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Sophie McShera

Sophie McShera

Actor · Born May 17, 1985 (41) · Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Sophie McShera was born on 17 May 1985 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, best known for playing Drisella in Cinderella (2015), Daisy in Downton Abbey (2010) and Gwynne in Galavant (2015).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1985 (41)
From
Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 21 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 Sophie McShera's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
31%
Bonds
25%
Morality
14%
Survival
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Self
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Bittersweet
3
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1

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 McShera's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sophie McShera'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

21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    as Daisy Parker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Gallows Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Grace

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Daisy Parker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

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

    as Chloe

  • Ganef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Lynn

  • The Queen's Gambit(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miss Graham

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Personal History of David Copperfield(2019)

    as Mrs. Crupp

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Daisy Mason

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Timewasters(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Pippa

  • Murdered for Being Different(2017)

    as Mandy Gorman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as Drizella Tremaine

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Galavant(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gwynne · as Gwynnie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Dhampus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ginny Topham

  • The Job Lot(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bryony West

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 47 episodes · as Daisy Mason

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Ryand

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 19 episodes · as Ros McCain

  • Harry & Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Cinderella (2015)

$542M worldwide

Highest rated

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20052025

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 2006Screen debut· Waterloo Road
  • 2015First film· Cinderella

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Sophie McShera's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 63. 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 McShera's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Sophie McShera work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sophie McShera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elizabeth McGovern shares the most, 2.

Actors