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Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

Actor, also producer and writer · Born March 16, 1984 (42) · Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

BAFTA Award nominee

Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan, known professionally as Aisling Bea, is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This Way Up on Channel 4.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 16, 1984 (42)
From
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Aisling Bea's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
32%
Society
15%
Survival
13%
Power
4%
Morality
4%
Self-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Bittersweet
7
Warm
5
Joyful
5
Hopeful
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical2

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 Bea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aisling Bea'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

60 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Me, Myself, and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Get Away(2024)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Our Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • And Mrs(2024)

    as Gemma

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Swede Caroline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Louise

  • Alice & Jack(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lynn

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Smothered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gillian

  • Greatest Days(2023)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Avoidance(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Megan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Tatiana

  • Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sarah

  • Home Sweet Home Alone(2021)

    as Carol Mercer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Riverdance: The Animated Adventure(2021)

    as Margot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas(2020)

    as Mrs. Snitch

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Quiz(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Claudia Rosencrantz

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Love Wedding Repeat(2020)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Living with Yourself(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kate Elliot

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • This Way Up(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Aine

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Amphibia(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Captain Beatrix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • State of the Union(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amelia

  • I Feel Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Simone

  • Be Uncertain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sam

  • The Comedy Lineup(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Catchphrase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hard Sun(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mari Butler

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Bullet to the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Writer · as Jane

  • Gap Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kendra

  • Damned(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne-Marie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Marie

  • The Delivery Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lisa

  • Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Assets(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara Jensen

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

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

    as Eve

  • Very Few Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Grainne

  • The Fall(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nurse Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Plebs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Minerva

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Various

  • The Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carly

  • BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Nic

  • Dead Boss(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Laura

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Cardinal Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sally

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Toddler Woman

  • Trollied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Charlie

  • In with the Flynns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Naimah

  • Trivia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ruth

  • Come Fly with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary O'Mara

  • Inn Mates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Elf

  • Belonging to Laura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Leanne Thompson

  • The Savage Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 24 episodes · as Radio Presenter · as Various

  • Roy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ticket Girl

  • We Are Klang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Hotel Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Amelia Warner

  • Fair City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cliodhna Norris

  • Hello & Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Starman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 57 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Greatest Days (2023)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

This Way Up (2019)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 2024 · 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
Acting58 of 59: 56 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 59: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 59: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 59: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 59: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

59 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s32 · 32 acting · 2 crew2020s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% 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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2022, Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

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 Aisling Bea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)

72nd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amphibia (2019)

Midcredits 95th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. 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 Aisling Bea's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles41–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian 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 Aisling Bea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aisling Bea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Frears shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers