Born on May 28, 1985, in Westminster, London, Carey Mulligan has built an acting career of 42 credits in film and television. Moviegoers may know her as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2013), Irene in Drive (2011), Cassandra in Promising Young Woman (2020), Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Kathy H. in Never Let Me Go (2010). On TV, she played Sally Sparrow in Doctor Who (2005).
Her filmography also includes Shame (2011) as Sissy, Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) as Jean and Saltburn (2023) as Poor Dear Pamela. Among her awards are the 2010 BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the 2009 Hollywood Actress Award and the 2022 Crystal Award, plus recognition from the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Next up is Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, set to premiere on February 10, 2027.
New & upcoming work
- Narnia: The Magician's Nephew · 10 Feb 2027 · as Mabel Kirke
Frequent co-stars
- Rosamund Pike · 3 films together: Pride & Prejudice, Saltburn, An Education
- Sally Hawkins · 2 films together: Never Let Me Go, An Education
- Keira Knightley · 2 films together: Pride & Prejudice, Never Let Me Go
- Jake Gyllenhaal · 2 films together: Brothers, Wildlife
- Oscar Isaac · 2 films together: Drive, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Tobey Maguire · 2 films together: The Great Gatsby, Brothers
Awards won
- Crystal Award (2022)
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2010)
- Hollywood Actress Award (2009)
- Critics' Choice Awards
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Actress (2024)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (2023)
- European Film Award for Best Actress (2021)
- Academy Award for Best Actress (2021)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (2015)
- Academy Award for Best Actress (2010)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (2010)
Career at a glance
First credit: Waking the Dead (2001) · Credits: 39
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Wildwood2026 · Alexandra (voice)Reviewed
Other work
The Ballad of Wallis Island2025 · Nell Mortimer
Spaceman2024 · Lenka Procházková
Maestro2023 · Felicia Montealegre
Saltburn2023 · Poor Dear Pamela
BEEF2023 · Lindsay Crane-Martín
She Said2022 · Megan Twohey
The Dig2021 · Edith Pretty
Promising Young Woman2020 · Cassandra
A Christmas Carol2020 · Belle (voice)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again2019 · Amanda Seyfried
Wildlife2018 · Jeanette Brinson
Collateral2018 · DI Kip Glaspie
Mudbound2017 · Laura McAllan
Suffragette2015 · Maud Watts
Far from the Madding Crowd2015 · Bathsheba Everdene
National Theatre Live: Skylight2014 · Kyra Hollis
The Spoils of Babylon2014 · Lady Anne York
Inside Llewyn Davis2013 · Jean
The Great Gatsby2013 · Daisy Buchanan
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Shame2011 · Sissy
Drive2011 · Irene
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps2010 · Winnie Gekko
Never Let Me Go2010 · Kathy H.
Brothers2009 · Cassie Willis
An Education2009 · Jenny Mellor
Public Enemies2009 · Carol Slayman
The Greatest2009 · Rose
Slapper2008 · Susan
My Boy Jack2007 · Elsie Kipling
Northanger Abbey2007 · Isabella Thorpe
And When Did You Last See Your Father?2007 · Rachel
Blood on Benefits2007 · Emma
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard2006 · Emily Pritchard
Bleak House2005 · Ada Clare
Pride & Prejudice2005 · Kitty Bennet
Doctor Who2005 · Sally Sparrow
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · Violet Willett
Waking the Dead2001 · Sister Bridgid
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