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Olwen Fouéré

Olwen Fouéré

Actor · Born March 2, 1954 (72) · Ireland

Olwen Fouéré (born 2 March 1954) is an Irish actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. She is best known for her role in The Watchers (2024).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 2, 1954 (72)
From
Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 60 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 25% in 30 days

What are Olwen Fouéré's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
36%
Self
19%
Bonds
17%
Morality
17%
Power
7%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 3 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 13

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
3 of 10
Mentor
3 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
14
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
5
Cold
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Other1

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 Olwen Fouéré's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olwen Fouéré'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

60 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tall Tales & Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Fitzgibbon

  • Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Donna

  • How to Get to Heaven from Belfast(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Reckoning of Erin Morrigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Erin Morrigan

  • Four Letters of Love(2024)

    as Nora Ni Liathain

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Actor(2025)

    as Judge / Old Lady / Neighbor / Wardrobe Woman / Old Man

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Catching Dust(2023)

    as Copperhead

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Watchers(2024)

    as Madeline

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tarot(2024)

    as Alma

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • All You Need Is Death(2023)

    as Rita Concannon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Cult Killer(2024)

    as Dottie Evans

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise(2024)

    as Ma Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Falling Into Place(2023)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Radha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Annie

  • The Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Far Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · as The Woman

  • Joyride(2022)

    as Sideline Sue

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ulysses Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Molly Bloom

  • She Will(2021)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Northman(2022)

    as Áshildur Hofgythja

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Halo(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as The Mother

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Holding(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as as Kitty Harrington

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2022)

    as Sally Hardesty

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Tourist(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Niamh Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Zone 414(2021)

    as Royale

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Night Angler

  • Sea Fever(2019)

    as Ciara

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Violet Gibson

  • The Head(2020)

    Show as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Feed(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jane

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Brassic(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Animals(2019)

    as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • In Orbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Nightflyers(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018)

    as Melusine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mandy(2018)

    as Mother Marlene

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Procession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Procession Master

  • Beast(2017)

    as Detective Theresa Kelly

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Derry Girls(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheila

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Take Me Swimming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eileen

  • The Drummer and the Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Doctor Assif

  • National Theatre Live: Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nameless

  • Where is Eva Hipsey? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Voice Actor

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Traders(2015)

    as Helen Stynes

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Survivalist(2015)

    as Kathryn

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 4,000-Year-Old Cold Case: The Body in the Bog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • The Irreducible Difference of the Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • This Must Be the Place(2011)

    as Mary's Mother

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maggie

  • Above Suspicion(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Hughes

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Saltwater(2000)

    as Trish Meehan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as Building Commander

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hard Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • When Reason Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Dunbar

  • Time After Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Young Nun

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Nun

  • The Sleep of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Second Maid (as Olwen Fouere)

  • Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1980 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

The Northman (2022)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

The Northman (2022)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The Watchers (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19802026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting59 of 59: 58 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting1 of 59: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
9621

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.

How do Olwen Fouéré's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

The Actor (2025)

68th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Northman (2022)

Midcredits 81st · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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 Olwen Fouéré's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles41–95 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles9–70 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles34–78 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles31–63 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles55–90 · median 73 · 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 Olwen Fouéré work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olwen Fouéré's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katy Jackson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers