Born in Essex, England, Michelle Dockery graduated in 2004 from London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and that same year made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials. A year later, she won her first on-screen role as Betty in the crime/drama miniseries Fingersmith.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Defending Jacob (2020)
Starring as Laurie Barber
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: After (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Job (May 22, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Wishful Thinking (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Visitors (May 8, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Damage Control (May 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Poker Faces (Apr 24, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Everything Is Cool (Apr 24, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 24, 2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 1x15: Reba McEntire, Lesley Nicol (Sep 27, 2019)
Godless (2017)
Starring as Alice Fletcher
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Homecoming (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Dear Roy... (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Shot the Head Off a Snake (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Fathers & Sons (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Wisdom of the Horse (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: The Ladies of La Belle (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: An Incident at Creede (Nov 22, 2017)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 2x30: Miles Teller and Michelle Dockery (Oct 13, 2017)
Good Behavior (2016)
Starring as Leticia "Letty" Raines
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Letty Raines, in the Mansion, With the Gun (Dec 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: And I Am a Violent Criminal (Dec 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Stay Beautiful (Dec 3, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Don't Thank God, Thank Me (Nov 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: It's No Fun if It's Easy (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: You Could Discover Me (Nov 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: I Think it's a Sign (Nov 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Because I'm Mrs. Claus (Oct 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: I Want You to Leave a Person Alive for Once (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: The Heart Attack Is the Best Way (Oct 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: All the Things (Jan 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: For You I'd Go with Strawberry (Jan 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: It Still Fits Bitch (Dec 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Ballad of Little Santino (Dec 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: We Pretend We're Stuck (Dec 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Beautiful Things Deserve Beautiful Things (Dec 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Your Mama Had a Hard Night (Nov 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: From Terrible Me (Nov 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Only the Best for Mrs. Diaz (Nov 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: So You're Not an English Teacher (Nov 15, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 2015-12-09: Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech; Adam McKay; Kurt Vile (Dec 9, 2015)
Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands (2015)
Starring as Narrator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Hokkaido (Jun 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: The Southwest Islands (Jun 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Honshu (Jun 8, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-19: Michelle Dockery, Max Greenfield (Sep 19, 2019)
- Episode 2017-10-11: Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, Michelle Dockery, Charlie Puth (Oct 11, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2016-11-14: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Dockery, Margo Price, Atom Willard (Nov 14, 2016)
- Episode 2015-12-08: Jason Schwartzman, Michelle Dockery, Elle King (Dec 8, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2022-05-16: Shakira, Michelle Dockery, T. Murph (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 2020-05-20: At Home Edition: Anthony Anderson, Michelle Dockery, Gary Clark Jr. (May 20, 2020)
- Episode 2019-09-17: Sarah Paulson, Michelle Dockery, The Lumineers, Fallonventions (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 2016-11-11: Jeremy Renner, Michelle Dockery, David Blaine (Nov 11, 2016)
Restless (2012)
Starring as Ruth Gilmartin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: I've Been Sold (Dec 28, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: I Am Eva Delectorskaya (Dec 27, 2012)
The Hollow Crown (2012)
Starring as Kate Percy
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Henry IV Part 2 (Jul 14, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Henry IV Part 1 (Jul 7, 2012)
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 3x127: Tom Hiddleston, Michelle Dockery, guest co-host Christian Slater (Mar 7, 2017)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
(2 episodes)
- Episode 15x01: Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Stephen Fry, Craig David, Martin Freeman, Charlie XCX, Christine and The Queens (Sep 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Tom Cruise, The Inbetweeners, Jessica Brown Finlay, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery (Dec 23, 2011)
Downton Abbey (2010)
Starring as Lady Mary Crawley
(52 episodes)
- Episode S06 Special: The Finale (Dec 25, 2015)
- Episode 6x08: Episode 8 (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 6x07: Episode 7 (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 6x06: Episode 6 (Oct 25, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Episode 5 (Oct 18, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: Episode 4 (Oct 11, 2015)
- Episode 6x03: Episode 3 (Oct 4, 2015)
- Episode 6x02: Episode 2 (Sep 27, 2015)
- Episode 6x01: Episode 1 (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode S05 Special: A Moorland Holiday (Dec 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x08: Episode 8 (Nov 9, 2014)
- Episode 5x07: Episode 7 (Nov 2, 2014)
- Episode 5x06: Episode 6 (Oct 26, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Episode 5 (Oct 19, 2014)
- Episode 5x04: Episode 4 (Oct 12, 2014)
- Episode 5x03: Episode 3 (Oct 5, 2014)
- Episode 5x02: Episode 2 (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: Episode 1 (Sep 21, 2014)
- Episode S04 Special: The London Season (Dec 25, 2013)
- Episode 4x08: Episode 8 (Nov 10, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Episode 7 (Nov 3, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Episode 6 (Oct 27, 2013)
- Episode 4x05: Episode 5 (Oct 20, 2013)
- Episode 4x04: Episode 4 (Oct 13, 2013)
- Episode 4x03: Episode 3 (Oct 6, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: Episode 2 (Sep 29, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Episode 1 (Sep 22, 2013)
- Episode S03 Special: A Journey to the Highlands (Dec 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Episode 8 (Nov 4, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (Oct 28, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Oct 14, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Oct 7, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Sep 30, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Sep 23, 2012)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Sep 16, 2012)
- Episode S02 Special: Christmas at Downton Abbey (Dec 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Episode 8 (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Oct 9, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Sep 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Sep 18, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Nov 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 31, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Oct 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Oct 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 26, 2010)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 12x201: Michelle Dockery & Allen Leech (Dec 10, 2015)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 2013-12-10: John Goodman, Michelle Dockery, Yo Gabba Gabba! (Dec 10, 2013)
Cranford (2007)
Starring as Erminia Whyte
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: October 1844 (Dec 27, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: August 1844 (Dec 20, 2009)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Michelle Dockery
- Episode 27x08: Lady Gaga, Josh Gad, Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Michaela Coel, Niall Horan (May 29, 2020)
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006)
Starring as Susan Sto Helit
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Hogfather (2) (Dec 18, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: The Hogfather (1) (Dec 17, 2006)
Guest starring as Death of Rats
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Hogfather (2) (Dec 18, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: The Hogfather (1) (Dec 17, 2006)