Bates Motel: 10 Actresses Who Should Play Marion Crane

6. Maxine Peake

The second British actress to enter the list is Maxine Peake, a highly respected TV and stage actress in the UK who is just starting to become known across the pond, via her role in Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory Of Everything. Peake has led a variety of dramas over her career, from Shameless to Silk, and specializes in playing hard-boiled female roles. With fellow English actor Freddie Highmore in the cast, himself an arguably unusual choice but one that has reaped great benefits, the interaction between the two could be electric. Peake conveys a tough exterior with a vulnerable centre well, and this is a useful quality for any new Marion Crane to possess. It's also way past time this talented performer was recognized in the US. Bates Motel would make an ideal platform from which to launch her profile Stateside. She doesn't seem like she's interested in being a big star, but appearing on the show will certainly make her one!