Frances Barber

Explore Frances Barber's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Acting

Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (1988) and Dead Fish (2005); as well as Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992); and latterly Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). Barber's numerous television credits include The Street (2009), Doctor Who (2011), Silk (2012–2014), and Whitstable Pearl (2021–2022).

Filmography

• The State of Us (2026)
• MUSIK (2026)
• A Hand to Hold (2026)
• The Secret Santa Project (2025)
• The People Before (2025)
• Hamlet (2024)
• A Bird Flew In (2022)
• A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)
• Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel (2021)
• Trick or Treat (2019)
• The Queen and I (2018)
• Blue Iguana (2018)
• An Ideal Husband (2018)
• McKellen: Playing the Part (2018)
• The Escape (2018)
• Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
• The Bookshop (2017)
• The Chosen (2016)
• Mr. Holmes (2015)
• Bucky (2014)
• The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
• Bad Education: Christmas Special (2013)
• Muse of Fire (2013)
• May I Kill U? (2013)
• We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
• The Fattest Man in Britain (2009)
• King Lear (2008)
• Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
• Dead Fish (2005)
• Goal! (2005)
• His Passionate Bride (2005)
• Evilenko (2004)
• The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004)
• Listening (2003)
• Boudica (2003)
• Flyfishing (2003)
• The Red Siren (2002)
• Superstition (2001)
• The Gentleman Thief (2001)
• The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001)
• Esther Kahn (2000)
• Shiner (2000)
• The Escort (1999)
• Plastic Man (1999)
• Toy Boys (1999)
• Still Crazy (1998)
• Just in Time (1998)
• Tea (1998)
• A Royal Scandal (1997)
• Photographing Fairies (1997)
• Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs (1996)
• It Might Be You (1995)
• Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)
• Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (1995)
• 3 Steps to Heaven (1995)
• Scarborough Ahoy! (1994)
• Giorgino (1994)
• Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)
• In The Cold Light Of Day (1994)
• Return to Blood River (1994)
• Fish Tale (1994)
• Thatcherworld (1993)
• A Statement of Affairs (1993)
• Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
• The Leaving of Liverpool (1992)
• The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon (1991)
• Hancock (1991)
• Young Soul Rebels (1991)
• Secret Friends (1991)
• Do Not Disturb (1991)
• The Grasscutter (1990)
• Separate Bedrooms (1989)
• Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988)
• We Think the World of You (1988)
• Duck (1988)
• Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
• Castaway (1986)
• A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
• White City (1985)
• Hard Feelings (1984)
• A Flame to the Phoenix (1983)
• Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
• Acceptable Levels (1983)
• The Missionary (1982)
• Home Sweet Home (1982)
• A Mother For An Hour
• From London with Love