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Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Actor · Born March 28, 1961 (65) · Dublin, Ireland

Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in Dublin.  Brady has since appeared in many feature films and major television series, and was named in the 2020 list of Ireland's best film actors, published by The Irish Times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Orla Brady, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 28, 1961 (65)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 60% in 30 days

What are Orla Brady's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
20%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Warm
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Orla Brady's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Orla Brady'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

67 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • VisionQuest(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as F.R.I.D.A.Y.

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Geography of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Farmers Wife

  • St Pancras Sunrise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Susan

  • Freud's Last Session(2023)

    as Janie Moore

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bosch: Legacy(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Siobhan Murphy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Other Me(2022)

    as Marina

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Black Medicine(2021)

    as Bernadette

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Rose Plays Julie(2019)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The South Westerlies(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kate Ryan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Laris · as Laris / Tallinn · as Tallinn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • A Girl from Mogadishu(2019)

    as Emer Costello

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Collateral(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Phoebe Dyson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Foreigner(2017)

    as Mary Hennessy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 32 episodes · as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • American Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sofia Tsaldari

  • The Price of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eileen Gray

  • Banished(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Anne Meredith

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tasha Lem

  • Wayland's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Grace

  • Jo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dormont

  • Sinbad(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Taryn

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Eternal Law(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Sheringham

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie Harper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Karen Hopple

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Catherine

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Katie Dartmouth

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Wallander(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella Lindfeldt

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Elizabeth Bishop

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mistresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 16 episodes · as Siobhan Dhillon

  • How About You(2007)

    as Kate Harris

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Protect and Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Lorna Herrera

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Claire Stark

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lucy

  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006)

    as Lilly Summers

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Atia

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Nora Webber

  • Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC Liz Bird

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Meredith Gates

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Angela Jahnsen

  • The Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Jahnsen

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Monica Jordan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Servants(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Flora Ryan

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Fogbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ann

  • What Miro Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Silent Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Eileen

  • The Luzhin Defence(2000)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kathleen Fitzpatrick

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 45 episodes · as Naoise O'Neill

  • Pure Wickedness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jenny Meadows

  • A Love Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Wuthering Heights(1998)

    as Cathy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Animated World Faiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Magdelene (voice)

  • Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · as Clare Somers

  • The Heart Surgeon(1997)

    as Marcella Duggan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Heart Surgeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marcella Duggan

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · as DS Rebecca Bennett

  • Dangerfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Foster

  • Words Upon the Window Pane(1994)

    as Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kit Kelly de Goris

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Rector's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sister Josephine

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Mary

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • So You Think You've Got Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Conway

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Countess Rossakoff

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Bank Teller

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles from 1979 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

The Foreigner (2017)

$145M worldwide

Highest rated

VisionQuest (2026)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19792026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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
Acting67 of 67: 67 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Orla Brady's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Black Medicine (2021)

77th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fringe (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 58. 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 Orla Brady's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Orla Brady work with?

People who share at least 2 of Orla Brady's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary McGuckian shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers