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Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Actor · Born August 11, 1968 (58) · London, England, UK

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Sophie Okonedo, OBE (born 1968) is a British actress and singer, who has starred in both successful British and American productions. In 1991, she made her acting debut in the British critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama, Young Soul Rebels. In 2004, she gained critical acclaim for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). Her role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sophie Okonedo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 11, 1968 (58)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 92 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 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Sophie Okonedo's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
26%
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

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 10 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 14
Mentor
3 of 14
Hero
2 of 14
Shapeshifter
2 of 14
Threshold guardian
1 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
13
Warm
9
Bittersweet
10
Contemplative
10
Other
37

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Sophie Okonedo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sophie Okonedo'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

92 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Great Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Clarissa(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Clarissa

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mouse(2026)

    as Helen Bell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Scarecrows' Wedding(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout(2023)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Janet Planet(2023)

    as Regina

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 10 Lives(2024)

    as Grace (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Stone(2023)

    as Nomad

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Running With The Beest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Raymond & Ray(2022)

    as Kiera

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Catherine Called Birdy(2022)

    as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter of Devon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Charlotte(2021)

    as Ottilie Moore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ingrid Tearney

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Death on the Nile(2022)

    as Salome Otterbourne

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Wheel of Time(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Siuan Sanche

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Laika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Escaping Eritrea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator

  • Alien Worlds(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Ratched(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charlotte Wells

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Xaphania (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Cannon

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal: UK(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia Bryce

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Chimerica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tessa Kendrick

  • Wild Rose(2018)

    as Susannah

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy(2019)

    as Lady Hatton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Caroline

  • National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra(2018)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wanderlust(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Bowden

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    as Kanga (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Explained(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Concorde: A Supersonic Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Wimbledon Official Film 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator

  • The Good Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Undercover(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maya Cobbina

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • War Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Philippa

  • Earth's Natural Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Stranger on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Katrina

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Escape Artist(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maggie Gardner

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • After Earth(2013)

    as Faia Raige

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mayday(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fiona Hill

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Slap(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Aisha

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Mrs Mandela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Winnie Mandela

  • Return to Africa's Witch Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Skin(2008)

    as Sandra Laing

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Father & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Connie Turner

  • The Secret Life of Bees(2008)

    as May Boatwright

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jackie Woolf

  • Saving Africa's Witch Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Oliver Twist(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Martian Child(2007)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Racism: A History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sonia

  • Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susie Carter

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature(2006)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Stormbreaker(2006)

    as Mrs Jones

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Æon Flux(2005)

    as Sithandra

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Born With Two Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lucretia Bridges

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Liz 10

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    as Tatiana Rusesabagina

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Whose Baby? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Karen Jenkins

  • This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alison Cheney (voice)

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Marcey Burgess

  • Dirty Pretty Things(2002)

    as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Roke

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Casual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Donna

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Eve Bowen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ellen Lewis

  • Never Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jo Weller

  • Peaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Pippa

  • In Defence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bernie Kramer

  • Mad Cows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rosie

  • This Year's Love(1999)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Jackal(1997)

    as Jamaican Girl

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Staying Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kelly Booth

  • Deep Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Honey

  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls(1995)

    as The Wachati Princess

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Go Now(1995)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Moira Levitt

  • Age of Treason(1993)

    as Niobe

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Maria's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Melanie

  • Mad Bad Mortal Beings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Cait

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Young Soul Rebels(1991)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Miss Queencake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Dispatches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gina Russell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Frontline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 89 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

After Earth (2013)

$244M worldwide

Highest rated

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Hellboy (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19832026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 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
Acting92 of 92: 91 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing1 of 92: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 22 roles
910611

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

8 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2021.

  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Supporting Actress
  2. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2007
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 2005
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

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 Sophie Okonedo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor, producer

Clarissa (2026)

91st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 Sophie Okonedo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles18–90 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles10–47 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles11–69 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles3–48 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles22–84 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Sophie Okonedo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sophie Okonedo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ewan McGregor shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers