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Sarah Bolger

Sarah Bolger

Actor · Born February 28, 1991 (35) · Dublin, Ireland

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She is known for her role as Princess / Lady Mary Tudor on The Tudors and for her role as Mallory Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Bolger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 28, 1991 (35)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Sarah Bolger's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
32%
Survival
14%
Power
9%
Morality
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 15
Hero
5 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarah Bolger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Bolger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nervous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sarah

  • The Westies(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bridget Walsh

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Lightkeeper(2026)

    as Maire

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Descendent(2025)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Rematch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Helen Brock

  • Things Will Be Different(2024)

    as The Vise Grip Right

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • We Broke Up(2021)

    as Bea

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Good Woman Is Hard to Find(2019)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Perfect-Lover.com (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • End of Sentence(2019)

    as Jewel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mayans M.C.(2018)

    Show 50 episodes · as Emily Thomas

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Counterpart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna Burton Silk

  • Halal Daddy(2017)

    as Maeve Logan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michelle

  • Emelie(2015)

    as Emelie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jade

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My All-American(2015)

    as Linda Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me(2014)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Effect(2015)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Violet

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Mixology(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Janey

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • As Cool as I Am(2013)

    as Lucy Diamond

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Gilded Lilys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Violet Langton Lily

  • Crush(2013)

    as Jules

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 16 episodes · as Aurora

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Moth Diaries(2011)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Locke & Key(2011)

    as Kinsey Locke

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Iron Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kashka

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles(2008)

    as Mallory Grace

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 18 episodes · as Mary Tudor · as Princess Mary Tudor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Stormbreaker(2006)

    as Sabina Pleasure

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Annie

  • Premonition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Azura

  • In America(2002)

    as Christy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Secret Affair(1999)

    as Helena Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Claire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Fog City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Liza Orr

  • The Up and Comer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 35 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

$164M worldwide

Highest rated

In America (2002)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Tudors (2007)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 16 roles
031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2004–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Berlinale award, won
  2. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sarah Bolger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Lightkeeper (2026)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

In America (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sarah Bolger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles58–94 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles11–54 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles23–90 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles17–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles61–81 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sarah Bolger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah Bolger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sarah Gadon shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers