Scene from Trainspotting (1996)

Alternate Names: 켈리 맥도널드, Келли Макдоналд, Kelly MacDonald, کلی مک‌دونالد

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Dancing, Some Days (1996) as Sharon

Most Important Roles:

• Finding Neverland (2004) as Peter Pan
• Trainspotting (1996) as Diane
• Elizabeth (1998) as Isabel Knollys
• Gosford Park (2001) as Mary Maceachran
• Entropy (1999) as Pia
• Nanny McPhee (2005) as Evangeline
• The Merry Gentleman (2008) as Kate Frazier
• No Country for Old Men (2007) as Carla Jean Moss
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005) as Jenny
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Helena Ravenclaw

Career Highlights:

• Finding Neverland (2004)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• Elizabeth (1998)
• Gosford Park (2001)
• Entropy (1999)
• Nanny McPhee (2005)
• The Merry Gentleman (2008)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Awards:

• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (2006)

Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her film and television performances, she has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Macdonald made her film debut in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men (2007). During her career, she has taken roles in  Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005),  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Anna Karenina(2012), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). She voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated Brave (2012).

On television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the BBC One film The Girl in the Cafe (2005). She was further Emmy-nominated for portraying Margaret Thompson in the period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also acted in Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation (2016), the limited series Giri/Haji (2019), and Line of Duty(2021).

Alternate Names: P.K. Lynch

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Trainspotting (1996) as Lizzy

Most Important Roles:

• Trainspotting (1996) as Lizzy
• Beautiful Creatures (2000) as Sheena
• The Flying Scotsman (2006) as Second Office Receptionist
• T2 Trainspotting (2017) as Lizzy
• Attila (2001) as Galen
• Mind-Set (2023) as Sue

Career Highlights:

• Trainspotting (1996)
• Beautiful Creatures (2000)
• The Flying Scotsman (2006)
• T2 Trainspotting (2017)
• Attila (2001)
• Mind-Set (2023)

Pauline Lynch is a Scottish actress and author who rose to international prominence with her professional debut as Lizzy in Danny Boyle's iconic film Trainspotting (1996). She was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, where she lived until the age of 19. Her birth name is Pauline Lynch, though she is also widely recognized by her literary pen name, P.K. Lynch.

Lynch's early career was defined by her performance in Trainspotting as the girlfriend of Tommy (played by Kevin McKidd), a role she later reprised in the 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting. After years of working internationally across stage, film, television, and radio—including appearances in the miniseries Attila (2001) and the film Beautiful Creatures (2000)—she shifted her focus toward writing.

She returned to her roots in Scotland and earned a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow, where she won the prestigious Sceptre Prize for Fiction. As an author, she has published acclaimed novels such as Armadillos (2016) and Wildest of All (2017). Lynch continues to balance her creative pursuits, recently appearing in projects like the Sky/Peacock series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025) while remaining active in the Scottish theatre scene. She is the sister of actress Susan Lynch and actor John Lynch.