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Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born April 16, 1974 (52) · Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Berlinale award winner

Eva Birthistle (born 1974 in Bray, Co. Wicklow) is an Irish actress, best known for her role in Ae Fond Kiss. She won the London Film Critics Circle British Actress of the Year award in 2004 and has twice won the IFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role (Film) award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eva Birthistle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1974 (52)
From
Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 51 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 12% in 30 days

What are Eva Birthistle's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
33%
Self
16%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Power
10%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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 12 · Full focus 3

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 7 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
11
Warm
8
Dread
5
Hopeful
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Eva Birthistle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eva Birthistle'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

51 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Up Against It(2026)

    as Saffron

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Ordinary Heist(2026)

    as Celine Murray

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    as Sam

  • Kathleen Is Here(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Sisters(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · as Ursula Flynn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fate: The Winx Saga(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Vanessa Peters

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Kathleen Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Bisexual(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Laura

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Delinquent Season(2018)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nat

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Georgina

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 17 episodes · as Hild

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Swansong(2015)

    as Karen Prince

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Noble(2014)

    as Sister Laura

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Amber(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sarah Bailey

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Day of the Flowers(2012)

    as Rosa

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Psychopath Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marianne Moran

  • Life's a Breeze(2013)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Case Sensitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruth Blacksmith

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Darrow

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Wake Wood(2009)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Captain Kate Marshall

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Five Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Annette Nicholls

  • The Children(2008)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Daisy Chain(2008)

    as Cat

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rembrandt's J'Accuse(2008)

    as Saskia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Last Enemy(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eleanor Brooke

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Nightwatching(2007)

    as Saskia

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Save Angel Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Renee Frye

  • Middletown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Caroline

  • Reverb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Maddy

  • The State Within(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jane Lavery

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Imagine Me & You(2005)

    as Edie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Breakfast on Pluto(2005)

    as Eily Bergin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Fond Kiss(2004)

    as Roisin Hanlon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Timbuktu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Mystics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Samantha

  • Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maria Acklam

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Maura Young

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 10 episodes · as Det Supt Sarah Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Borstal Boy(2000)

    as Liz Joyce

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Largo Winch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saltwater(2000)

    as Deborah McCeever

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Red Rum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The American(1998)

    as Noemie Nioche

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Getting Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jane

  • Miracle at Midnight(1998)

    as Karin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All Souls' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Drinking Crude(1997)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosaleen / Eileen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Body Is Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ruth

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles, 49 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

A Fond Kiss (2004)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Bad Sisters (2022)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Waking the Dead (2000)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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.

  • 2001Screen debut· Borstal Boy
  • 2008First top-billed film· The Children
  • 2008Career best· The Children
  • 2022Career best· Bad Sisters

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 51: 49 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting2 of 51: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 51: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 51: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 12 roles
0111

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

Won a Berlinale award in 2004.

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 Eva Birthistle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Swansong (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 45. 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 Eva Birthistle's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles15–82 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles32–66 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles38–75 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles10–70 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Eva Birthistle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eva Birthistle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Scott shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers