Kristin Scott Thomas

Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is an English actress. She has received various accolades including a BAFTA Award and an Olivier Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, three César Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 for services to drama. She was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005.

Scott Thomas made her film debut in Under the Cherry Moon (1986), She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in The English Patient (1996). She won the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (2008). She has also acted in A Handful of Dust (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Horse Whisperer (1998), Gosford Park (2001), The Valet (2006), Tell No One (2007), Leaving (2009), Sarah's Key (2010), Nowhere Boy (2010), The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Only God Forgives (2013), Darkest Hour (2017), and Tomb Raider (2018).

On television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in the comedy series Fleabag (2019), and has starred in the Apple TV+ spy series Slow Horses since 2022. On stage, she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull (2008).