About
Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–). Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub. Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the...
Known for
Game of ThronesSeries • 2011
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
24Series • 2001
SuitsSeries • 2011
CasualtySeries • 1986
Silent WitnessSeries • 1996
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Movie • 2010
Gangs of LondonSeries • 2020
Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSeries • 2014
MisfitsSeries • 2009
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton StorySeries • 2023
Crossing LinesSeries • 2013
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986
LovejoySeries • 1986
WhistleMovie • 2026
The OthersMovie • 2001
Lark Rise to CandlefordSeries • 2008
In the Heart of the SeaMovie • 2015
FortitudeSeries • 2015
How to Get to Heaven from BelfastSeries • 2026
ResurrectionSeries • 2014
Cardiac ArrestSeries • 1994
The White PrincessSeries • 2017