Saskia Reeves

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Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune. Born and brought up in London to a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner. Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court Theatres as well as on international tour. In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercial and narration (book readings) for VocalPoint.net. In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London. In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of the famous disappearing canoeist John Darwin (played by Bernard Hill) in Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case for BBC4 and in the BBC1 series Luther. In 2011 Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, first shown on BBC4.

Most Popular Saskia Reeves Trailers

Total trailers found: 44

Citizen Locke Trailer (1994)

30 April 1994

Story of John Locke...

The Bridge Trailer (1992)

10 January 1992

When Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic.

Faith Trailer (1998)

09 May 1998

A short film on the subject of an Arsenal fan's protest and based on an original short story by Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby, starring John Sessions, Saskia Reeves, Gary Lineker and Leslie Grantham.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I Trailer (2013)

25 December 2013

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac.

Anna Trailer (2013)

13 October 2013

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Canoe Man Trailer (2010)

30 March 2010

The story of the "Canoe Man" John Darwin who faked his own death and tried to start a new life with a false identity.

The Outrun Trailer (2024)

19 January 2024

Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast.

Butterfly Kiss Trailer (1995)

06 July 1995

Deeply mentally unbalanced drifter Eunice roams grim northern Britain committing psychosexual serial murders of both men and women while ostensibly searching for an unknown woman named Judith.

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle Trailer (2005)

08 September 2005

What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation.

The Last Days of the Raj Trailer (2007)

12 March 2007

Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India.

Metamorphosis Trailer (1987)

01 February 1987

TV film of Steven Berkoff's stage adaption of Kafka's famous story in which a young man, who is the sole financial supporter of his family, awakes one morning in the form of a giant dung beetle and thereby becomes a nuisance to his family, who must now learn to rely upon themselves.

The Program Trailer (2015)

16 September 2015

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances.

The Prime Minister Trailer (2016)

02 March 2016

The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day.

A Christmas Carol Trailer (1999)

05 December 1999

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

Different for Girls Trailer (1996)

01 October 1996

Paul and Kim meet when their vehicles collide. Paul is fascinated with the attractive Kim. It turns out that the two were childhood friends in Catholic boys' school, but back then, before the operation, Kim was named Karl.

Our Kind of Traitor Trailer (2016)

05 May 2016

A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch.

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes Trailer (2020)

15 October 2020

A true pioneer in audio exploration and psycho-acoustics, Delia Derbyshire conceived one of the most familiar compositions in science fiction, the Doctor Who theme, while working in a BBC basement.

Creation Stories Trailer (2021)

15 April 2021

The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtrack to the ‘90s, a decade of cultural renaissance known as Cool Britannia.

Close My Eyes Trailer (1991)

22 November 1991

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

Page Eight Trailer (2011)

28 August 2011

Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.

National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number Trailer (2010)

14 October 2010

The innovative interweaving of romance and math was conceived. The 2008 Olivier Award winner for Best New Play, it has toured the world and was recently performed in New York as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.

A Very British Psycho Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo Marks.

L.A. Without a Map Trailer (1999)

26 February 1999

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper.

Cruel Train Trailer (1995)

22 December 1995

In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather.

The Child in Time Trailer (2018)

05 July 2018

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket.

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Trailer (2009)

11 November 2009

Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin.

Me and Orson Welles Trailer (2008)

05 September 2008

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

The Perfect Match Trailer (1995)

06 September 1995

Guy proposes to his girlfriend by putting a notice on the half time scoreboard at the FA cup final. The entire crowd at wembley stadium cheer them on as he holds up the ring.

I.D. Trailer (1995)

05 May 1995

Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders.

Children Crossing Trailer (1990)

25 March 1990

Is Joe really having an affair - or is Rosie imagining it all? A story of sexual jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - an emotional journey which keeps you guessing to the bitter end.

A Summer Day's Dream Trailer (1994)

26 November 1994

Adaptation of the play by J B Priestley. After a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government.

December Bride Trailer (1990)

17 May 1990

At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers.

The Tesseract Trailer (2004)

19 June 2004

A psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assasin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel.

A Line in the Sand Trailer (2004)

02 December 2004

In a remote village on the Suffolk Coast, Frank Perry (Ross Kemp) waits for his past to catch up with him.

Salting the Battlefield Trailer (2014)

27 March 2014

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment.

Shadows Trailer (2023)

01 January 2023

Alma and Alex, two adolescent sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, over-protective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river, a border for Alma and Alex.

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Trailer (2019)

15 January 2019

Simon Russell Beale plays William Shakespeare’s Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to cinemas.

Heart Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.

National Theatre at Home: End Trailer (2026)

24 March 2026

Alfie and Julie must now write their ending. Heartwarming yet heartbreaking, David Eldridge's critically acclaimed play explores love and relationships.

Traps Trailer (1994)

11 August 1994

The year is 1950 and an English couple, Louise and Michael, have arrived in French-occupied Indochina to cover a story on a French-owned rubber plantation.

Last Day of Summer Trailer (1984)

07 June 1984

A young woman moves into a hippy commune and spends an idyllic summer with the young brother of one of the residents.

Antonia and Jane Trailer (1990)

18 July 1990

Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend.

Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me Trailer (2024)

04 May 2024

The film by Ed Atkins and Steven Zultanski combines a performative reading of Philip Atkins’ (Ed’s father) diary, written during the six months leading up to his death, with the reenactment of The Ambulance Game, a role-playing game played by Atkins and his daughter.

King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe Trailer (2017)

21 September 2017

King Lear has three daughters, but no sons. Boldly he makes a decision to divide his kingdom among his children, but fails to anticipate the consequences of his actions.