Theatre , 2013 From 2002 to 2003, she appeared as Ben-Hur's love interest in a minimalist production of the
eponymous play at the
Battersea Arts Centre. Later in 2003, she was featured in
Pains of Youth, again at the
Battersea Arts Centre, playing the death obsessed bisexual Desiree; Lyn Gardner of
The Guardian described her performance as making "Desiree's death wish seem tragic rather than merely silly." In 2010, she played the title role in
Anne Boleyn, a new play by Howard Brenton, who had also been involved in scripts for BBC's
Spooks in which Raison went on to appear in 5 series, which premiered at
Shakespeare's Globe on 24 July 2010 to high critical acclaim. In the same
Shakespeare's Globe season, Raison also played
Anne Boleyn in
Henry VIII by
William Shakespeare. In 2011, she appeared as Ann in the short play "Oliver Lewis" by
Jack Thorne, part of the series of plays
66 Books performed at the
Bush Theatre. In June/July 2012, she appeared in a production of
The Physicists: A Comedy in Two Acts at the
Donmar Warehouse, playing the roles of Lina Rose, the lead character's ex-wife, and Monika Settler, the lead's attending nurse. From October 2012 Raison starred in
The River, a new play by
Jez Butterworth, at the
Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood) alongside
Dominic West. Tickets became "the most sought-after theatre tickets in London" after rave reviews. In 2013–14, she played Anne Faulkner in the theatrical version of
Strangers on a Train at the
Gielgud Theatre, produced by
Barbara Broccoli. In August 2015 she joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in ''
The Winter's Tale and Harlequinade'' which ran at the
Garrick Theatre from October 2015 until January 2016. Raison played the wife of
Kenneth Branagh's character in both plays. She stated that she enjoyed the experience and was grateful for the opportunity, given that previously she had a bad audition with Branagh for
Macbeth in 2011. She also enjoyed learning from
Judi Dench. In November 2024 it was announced that Raison would be playing
Ellen Terry opposite
Ralph Fiennes as
Henry Irving in a new play by
David Hare directed by
Jeremy Herrin at the
Theatre Royal Bath.
Grace Pervades ran from 27 June to 19 July 2025 to critical acclaim, and marked Raison's first return to the stage after nearly a decade. On 11 August 2025 it was announced that
Grace Pervades would be transferring to the
Theatre Royal Haymarket in the Spring of 2026.
Film and television Raison's first film role in 2000 was playing
Marianne Faithfull in
Suzy Q alongside
Carice Van Houten In 2004, Raison was cast as 'Heather' in
Match Point, the first Woody Allen film to be made in London. In 2005, she appeared in
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, which she said "may as well have been the most brutal Lars von Trier film. Another actress and I actually spent a whole night just crying." She called the experience "regrettable from start to finish" and a "hideous, hideous moment and a great lapse of judgement on my part". Raison's breakthrough role was as
Jo Portman (2005–2009) in the
BBC One television drama series
Spooks (also broadcast under the title
MI-5). She requested that the production company let her go in 2009 as she felt that her character could not develop further and wanted to follow up on theatre opportunities. In April 2007, she appeared in the
Doctor Who episodes "
Daleks in Manhattan" and "
Evolution of the Daleks" as Tallulah, a show girl whose opening scene involved singing to a musical number, for which Raison's father played the piano background as part of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. In 2010, after leaving
Spooks, she played a model called Abbey in the
ITV1 comedy-drama Married Single Other. She had a small role in
My Week with Marilyn. She expressed pleasure in being able to work with great British talent and her fascination with Marilyn Monroe. In 2012, she played DI Georgina Dixon in the second series of
Vexed, screened on
BBC2. In 2013, she played 'Harriet Hammond' in the third series of the
BBC legal drama
Silk; her character was a practice manager who shook up the firm and a potential love interest for her former
Spooks co-star
Rupert Penry-Jones' character. In 2014, she had a small role in
I Am Soldier, playing "Stella", the lead interrogator in the "Tactical Questioning" portion of the lead character's training. In July 2014, she was announced as a new cast member of
Spotless, a (10 × 1 hour episode) drama produced by
Canal+. In 2018, Raison reprised her role as 'Sylvie' in 6 episodes of
Dark Heart, played xenobiologist 'Tessia' in 6 episodes of
Nightflyers and appeared in
Artemis Fowl. In May 2019, it was announced that Raison would be joining the main cast of
Warrior for the second season. In September 2021, it was announced that Raison had joined the first series of
Sister Boniface Mysteries playing Ruth Penny, a main character across all ten episodes. Raison reprised her role as 'Nellie Davenport', as part of the main cast of the third season of
Warrior which began airing on HBO in July 2023. In April 2023, she was cast as
Jean Seberg in ''L'Enchanteur'' opposite
Charles Berling as
Romain Gary which was aired on
France 2 in 2024. ==Other work==