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Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy

Actor · Born December 31, 1979 (46) · Kilcoole, Wicklow, Ireland

Berlinale award winner

Elaine Cassidy (born December 31, 1979) is an Irish actress best known for Harper's Island, Felicia's Journey, Disco Pigs and The Others.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1979 (46)
From
Kilcoole, Wicklow, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 18% in 30 days

What are Elaine Cassidy's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: 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
30%
Self
27%
Morality
24%
Survival
9%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · 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 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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 7 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 11
Shapeshifter
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Dread
7
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
6
Other
13

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Elaine Cassidy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elaine Cassidy'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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Salvable(2025)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Colour of My Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Belgravia: The Next Chapter(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Davison

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sarah Fenn

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die(2023)

    as Queen Eadgifu

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Wonder(2022)

    as Rosaleen O'Donnell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Intruder(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rebecca Hickey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gabrielle Deschain

  • Strangeways Here We Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Steph Nolan

  • A Discovery of Witches(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Louisa de Clermont

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Acceptable Risk(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sarah Manning

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Acres and Acres(2016)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Property of the State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Margaret

  • National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Madame de Tourvel

  • The Program(2015)

    as Betsy Andreu

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 21 episodes · as Dinah Kowalska

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Loft(2014)

    as Ellie Seacord

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rachel Cohen

  • The Paradise(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Katherine Glendenning · as Katherine Weston

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Just Henry(2011)

    as Maureene

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Harper's Island(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Abby Mills

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Little White Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Annie Mulcahy

  • A Room with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucy Honeychurch

  • A Room with a View(2007)

    as Lucy Honeychurch

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Candy

  • The Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Amy Harris

  • Fingersmith(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maud Lilly

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Uncle Adolf(2005)

    as Geli Raubal

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Watermelon(2003)

    as Anna Ryan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Bay of Love and Sorrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Carrie Matchett

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Agnes Cluny

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agnes Cluny

  • Disco Pigs(2001)

    as Runt / Sinead

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Others(2001)

    as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Felicia's Journey(1999)

    as Felicia

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Sun, The Moon and The Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Shelley

  • Mission Top Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Night House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jenny

  • The Reformation of Sister Edith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mathilde

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 38 of them dated from 1993 to 2025; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

The Others (2001)

$210M worldwide

Highest rated

The Others (2001)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19932025

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 7 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 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
9914

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 2001.

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 Elaine Cassidy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Watermelon (2003)

66th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Others (2001)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. 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 Elaine Cassidy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles13–83 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles23–45 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles17–66 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian 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 Elaine Cassidy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elaine Cassidy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gareth Neame shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers