Shock News;Anna Maxwell Martin’s private life away from cameras: from famous late husband to cameraman boyfriend

Anna was married to Notting Hill director Roger Michell for ten years

Anna Maxwell Martin has been a regular fixture on our screens over the past few months, thanks to her roles in Ludwig, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and the upcoming ITV true-crime drama, Until I Kill You, in which she stars opposite Shaun Evans.

The BAFTA-winning actress shot to fame after playing Esther Summerson in the BBC’s 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, which led to later roles in Line of Duty, Hollington Drive and Motherland. But how much do you know about the Yorkshire-born star’s life away from the cameras? Here’s what we know…
Anna’s late husband, director Roger Michell
From 2010 to 2020, Anna was married to director Roger Michell, who was best known for directing Notting Hill, Venus, The Duke, and the BBC’s 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

The couple met back in 2004 when Roger directed the actress in an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel, Enduring Love. At the time, Anna was 26 and Roger was 48.

Anna with her former husband Roger Michell in 2013

They wed in 2010 and went on to welcome two daughters together, Maggie and Nancy, who are both now teenagers.