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Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Actor, also producer · Born June 3, 1989 (37) · London, England, UK

Imogen Gay Poots (born June 3, 1989) is an English actress and model. She played Tammy in the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Weeks Later (2007), Linda Keith in the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013), Debbie Raymond in the Paul Raymond biopic The Look of Love (2013), and Julia Maddon in the American action film Need for Speed (2014). Also in 2014, she portrayed Jesse Crichton in A Long Way Down, alongside Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul. In 2016, she starred as Kelly Ann in the Showtime series Roadies. In 2020, she played Laura in the Academy Award winning The Father (2020), which starred Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 3, 1989 (37)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 56 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 15% in 30 days

What are Imogen Poots' films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
27%
Survival
24%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 23

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 19

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 10

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

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 8

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 12 · Heavy 23

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 12 of 28 analyzed roles.

Ally
12 of 28
Hero
8 of 28
Shapeshifter
4 of 28
Herald
3 of 28
Shadow
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Melancholic
20
Dread
15
Bittersweet
12
Contemplative
6
Other
37

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

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 Imogen Poots' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Imogen Poots' 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

56 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hedda(2025)

    as Thea Clifton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Chronology of Water(2025)

    as Lidia Yuknavitch

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • All of You(2024)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Teacher(2023)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rose's War(2023)

    as Rose Dugdale

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Outer Range(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Autumn Rivers

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • French Exit(2020)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Castle in the Ground(2019)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Father(2020)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I Know This Much Is True(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joy Hanks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Black Christmas(2019)

    as Riley Stone

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Vivarium(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Gemma

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Self-Defense(2019)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Age Out(2018)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Virginia(2017)

    as Lila Mccabe

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • I Kill Giants(2017)

    as Karen Thorson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Homes(2017)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Honey

  • Have Had (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Grace

  • Frank & Lola(2016)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Killing for Love(2016)

    as Elizabeth Haysom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Kelly Ann Mason

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

    as Ashley Wednesday

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Green Room(2015)

    as Amber

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Country Called Home(2015)

    as Ellie Edwards

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Knight of Cups(2015)

    as Della

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • She's Funny That Way(2014)

    as Isabella Patterson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    as Jess Crichton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Need for Speed(2014)

    as Julia Maddon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • That Awkward Moment(2014)

    as Ellie Andrews

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Filth(2013)

    as Drummond

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Jimi: All Is by My Side(2013)

    as Linda Keith

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Greetings from Tim Buckley(2012)

    as Allie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Look of Love(2013)

    as Debbie Raymond

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Late Quartet(2012)

    as Alexandra Gelbart

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Comes a Bright Day(2012)

    as Mary Bright

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Fright Night(2011)

    as Amy Petersen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Waking Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Alexis

  • Christopher and His Kind(2011)

    as Jean Ross

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rule Number Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rachel

  • Jane Eyre(2011)

    as Blanche Ingram

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bouquet of Barbed Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prue Sorenson

  • Chatroom(2010)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Centurion(2010)

    as Arianne

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Cracks(2009)

    as Poppy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    as Allyson Karsch

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Me and Orson Welles(2008)

    as Lorelei Lathrop

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Miss Austen Regrets(2007)

    as Fanny Austen Knight

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    as Jane

  • 28 Weeks Later(2007)

    as Tammy Harris

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    as Young Valerie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Thornton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Sex Criminals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suze

  • The Salamander Lives Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Goggy

  • The Sleeping Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Karoline

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 52 of them dated from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Need for Speed (2014)

$203M worldwide

Highest rated

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Outer Range (2022)

Film career

19862025

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 25 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
Acting56 of 56: 55 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing1 of 56: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 40 roles
071217

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.

How do Imogen Poots' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Castle in the Ground (2019)

64th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Father (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. 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 Imogen Poots' work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles22–92 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles12–71 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles45–87 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles26–84 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles11–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Imogen Poots work with?

People who share at least 2 of Imogen Poots' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Gill shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles