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Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Actor · Born November 26, 1964 (61) · Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Lia Williams was born on 26 November 1964 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Foreigner (2017), Archive (2020) and Living (2022). She is married to Guy Hibbert.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 26, 1964 (61)
From
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 55 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 12% in 30 days

What are Lia Williams' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Power
20%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · 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 0 · Heavy 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Lia Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lia Williams' 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

55 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Vivian

  • MobLand(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Gutwell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Isabel Kirby

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Scoop(2024)

    as Fran Unsworth

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mr Bates vs. The Post Office(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Paula Vennells

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Living(2022)

    as Mrs. Smith

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Project(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Belov

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Benediction(2021)

    as Edith Sitwell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Archive(2020)

    as House (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr Cooper

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · as DSU Gemma Garland

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • National Treasure: Kiri(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Alice Warner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Foreigner(2017)

    as Katherine Davies

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • C.B. Strike(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Liz Tassel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Wallis Simpson / Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jane

  • The Truth Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Prime Minister

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nadia Herz

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Secret State(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Laura Duchenne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grace Verdinikov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007)

    as Joan Tyler

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Stronger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Barnes

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Snow White: The Sequel(2007)

    as Sleeping Beauty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Three Steps to Hendon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dawn Luscombe

  • Doc Martin(2004)

    Show 37 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • May 33rd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ella Wilson

  • Sparkling Cyanide(2003)

    as Ruth Lessing

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Chica de Río (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Cathy

  • The Russian Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Natash Cherniavskaya

  • The King Is Alive(2000)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shot Through the Heart(1998)

    as Maida

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Imogen's Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Amanda

  • Firelight(1997)

    as Constance

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Province (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Diana De Brie

  • The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie Markham

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Flowers of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Janet Hilton

  • Different for Girls(1996)

    as Defending Solicitor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as DCI Carol Deacon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Dirty Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bella

  • Mr. Wroe's Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joanna

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Ford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Ashfordly

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary

  • The Yob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lucy

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Brown

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Carrie Langman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Hotel Maid

  • Girls On Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Secretary

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

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Hinton

  • Annika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karen

  • The Comic Strip Presents... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Foreigner (2017)

$145M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day of the Jackal (2024)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19822025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 1996Screen debut· Different for Girls

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 54: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdDirecting2 of 54: 2 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s11 · 9 acting · 2 crew2010s11 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 9 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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Short Film
  3. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best 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 Lia Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Snow White: The Sequel (2007)

71st percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 54. 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 Lia Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles13–81 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles22–52 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles34–78 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles12–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles22–67 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Lia Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lia Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Faber shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers