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Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley

Actor and producer · Born April 10, 1992 (34) · Westminster, London, England, UK

Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress, who rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). She also appeared in the mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017), played the title character of the romantic drama Ophelia (2018), and has done occasional voice acting, notably the live-action/animated film Peter Rabbit (2018) and video games such as 12 Minutes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daisy Ridley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1992 (34)
From
Westminster, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 42 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 36% in 30 days

What are Daisy Ridley's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th 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
Self
26%
Bonds
20%
Morality
18%
Society
13%
Ideas
12%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 6 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 10

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · 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 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Warm
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Daisy Ridley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daisy Ridley'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

42 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    as Emily Cratchit

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

    as Hauser (voice)

  • We Were There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • We Bury the Dead(2024)

    as Ava

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Grande Envie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Countess

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rey

  • Cleaner(2025)

    as Joey Locke

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Magpie(2024)

    Producer · as Annette

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney: Behind the Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Rey (archive footage)

  • Young Woman and the Sea(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Trudy Ederle

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sometimes I Think About Dying(2023)

    Producer · as Fran

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Marsh King's Daughter(2023)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Inventor(2023)

    Songs · as Princess Marguerite (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • For Tomorrow - the Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Bubble(2022)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Chaos Walking(2021)

    as Viola Eade

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Baba Yaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Magda (voice)

  • Asteroid Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Dawn of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (English)

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as Rey

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ophelia(2018)

    as Ophelia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Flopsy Turvy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Cotton-Tail (voice)

  • The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away(2018)

    as Rey (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Peter Rabbit(2018)

    as Cottontail Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Rey

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Miss Mary Debenham

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Forces of Destiny(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Rey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Eagle Huntress(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Rey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Scrawl(2015)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

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

    as Waitress

  • Crossed Wires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Her

  • Toast of London(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 100% Beef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Girl

  • Blue Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sarah Becker

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hannah Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Dedication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Major Billie Jean Parker

  • Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Good Samaritan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Rosalind Carver

  • The Last Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Brooke

  • Untitled Bertha Benz Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rey Skywalker

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 35 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 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
Acting40 of 42: 36 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing5 of 42: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 42: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

42 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 15 roles
1520

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 Daisy Ridley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
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

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Scrawl (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. 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 Daisy Ridley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles39–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles7–30 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles18–62 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles10–40 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles29–58 · median 53 · 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 Daisy Ridley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daisy Ridley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Boyega shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

  • John Boyega7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with John Boyega
  • Mark Hamill6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Mark Hamill
  • Adam Driver5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Adam Driver
  • Domhnall Gleeson5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Domhnall Gleeson

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles