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Lara McDonnell

Lara McDonnell

Actor · Born November 7, 2003 (22) · Dublin, Ireland

Lara McDonnell is an Irish actress. She starred as the alternating titular role in the West End production of Matilda the Musical from 2015 to 2016. She has since landed roles in a number of films. McDonnell appeared on the 2021 Irish Independent list of actors to go stellar. Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 7, 2003 (22)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 8 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Lara McDonnell's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Morality
21%
Society
11%
Self
8%
Survival
8%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · 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 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Lara McDonnell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lara McDonnell'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

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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

    as Sarrah

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

    as Courtney

  • Greatest Days(2023)

    as Young Rachel

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Belfast(2021)

    as Moira

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Artemis Fowl(2020)

    as Captain Holly Short

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Delinquent Season(2018)

    as Alannah

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters(2016)

    as Young Anne Brontë

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Love, Rosie(2014)

    as Rosie (10 yrs)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Belfast (2021)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Belfast (2021)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Artemis Fowl (2020)

Film career

20142025

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting8 of 8: 8 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Lara McDonnell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Artemis Fowl (2020)

63rd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Belfast (2021)

Midcredits 90th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 56. 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 Lara McDonnell's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Lara McDonnell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lara McDonnell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Branagh shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers