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Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Actor · Born January 6, 1964 (62) · Essex, England, UK

Cara Seymour is an English actress of stage and screen. She has appeared in many ensemble casts for acclaimed films such as American Psycho, Adaptation., Gangs of New York, Hotel Rwanda, and The Savages. She appeared on stage in the NYSF production of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker with Jayne Atkinson, Angie Phillips, and Savages co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman. Most recently, she played the part of Marjorie Miller, the mother of lead character Jenny, in the critically lauded Sundance film An Education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cara Seymour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1964 (62)
From
Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 36 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 82% in 30 days

What are Cara Seymour's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Ideas
5%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Mentor
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Tense
7
Bittersweet
8
Dread
4
Contemplative
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Cara Seymour's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cara Seymour'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

36 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Live Here Now(2025)

    as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Widow Clicquot(2023)

    as Jeanne-Marie Ponsardin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Radium Girls(2018)

    as Katherine Wiley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Woman, a Part(2016)

    as Kate Mullen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Laughing King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Emily (Voice)

  • Nasty Baby(2015)

    as Nosy Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Sister Harriet

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • I Origins(2014)

    as Dr. Jane Simmons

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jack & Diane(2012)

    as Aunt Linda

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Music Never Stopped(2011)

    as Helen Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974(2009)

    as Mary Cole

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983(2009)

    as Mary Cole

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • An Education(2009)

    as Majorie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Katie

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mary Cole

  • The Greatest(2009)

    as Janis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Holly

  • The Auteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Doris

  • Mitch Albom's for One More Day(2007)

    as Catherine Benetto

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Savages(2007)

    as Kasia

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Bettie Page(2005)

    as Maxie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Steal Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sarah

  • Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    as Pat Archer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Birth(2004)

    as Mrs. Conte

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

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

    as Kate

  • Gangs of New York(2002)

    as Hell-Cat Maggie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Adaptation.(2002)

    as Amelia Kavan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Silent Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Margaret

  • A Good Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Josephine Priddy

  • Dancer in the Dark(2000)

    as Linda Houston

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho(2000)

    as Christie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • You've Got Mail(1998)

    as Gillian Quinn

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Amazing Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Linda (as Caroline Seymour)

  • The Break(1997)

    as Junkie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Siobhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Abbess

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Knick (2014)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
9803

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 Cara Seymour's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

I Live Here Now (2025)

83rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 61. 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 Cara Seymour's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles32–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles28–64 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles14–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles30–71 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles37–87 · median 67 · 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 Cara Seymour work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cara Seymour's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neal Huff shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers