Miranda Raison in Grace Pervades

About Miranda Raison

Miranda Raison is a leading actress of both stage and screen. Miranda Raison is an acclaimed British actress whose career spans award-winning television, film, and stage productions. Born in North Norfolk, she attended schools in both the US and England before training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Known for her versatility and commanding screen presence, Miranda has played leading roles across period drama, political thrillers, and West End theatre.

Stage Credits

Most recently, Miranda starred in David Hare’s Grace Pervades alongside Ralph Fiennes, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London.

Her theatre career includes acclaimed performances in both classical and contemporary works. In 2025, she starred as legendary Victorian actress Ellen Terry opposite Ralph Fiennes as Henry Irving in Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath, which is transferring into the West End in 2026.

She won critical praise for her portrayal of the title role in Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2011, and played Hermione in the Branagh Theatre Company’s 2015 production of The Winter’s Tale at the Garrick Theatre, alongside Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench. Other notable stage credits include Harlequinade (Garrick Theatre), Jez Butterworth’s The River (Royal Court Theatre) with Dominic West, Strangers on a Train (Gielgud Theatre) opposite Jack Huston, and The Physicists (Donmar Warehouse), directed by Josie Rourke.

Television

Miranda has starred in numerous high-profile TV series. She played Nellie Davenport in HBO Max’s Emmy-nominated Warrior (Series 2 and 3), appearing in 2020 and 2023, with the show debuting on Netflix in 2024. In 2022 she starred as investigative journalist Ruth Penny in The Sister Boniface Mysteries for Britbox and UKTV Drama. She is widely recognised for her role as Jo Portman in Spooks (Series 4–8) and as Caroline Fowlds in 24 (Season 9). Other TV credits include Dark Heart (ITV), Nightflyers (SyFy), Vexed (BBC), Silk (BBC), and the TV movie My Daughter is Missing, in which she took the lead role.

Film

On the big screen, Miranda played Jean Seberg in the 2024 French feature L’Enchanteur for Studio Canal. She appeared in the Golden Globe-winning My Week with Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, and Judi Dench, which earned two Academy Award and six BAFTA nominations. She was part of the all-star casts of Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Andy Serkis’s Breathe (2017) with Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville, and Andrew Garfield.

Miranda Raison Press Interviews

InterviewMiranda Raison: ‘It seems like everything is a spin-off designed to get bums on seats’ (Fergus Morgan, The Stage, 20 June 2025) - Read more