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Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker

Actor · Born May 15, 1970 (56) · Stepney, East London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Nicola Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks from 2003 to 2011. She has also worked in theatre, radio and film.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 15, 1970 (56)
From
Stepney, East London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 53 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 19% in 30 days

What are Nicola Walker's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
27%
Self
18%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · 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 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 14
Hero
4 of 14
Herald
3 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Contemplative
9
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Nicola Walker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicola Walker'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

53 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alice and Steve(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alice

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Forensics: Murder Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Mary & George(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Hatton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Marriage(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Emma

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • No Place Like Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Miss Moffat

  • Annika(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as DI Annika Strandhed

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Frightful Folk Duo

  • The Split(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Hannah Sterne

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Collateral(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jane Oliver

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

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

    as Marty

  • River(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jackie 'Stevie' Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Unforgotten(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as DCI Cassie Stuart

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Beatrice

  • Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Assistant Commissioner Sharon Franklin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Second Coming(2014)

    as Counsellor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Heading Out(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Justine

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Last Tango in Halifax(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · as Gillian

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Judy

  • A Mother's Son(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC Sue Upton

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Inside Men(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kirsty Coniston

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as DCI Jo Fontaine

  • Scott & Bailey(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Helen Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Shand

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Turn of the Screw(2009)

    as Carla

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniela Renzo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Twist(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Old Sally

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Joanna Taylor

  • Shooting Dogs(2005)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Broken News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Katie Willard

  • Thunderbirds(2004)

    as Panhead's Mother

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Hadley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Red Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Maj. Rebecca Garton

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 56 episodes · as Ruth Evershed

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Blue Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Shiner(2000)

    as Det. Sgt. Garland

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • People Like Us(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Meredith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harriet Ambrose

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gypsy Jones

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as WPC Fay Radnor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Touching Evil(1997)

    Show 16 episodes · as DI Susan Taylor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Chalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · as Suzy Travis

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy Diver

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lucy Diver

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Abbie Hallingsworth

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Milner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Colette Brustein

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sally Grace

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Frightful Folk Duo - Wedding One

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1964 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Shooting Dogs (2005)

$559K worldwide

Highest rated

Shooting Dogs (2005)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

MI-5 (2002)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19642026

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2017.

  1. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress

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 Nicola Walker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Heading Out (2013)

71st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shooting Dogs (2005)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 42. 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 Nicola Walker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles47–71 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles45–65 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · 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 Nicola Walker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicola Walker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Wratten shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles