37 Phyllis Logan Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Phyllis Logan made her debut in the Episode: "Mocking Bird" of the British detective fiction drama series ‘Shoestring’ in 1980. After appearing in television films and series like ‘The White Bird Passes’ (1980), ‘Beginnings’ (1981), ‘Play for Today’ (1981), and ‘Scotch and Wry’ (1982), she made her big-screen debut in the 1983 British drama film ‘Another Time, Another Place’ directed by Michael Radford. Logan earned wide praise for her performance in the film and became a recipient of several awards including the ‘Evening Standard British Film Award’ and ‘BAFTA Award.’ Following her debut, she went on to star in films like ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ (1983), ‘The Chain’ (1984), ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ (1984), and ‘The Doctor and the Devils’ (1985). In 1986, she joined the main cast of the British television comedy-drama mystery series ‘Lovejoy’ created by John Grant and Ian La Frenais. She played the role of ‘Lady Jane Felsham’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 1994. 

Logan went on to appear in television films and series like ‘Screen Two’ (1986), ‘First Sight’ (1987), ‘When Reason Sleeps: Out of Time’ (1987), ‘Hannay’ (1988), ‘And a Nightingale Sang’ (1989), ‘Goldeneye’ (1989), ‘Screen One’ (1991), ‘Play on One’ (1991), ‘Kavanagh QC’ (1995), and ‘Chiller.’ The year 1996 saw the release of the drama film ‘Secrets & Lies’ where Logan was seen playing the role of ‘Monica Purley.’ The film opened to universal acclaim and received 5 ‘Academy Award’ nominations. The following year, she starred as ‘Mrs. Ross’ in the British romantic crime comedy film ‘Shooting Fish’ directed by Stefan Schwartz. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. She was next seen in television series such as ‘Invasion: Earth’ (1998), ‘Holby City’ (1999), ‘All the King's Men’ (1999), ‘Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)’ (2000), ‘NCS: Manhunt’ (2001), ‘The Inspector Lynley Mysteries’ (2003), ‘Agatha Christie's Poirot’ (2003), ‘Murder in Suburbia’ (2004), ‘Spooks’ (2005-2006), ‘Sea of Souls’ (2006), ‘Trial & Retribution’ (2007), ‘The Royal’ (2008), and ‘A Touch of Frost’ (2010).

In 2010, she starred as ‘Elsie May Carson’ in the British historical drama television series ‘Downton Abbey’ created by Julian Fellowes. The show aired its final episode in 2015. Logan also received 4 ‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ for her performance in the series. She next appeared in television shows like ‘Vera’ (2012), ‘Bones’ (2014), ‘The Good Karma Hospital’ (2017-2018), and ‘Intergalactic’ (2021). She was last seen in the 2021 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Last Train to Christmas’ directed by Julian Kemp. She is all set to appear in the upcoming historical drama film ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era.’