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Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Actor, also producer · Born July 1, 1977 (49) · New York City, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress. She began a modelling career at age 14 before making her film debut in Silent Fall (1994); she went on to achieve critical recognition with starring roles in Heavy and Empire Records (both 1995), as well as That Thing You Do! and Stealing Beauty (both 1996). She then appeared in films such as Inventing the Abbotts (1997), Armageddon (1998), Cookie's Fortune and Onegin (both 1999), Dr. T & the Women (2000), and One Night at McCool's (2001). She then played the elf Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), which became one of the highest-grossing film series in history. Following the success of Lord of the Rings, Tyler has appeared in a variety of roles, including the films Jersey Girl (2004), Lonesome Jim (2005), Reign Over Me (2007), The Strangers, The Incredible Hulk (both 2008), Robot & Frank (2012), Space Station 76 (2014), Wildling (2018), and Ad Astra (2019). Outside of film, she starred in the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), the BBC period drama series Gunpowder (2017), the ITV/Hulu period drama series Harlots (2018–2019), and the Foxprocedural drama series 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020). Tyler is also a singer. Having sung with composer Howard Shore, she appeared as a guest vocalist on The Lemonheads' album Varshons (2009), singing a cover of the Leonard Cohen song "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye." She appeared on the 2017 bonus disc of Evan Dando's album Baby I'm Bored (2003), providing featured vocals for the song "Shots Is Fired." In 2011, she released her debut single, "Need You Tonight.". Tyler has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States since 2003 and as a spokesperson for Givenchy's line of perfume and cosmetics. She is the daughter of Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell, although she has a very close relationship with her adoptive father, Todd Rundgren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liv Tyler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1977 (49)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 38 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 18% in 30 days

What are Liv Tyler's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
32%
Bonds
26%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

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 12 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

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

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
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
17
Melancholic
11
Dread
5
Absurd
7
Warm
6
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Liv Tyler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liv Tyler'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

38 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • What is dyslexia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as The Director

  • Captain America: Brave New World(2025)

    as Betty Ross

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Awaken(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Michelle Blake

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ad Astra(2019)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wildling(2018)

    Producer · as Ellen Cooper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gunpowder(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anne Vaux

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Harlots(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Space Station 76(2014)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jamie Marks Is Dead(2014)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Meg Abbott

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Robot & Frank(2012)

    as Madison

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Ledge(2011)

    as Shana Harris

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Super(2010)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Smother(2008)

    as Clare Cooper

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as Betty Ross

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers(2008)

    as Kristen McKay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Reign Over Me(2007)

    as Angela Oakhurst

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Jim(2005)

    as Anika

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Jersey Girl(2004)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

    as Arwen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)

    as Arwen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

    as Arwen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • One Night at McCool's(2001)

    as Jewel Valentino

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dr. T & the Women(2000)

    as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Onegin(1999)

    as Tatyana

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Cookie's Fortune(1999)

    as Emma Duvall

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Plunkett & Macleane(1999)

    as Lady Rebecca Gibson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Armageddon(1998)

    as Grace Stamper

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • U Turn(1997)

    as Girl in Bus Station

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Inventing the Abbotts(1997)

    as Pamela Abbott

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • That Thing You Do!(1996)

    as Faye Dolan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Stealing Beauty(1996)

    as Lucy Harmon

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Heavy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Callie

  • Empire Records(1995)

    as Corey Mason

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Silent Fall(1994)

    as Sylvie Warden

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1990 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

$898M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19902026

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 16 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
Acting38 of 38: 37 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing1 of 38: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s13 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 30 roles
94990409

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 Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2002–2004.

WinNomination
  1. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  3. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

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 Liv Tyler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Awaken (2018)

71st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 42. 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 Liv Tyler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles20–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles7–72 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles30–82 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles21–67 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles27–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier 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 Liv Tyler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liv Tyler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Feige shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles