Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for starring in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones as Dr. Temperance Brennan from 2005 to 2017.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 11, 1976 (50)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 27 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Known for
What are Emily Deschanel's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Temperance Brennan in Bones (2005)
- Allyas Kate Houghton in Boogeyman (2005)
- Allyas Mary Haskins in Glory Road (2006)
- Heraldas Shannon Cleary in The Perfect Family (2011)
- Heroas Suzanne in Devil in Ohio (2022)
- Mentoras Janet in Continue (2022)
- Heroas Elenore in ReEntry (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
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 Emily Deschanel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Emily Deschanel'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
35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
ReEntry(2024)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Continue(2022)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Big Boys(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Devil in Ohio(2022)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
A Decent Home(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Rookie(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Animal Kingdom(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Unity(2015)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
BoJack Horseman(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Sleepy Hollow(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Drunk History(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
How I Became an Elephant(2012)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Perfect Family(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Cleveland Show(2009)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
My Sister's Keeper(2009)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all filmsThe Diagnosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Free Radio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Glory Road(2006)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Mute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Boogeyman(2005)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Spider-Man 2(2004)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Alamo(2004)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Cold Mountain(2003)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Rose Red(2002)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Crossing Jordan(2001)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all showsThe Heart Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
It Could Happen to You(1994)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsMonkey Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1989 to 2024; peak year 2004.
Film career
Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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.
- 1994Screen debut· It Could Happen to You
- 2005Breakout· Boogeyman
- 2005Career best· Boogeyman
- 2005Career best· Bones
Billing
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 Emily Deschanel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 32. 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 Emily Deschanel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.
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 Emily Deschanel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Emily Deschanel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Boreanaz shares the most, 2.
Actors
- David BoreanazShared titles: Back to the Lab: A Bones Retrospective (2017), Bones (2005)See all 2 shared titles with David Boreanaz
- John BoydShared titles: Back to the Lab: A Bones Retrospective (2017), Bones (2005)See all 2 shared titles with John Boyd
- Michaela ConlinShared titles: Back to the Lab: A Bones Retrospective (2017), Bones (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Michaela Conlin
- Tamara TaylorShared titles: Back to the Lab: A Bones Retrospective (2017), Bones (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Tamara Taylor
