Anna Friel (b. 12 July 1976) is an English actress.

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Friel's acting career took off when she played the lesbian Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside. Since then, she has taken the lead in the film Rogue Trader, opposite Ewan McGregor. Friel also made an impression when she appeared in David Leland's Land Girls, which also starred Rachel Weisz and Catherine McCormack and All For Love with Richard E. Grant. She has also appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Michelle Pfeiffer.