Anna Maxwell Martin’s ‘steady’ cameraman boyfriend Richard after ex-husband’s death

Anna Maxwell Martin is a household name thanks to her stellar TV and film career. The 48-year-old actress has been a regular fixture on our screens since landing her breakout role in the BBC’s 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, for which she won a TV BAFTA. 

From playing the icy Patricia Carmichael in the BBC’s hit police drama Line of Duty to the perpetually stressed-out mum-of-two Julia in the comedy series Motherland, the Yorkshire-born actress has won the nation’s hearts with her critically acclaimed performances. But how much do you know about her love life? 

The actress opened up about her long-term relationship during an appearance on ITV’s The Assembly, which sees celebrities interviewed by a group of people who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled.

Find out all we know about Anna’s partner below…

Anna’s cameraman boyfriend

Anna is in a relationship with camera operator Richard Cornelius. The pair met while working together on a TV production after the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been reported that they first crossed paths on the set of the Sky comedy, Code 404.

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Opening up about how she met Richard on The Assembly, Anna said: “He is a cameraman. His name is Richard. We’d just come out of Covid and I was on a production.

“I thought, ‘He looks nice,’ so I made it clear to him that I thought he looked nice and then we went on a date,” explained the actress.

While Anna tends to keep her love life out of the spotlight, she did open up about her partner in an interview with The Telegraph in September 2024. “He’s a very practical person – a very solid, steady guy,” she said. “A super person. Just what I need.”

Anna goes public with her romance

In July 2022, Anna made her relationship Instagram official when she posted a smiling selfie of her and Richard, captioning the photo with three red heart emojis. 

The following month, Anna shared another sweet selfie, showing the Bleak House actress planting a kiss on her partner’s cheek. 

Anna Maxwell Martin’s ex-husband 

Anna was previously married to director Roger Michell, best known for directing Notting Hill and the BBC’s 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

The pair met in 2004 while working on an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel, Enduring Love. They wed in 2010 and welcomed two daughters together, Maggie and Nancy, before separating in 2020. 

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In September 2021, Roger died suddenly at the age of 65.

Opening up about their relationship, Anna previously told The Telegraph: “I didn’t fall out of love with Roger. But sometimes a marriage can’t continue for certain reasons and for me it couldn’t continue. I still love Roger very much and I miss him desperately.”

During her appearance on The Assembly, Anna, whose father died when she was 24, was asked whether her own experience of losing a parent helped navigate her children’s grief.

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“I think it’s a yes and a no,” she began. “I lost my dad when I was 24 and it was very, very hard and I felt very, very alone. So, that was that and then it happened to my children, and then I think in a way I could understand better, of course, because I understand about loss. 

“I really tried to be the best mum that I could for them,” explained the Ludwig star. “I think sometimes I failed in that and you know, I pick myself up and apologise and trundle on. I think it’s so individual, it’s so hard.”