Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

November 24, 1965 · 60 years old

Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award and an Olivier Award, and BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award nominations. Henderson's film roles include Gail in Trainspotting (19…

Known For

37 titles
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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996 · 1h 33m · Movie

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

8.1
2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 · 2h 41m · Movie

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of...

7.5
3
Okja

Okja

2017 · 2h 0m · Movie

A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.

7.4
4
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026 · 2h 12m · Movie

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

6.2
5
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017 · 1h 57m · Movie

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

7.2
6
Elio

Elio

2025 · 1h 38m · Movie

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant ...

6.6
7
I Swear

I Swear

2025 · 2h 0m · Movie

John Davidson: diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed.

8.5
8
Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016 · 2h 3m · Movie

Bridget Jones' focus on her single and professional life is interrupted when she discovers she is pregnant, but is unsure of the identity of the father.

6.2
9
Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001 · 1h 37m · Movie

Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.

6.8
10
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025 · 2h 4m · Movie

After jumping back into the dating pool, single mother Bridget Jones finds herself caught between a younger man and her son's science teacher.

6.5
11
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004 · 1h 48m · Movie

After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she'd ever dreamed of having.

6.0
12
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006 · 2h 3m · Movie

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

6.5
13
Filth

Filth

2013 · 1h 37m · Movie

A corrupt, drug-addicted policeman with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

7.0
14
Stan & Ollie

Stan & Ollie

2018 · 1h 38m · Movie

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

7.1
15
Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales

2015 · 2h 14m · Movie

From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.

6.5
16
Wild Child

Wild Child

2008 · 1h 38m · Movie

A rebellious Malibu princess is sent off to a strict English boarding school by her father. Unwilling to accept the strict regime, she decides to misbehave, in the hope of being dismissed from school.

6.1
17
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

1995 · 2h 19m · Movie

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.

6.9
18
24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002 · 1h 57m · Movie

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.

7.3
19
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008 · 1h 32m · Movie

Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and sing...

7.0
20
Greed

Greed

2019 · 1h 44m · Movie

Satire about the world of the super-rich.

5.7
21
Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

2011 · 1h 44m · Movie

Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

6.5
22
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999 · 2h 40m · Movie

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

7.3
23
In Secret

In Secret

2014 · 1h 47m · Movie

Thérèse grows up with her aunt and cousin. Around 1860 the aunt decides they move to Paris and that her son and Thérèse get married. The joy- and loveless life changes when her husband brings a friend home. The affair turns ugly f...

6.1
24
Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

2010 · 1h 38m · Movie

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

6.4
25
The Look of Love

The Look of Love

2013 · 1h 41m · Movie

The life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man.

6.0
26
The Claim

The Claim

2000 · 2h 0m · Movie

A prospector who sold his wife and infant daughter in exchange for a mining claim, tries desperately to win them back as he helps to build the Pacific Railroad with a group of pioneer friends.

6.3
27
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002 · 1h 44m · Movie

After seeing his ex-girlfriend (Henderson) turn down a nationally televised marriage proposal, a small-time crook (Carlyle) returns to his hometown to try and win back her heart.

6.1
28
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

2010 · 1h 50m · Movie

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

4.1
29
Wonderland

Wonderland

1999 · 1h 48m · Movie

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a café waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mother, entertains men at...

7.1
30
Yes

Yes

2005 · 1h 40m · Movie

In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working as a chef in a London restaurant. They mee...

6.4
31
The Trouble with Jessica

The Trouble with Jessica

2024 · 1h 29m · Movie

Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of their uninvited dinner guest, Jessica.

5.8
32
Set Fire to the Stars

Set Fire to the Stars

2014 · 1h 37m · Movie

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell-raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

5.8
33
Dirty Filthy Love

Dirty Filthy Love

2005 · 2h 0m · Movie

A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.

7.2
34
Everyday

Everyday

2012 · 1h 46m · Movie

This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few weeks at a time.

6.1
35
Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still

2017 · 1h 52m · Movie

A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.

6.2
36
Urban Hymn

Urban Hymn

2015 · 1h 54m · Movie

"Urban Hymn" follows troubled teenage girl Jamie, who possesses an amazing singing voice, and Kate, an inspiring and unconventional social worker who encourages her to use it.

6.5