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Kate Nichols

Kate Nichols

Actor · Born August 3, 1985 (41) · Varna, Bulgaria

Kate Nichols (born Plamena Nikolaeva Bozhilova, 3 August 1985, Varna, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian actress, producer, and writer who grew up in the UK and trained at Drama Centre London. She is fluent in multiple languages and has performed in classical theatre including Nina in The Seagull in Moscow, Imogen in Cymbeline at Shakespeare's Globe, and Penelope in The Odyssey on a world tour for the Drama Theatre Plovdiv. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Equity and is currently based in Los Angeles. Her screen filmography spans international features and television. Notable credits include Barbarian (2022), Memory (2022), The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021), The Piper (2023, with Charlotte Hope and Julian Sands), Subservience (2024, with Megan Fox), Don't Move (2024), and The Cleaner (2025, with Daisy Ridley). Her most recent work includes Red Sonja (2025), The Royal We (2025), and Resonance (2026). On television she has appeared in Pandora (2019), Plebs, and the Bulgarian comedy series Dads (BTV).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 3, 1985 (41)
From
Varna, Bulgaria
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Kate Nichols' films like?

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

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
28%
Self
21%
Bonds
19%
Power
16%
Morality
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 5 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
6
Tense
6
Romantic
2
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kate Nichols' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Nichols' 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

24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Resonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A Keller Christmas Vacation(2025)

    as Nic

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Red Sonja(2025)

    as Berreth

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Chapter 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Royal We(2025)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Cleaner(2025)

    as Care Home Admin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Don't Move(2024)

    as Young Mom

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sara

  • Subservience(2024)

    as Lyla

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • An American in Austen(2024)

    as Natalie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Joyeux Noel(2023)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

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

    as Ms. Daskalova

  • The Piper(2023)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Admirer(2023)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • For Better or Worse(2023)

    as Erin Applebottom

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Cobweb(2023)

    as Princess' Mom

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Paris Proposal(2023)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Valley of Love(2023)

    as Joanne Burrows

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Barbarian(2022)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Memory(2022)

    as Davana Sealman's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Royal Blossom(2021)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Danny. Legend. God.(2020)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Carved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jackie

  • The 28th Day: The Wrath of Steph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Liz Lucky

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Barbarian (2022)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Barbarian (2022)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s21 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Kate Nichols' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

For Better or Worse (2023)

78th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Barbarian (2022)

Midcredits 79th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. 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 Kate Nichols' 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 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Kate Nichols work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Nichols' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rolfe Kanefsky shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles