Justine Mitchell

Acting

Justine Mitchell

Justine Mitchell is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Elaine Lynch in the Irish thriller series Smother (2021-2023) and for portraying Joan Hathaway in Chloé Zhao's 2025 period drama film Hamnet.

Known For

HamnetHamnet · 2025
Hamnet
7.72025
MovieDramaRomance
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Imagine Me & YouImagine Me & You · 2006
Imagine Me & You
7.62006
MovieDramaComedy
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
A Cock and Bull StoryA Cock and Bull Story · 2005
A Cock and Bull Story
6.12005
MovieComedyHistory
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
National Theatre at Home: SummerfolkNational Theatre at Home: Summerfolk · 2026
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026
MovieDrama
It's a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russia's elite retreat to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs. When they're having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Varvara just can't shake the feeling that their holiday idyll is built on borrowed time. As the party continues, how long can they ignore the storm on the horizon? Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge) directs Maxim Gorky's razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial, revived for 2026 in a new adaptation from Nina Raine (Consent) and Moses Raine (Donkey Heart).
The Murder in Angel LaneThe Murder in Angel Lane · 2013
The Murder in Angel Lane
6.92013
MovieMysteryDrama
When Mr. Whicher, a retired policeman, helps a country lady to find her niece, he is drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.
Conspiracy of SilenceConspiracy of Silence · 2003
Conspiracy of Silence
4.82003
MovieDramaThriller
When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
The StagThe Stag · 2013
The Stag
5.72013
MovieComedy
At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his friends, camping in the western wilderness of Ireland. Much to their chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male known as “The Machine”, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and under his leadership, the men—stripped of modern comfort, convenience and, finally, clothing—must begin their journey into the wild.
Goldfish MemoryGoldfish Memory · 2003
Goldfish Memory
5.72003
MovieComedyDrama
A small group of friends experience relationships which grow and stumble, involving everything from straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationships. The speed with which these relationships last leads to the Goldfish memory effect, the belief that a Goldfish only has a 3 second memory is a metaphor for the transient nature of the characters relationships.

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