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Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Actor and producer · Born April 18, 1988 (38) · Wimbledon, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born April 18, 1988) is an English actress. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2017), for which she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the film Pieces of a Woman (2020), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.  Kirby made her professional acting debut on stage, with acclaimed performances in the plays All My Sons (2010), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2010), Women Beware Women (2011), Three Sisters (2012), and as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014). She also appeared in the action films Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and portrayed Empress Joséphine in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Kirby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1988 (38)
From
Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 47 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 29% in 30 days

What are Vanessa Kirby's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd 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
23%
Self
21%
Survival
20%
Morality
14%
Power
8%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 12

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 6

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 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 13
Ally
4 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Vanessa Kirby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vanessa Kirby'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

47 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Secret Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

  • The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Night Always Comes(2025)

    Producer · as Lynette

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)

    as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Eden(2024)

    as Dore

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Napoleon(2023)

    as Josephine Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023)

    as The White Widow

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Son(2022)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Italian Studies(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Alina Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The World to Come(2020)

    as Tallie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of a Woman(2020)

    as Martha Weiss

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Jones(2019)

    as Ada Brooks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    as Hattie Shaw

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Julie

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout(2018)

    as The White Widow

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Princess Margaret · as Young Princess Margaret (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Genius(2016)

    as Zelda Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Me Before You(2016)

    as Alicia Dawares

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kill Command(2016)

    as Mills

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lady Jemima Hervey

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dresser(2015)

    as Irene

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Everest(2015)

    as Sandy Hill Pittman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bone in the Throat(2015)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    as Katharine Dunlevy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Queen & Country(2014)

    as Dawn Rohan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Devil in the Detail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jessica

  • National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Stella Kowalski

  • Insomniacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jade

  • The Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Woman

  • About Time(2013)

    as Joanna

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Countryman(2013)

    as Felicity

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alice Tanner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Nora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Young Woman

  • Wasteland(2012)

    as Nicola

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Estella

  • The Hour(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ruth Elms

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Love/Loss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jane

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Ravenscroft

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Liminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Off Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Ruins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • The Honey Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The Spacesuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Sun Also Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Lady Britt Ashley

  • Tomorrow Is a Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 38 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

$824M worldwide

Highest rated

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19892026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 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.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 47: 39 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing7 of 47: 1 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew1 of 47: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

47 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s11 · 9 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 18% of 22 roles
121722

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

a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 11 major nominations, 2017–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  2. 2020
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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 Vanessa Kirby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Bone in the Throat (2015)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Vanessa Kirby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles12–80 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles14–62 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles30–69 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles15–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles34–73 · median 57 · 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 Vanessa Kirby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vanessa Kirby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lorne Balfe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers