the history of its place in the Nazi death camp system and its liberation by the British army in April 1945.

Belsen: Our Story

2020

London Road poster
5.5

London Road is a musical drama that documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When a local resident was charged and then convicted of the murders, the community grappled with what it meant to be at the epicentre of this tragedy.

London Road

2015

77 Beds poster
8.0

One sleepless night Ishmael, a young spacey urban nomad, starts counting back through all the beds he has ever slept in.

77 Beds

2003

Macbeth poster
6.8

Renowned Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart features as the eponymous anti-hero in this Soviet-era adaptation of one of Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies.

Macbeth

2010

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4.5

The safe, secure, boring life of Charlie Cross, a wealthy, successful solicitor is irretrievably shattered when he embarks on an illicit, passionate affair with the beautiful, mysterious Viola whom he meets one evening whilst investigating the background of her husband, Edgar Bosco.

Getting Hurt

1998

Breaking the Mould poster
5.5

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

Breaking the Mould

2009

Diana: A Definitive Portrait of a Princess poster
NR

A definitive portrait of Princess Diana, marking what would have been her 60th birthday, piecing together her incredible journey from being a teenage Pimlico nursery assistant to finding her voice as the Princess of Wales.

Diana: A Definitive Portrait of a Princess

2021

National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone poster
NR

‘Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.’ After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess finally returns to Florida. In a small town on the Space Coast, as the final shuttle is about to launch, Jess must confront her scars – and a home that may have changed even more than her. Experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality therapy, she builds a breath-taking new world where she can escape her pain. There, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.

National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone

2017

National Theatre Live: King Lear poster
7.1

An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2014

A Very British Space Launch poster
10.0

With exclusive access, the thrilling, untold story of Virgin Orbit's bid to launch satellites from Cornwall and propel the UK into the space race. Including the moment it all went wrong.

A Very British Space Launch

2023

The People Next Door poster
4.3

Ordinary young couple Gemma and Richard have just bought their first home and are expecting a baby. It's all very exciting, and the couple settles in nicely to their new pad. Except for the screaming and shouting they hear at all times of the night through their walls from the house next door. Listening more closely, pregnant Gemma is convinced that she's also hearing cries and smacking noises, which she is certain are the sounds of a toddler being abused. She and Richard have seen the child just once, but not since. Feeling morally obliged to act, the couple gather as much information as possible about what's going on next door. And after social services say there's nothing to worry about, Gemma becomes increasingly obsessed and she starts to spy on them in a way that raises questions about who is actually committing the crime — Gemma's neighbours, or Gemma?

The People Next Door

2016

Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence poster
NR

Documentary following an investigation by The Sun into Madeleine McCann's disappearance, which uncovers further evidence that could point towards the prime suspect's involvement in this unsolved crime

Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence

2025

Putin's Obsession: The Fight For Ukraine poster
NR

A profile of Putin, exploring his complicated relationship with Ukraine. Why does this neighbouring nation threaten his power and identity?

Putin's Obsession: The Fight For Ukraine

2022

Diana: The Interview that Shocked the World poster
6.0

In one of the most memorable moments in TV history, Princess Diana candidly opens up about her marriage to Prince Charles and her life as a member of the royal family.

Diana: The Interview that Shocked the World

2020