Gillian Anderson
Actor
- X-Files, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Robert Mandel, Daniel Sackheim, Harry Longstreet
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- The first series of the sci fi TV phenomenon – not quite finding the shape of the mythology of later seasons, but with some excellent episodes…
- X-Files, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (1994)
- Dir. David Nutter, Daniel Sackheim, Rob Bowman
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- The second series is probably the strongest, getting a real kick from Scully's abduction by aliens in the 2 parter Duane Barry/ Ascension early in…
- X-Files, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin, Rob Bowman, Kim Manners
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Jack Black…
- The third series keeps close to the high standards of season two, continuing to develop the conspiracy themes. Both Cancer Man and Skinner start to…
- X-Files, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (1996)
- Dir. Rob Bowman, R.W. Goodwin, Kim Manners
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Things get a little darker and much wider–spread in the fourth series, which both develops lots more mythology while raising the stakes for all…
- Mighty, The (Freak the Mighty) (1997)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone…
- Poignant, well–crafted story of two phenomenally mismatched boys who become perfectly complementary friends, escaping the slings and arrows of…
- X-Files, The - Season 5 (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin, Kim Manners, Rob Bowman
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Series 5 continues along the lines of Series 4, and is dominated by Mulder's series–long sustained belief that there are, actually, no aliens,…
- X-Files Movie, The (1998)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- Following the STAR TREK model, the '90s TV phenomenon, featuring terminally–perturbed FBI agents Mulder and Scully, beams up onto the big…
- X-Files, The - Season 6 (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- Further adventures of the X–Files crew.
- Chicago Cab (Hellcab) (1998)
- Dir. Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Feat. John Cusack, Gillian Anderson, Julianne Moore…
- Bleak black comedy based around a day in the life of a Chicago cab–driver (Dillon) in the lead up to Christmas, who becomes confessor to his…
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…
- Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
- X-Files, The - Season 7 (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- More adventures of the X–Files crew – this was also David Duchovny's final season.
- House of Mirth (2001)
- Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney…
- With its icy view of human affairs, Edith Wharton’s novel proves a good marriage for the discrete, subtle instincts of dir. Davies (DISTANT VOICES,…
- X-Files, The - Season 8 (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick
- The continuing adventures of Scully and... Doggett (Patrick) in murky urban myths and higher conspiracies of America. With Duchovny appearing in only…
- X-Files, The - Season 9 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi…
- The final season of the X–FILES saga divided audiences somewhat, with various loose strands having to be quickly resolved.
Most longterm…
- Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes…
- Postmodern comedy adapted from Laurence Stern's 18th century pre–post–modern novel, has dir. Winterbottom depict a few bare events in the…
- Bleak House (Mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Alun Armstrong, Warren Clarke…
- From the pen of Charles Dickens comes this pacy, razor sharp BBC adaptation dabbling in murder, lineage, and the 19th century legal…
- Last King of Scotland, The (2007)
- Dir. Kevin MacDonald
Feat. Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington…
- A riveting tale of the seductive nature of power, this is worth the admission alone for Forest Whitaker’s astonishing Oscar–winning turn as…
- X-Files - I Want to Believe (2008)
- Dir. Chris Carter
Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly…
- The second big screen outing for the X–Files crew, 10 years on, with former FBI agents Mulder and Scully recruited onto a case involving…
- How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008)
- Dir. Robert. B. Weide
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges…
- Rom–com following the fate of a bumbling Brit journalist who struggles to fit into the celeb obsessed world of trash mags after scoring a job…
- Boogie Woogie (2009)
- Dir. Duncan Ward
Feat. Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming…
- Broad satire of the modern art scene with Danny Huston as a supercilious art dealer scheming to get his hands on a rare Mondrian. Hugely…
- Moby Dick (2010)
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Ethan Hawke, William Hurt, Charlie Cox…
- Herman Melville's classic adventure gets another worthy adaptation this with William Hurt as the self–destructive Captain Ahab. Solid made for…
- Any Human Heart (TV Mini-series) (2010)
- Feat. Jim Broadbent, Matthew MacFadyen, Sam Claflin…
- Exquisite four–part British miniseries about a novelist's life that ricochets from 1920s Paris to '50s New York and '80s London. Along the way…
- Johnny English Reborn (2011)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West…
- The blundering Bond returns in this agreeably silly sequel. This time round a series of international assassins are hunting the Chinese premier, and…
- Great Expectations (Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. Brian Kirk
Feat. Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson, David Suchet…
- Suitably atmospheric and gripping three–part adaptation of Dickens' masterpiece following the twists and turns in the life of a young orphan.…
- Crimson Petal and the White, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. Marc Munden
Feat. Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Blake…
- An intensely realised adaption of Michel Faber's novel about an aspiring novelist (Romola Garai) who is unable to free herself from a life as a…
- Room on the Broom (2012)
- Dir. Jan Lachauer, Max Lang
Feat. Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon…
- An exquisite animated version of Julia Donaldson's popular illustrated story, about a kind–hearted witch who offers a ride to various animals…
- Shadow Dancer (2012)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson…
- Andrea Riseborough plays a staunch IRA revolutionary who is apprehended by British intelligence and forced to become a double agent in this…
- Sister (2012)
- Dir. Ursula Meier
Feat. Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston…
- On the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, a resourceful 12–year–old boy steals to support his troubled older sister in this fine…
- Fall, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Laura Donnelly
- A dark exemplar of the current wave of female–driven crime dramas, with former X–FILES stalwart Gillian Anderson bringing a steely edge…
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love (Last Love) (2013)
- Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Gillian Anderson…
- Grieving for his beloved wife, a professor who planned to spend their twilight years in Paris rekindles a passion for life after a chance meeting…
- Hannibal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas…
- A grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between FBI agent Will…
- Hannibal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas…
- Further episodes in the grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship…
- Fall, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch
- Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles, and continue their gripping game of cat and mouse through the streets of Belfast.
- Robot Overlords (2014)
- Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe…
- Cheap and cheerful sci–fi set in a world overrun by robots from another galaxy Earth's future is in the hand of a small band of rebellious…
- Hannibal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas…
- Thrilling conclusion of the ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between…
- X-Files Event Series, The (TV Series) (X-Files, The - Season 10) (2016)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi…
- Thrilling six–episode return of the conspiracy driven series. Mulder and Scully return to investigate were–monsters, terrorists, deadly…
- War and Peace (TV Series) (2016)
- Dir. Tom Harper
Feat. Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton…
- Stellar BBC take on the Tolstoy's classic tale of aristocratic families caught in the tumult of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
- Fall, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch
- Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles, and continue their gripping game of cat and mouse through the streets of Belfast.
- American Gods (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover…
- Faithful dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's 2001 epic fantasy novel that follows Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) on a road trip across America with enigmatic…
- Viceroy's House (2017)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon…
- Another handsome chronicle of Britain's imperial history, this one depicting events of 1947, when Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, was charged…
- Crooked House (2017)
- Dir. Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Feat. Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Max Irons…
- Agatha Christie adaptation set in post–war London, where a hard up private detective is asked by a sultry woman from his past to solve the…
- X-Files, The - Season 11 (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Chris Carter, James Wong, Glen Morgan
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi
- Likely to be the final ever X–Files season, remaining loyal to the themes and tone lovingly cultivated throughout previous seasons, but with…
- Spy Who Dumped Me, The (2018)
- Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux…
- Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play two best friends who go on the run across Europe to evade assassins after one of their ex–boyfriends turns…
- Crown, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (2020)
- Feat. Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Olivia Colman…
- Season 4 of the sumptuous costume drama is considered by some to be the best yet, though also the one with the most controversy surrounding…