Aisling Loftus

Actor · Born September 1, 1990 (36) · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Aisling Loftus is an English actress. She is the daughter of Irish parents, Paddy and Eileen, and has an older sister, Aoife. Loftus began acting aged nine at the Carlton Workshops, and later took her A-Levels at the Becket School in Nottingham. She played several small roles in television dramas and films, including This Is England. Loftus made her mainstream television debut in 2000 aged 10 when she appeared in an episode of Peak Practice. Subsequently, Loftus has appeared in various television series, including Casualty, Doctors, The Bill (2008), and in the ITV comedy drama The Fattest Man in Britain starring Timothy Spall and Bobby Ball. In 2008 Loftus was described as a 'Star of Tomorrow' in Screen International magazine. She also appeared in Daniel Elliott’s short Jade, which won a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aisling Loftus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Aisling Loftus' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

36%

Self

21%

Survival

19%

Morality

16%

Society

8%

Family bonds4 Justice2 Trauma3 Coming of age2 Self-worth2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Herald

2 of 6

Hero

2 of 6

Shapeshifter

1 of 6

Ally

1 of 6

Heraldas Amy in The Fattest Man in Britain (2009)
Shapeshifteras Shelly in Death of a Superhero (2011)
Heroas Arrietty Clock in The Borrowers (2011)
Allyas Marybeth in Gun Shy (2017)
Heroas Holly in Homebound (2021)
Heraldas Zoë Moran in The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Melancholic

4

Dread

3

Hopeful

4

Warm

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Bittersweet3 Unsettling3 Infuriating2 Feel-good2 Haunting2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous2

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 Aisling Loftus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Acorn TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Acorn TV
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Screambox1 title, show their title on Screambox
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Aisling Loftus' 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

27 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Homework (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Actor
Sherwood(2022)
Show 6 episodes · as Sandy Waters
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Midwich Cuckoos(2022)
Show 7 episodes · as Zoe Moran
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Homebound(2021)
as Holly
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: Small Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Queenie Buxton
A Discovery of Witches(2018)
Show 8 episodes · as Sophie Norman · as Sophie Wilson · as Sophie Wilson / Susanna Norman · as Susanna Norman
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Gun Shy(2017)
as Marybeth
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Broken(2017)
Show 6 episodes · as P.C. Dawn Morris
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Property of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Ann Marie O'Donnell
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)
as Charlotte Lucas
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
War & Peace(2016)
Show 6 episodes · as Sonya Rostova
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Auld Lang Syne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Laura Hammond
Mr Selfridge(2013)
Show 30 episodes · as Agnes Towler
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Good Cop(2012)
Show 4 episodes · as Cassandra
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Public Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 3 episodes · as Jade
The Borrowers(2011)
as Arrietty Clock
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Page Eight(2011)
as Melissa Legge
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Case Histories(2011)
Show 2 episodes · as Lily Rose
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Death of a Superhero(2011)
as Shelly
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Thorne: Sleepyhead(2010)
Show 2 episodes · as Rachel Coburn
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Oranges and Sunshine(2010)
as Susie
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 2 episodes · as Lindsey Macallum
Five Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Gemma Adams
The Fattest Man in Britain(2009)
as Amy
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Jade
Midsomer Murders(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Tegan Langton
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Casualty(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Jo Balmayne
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1986 to 2024; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

War & Peace (2016)

Midcredits 91^st

Film career

19862024

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

2010Screen debut· Oranges and Sunshine
2022First top-billed film· Homebound
2022Career best· The Midwich Cuckoos

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting27 of 27 · 73^rd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 14% of 7 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 Aisling Loftus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

66^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

75^th and up9
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Universally Panned2
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser11
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Gun Shy (2017)

51^st percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

War & Peace (2016)

Midcredits 91^st · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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.

Who does Aisling Loftus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aisling Loftus' MovieCove titles; Sharon Horgan shares the most, 2.

Sharon Horgan2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sharon Horgan
Dianne Beatty2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Dianne Beatty