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Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Actor · Born February 8, 1976 (50) · London, England, UK

Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Imperial Planetologist Dr Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve's 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, and before that, as Crystal Gordon in Bad Girls during the first four series (1999–2002); her role as Trina Johnson on EastEnders (2009); and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, "The Waters of Mars". More recently, she has played Weyland-Yutaniscientist Albrecht in Alien: Containment (2019), Senator Tynnra Pamlo across the Star Wars franchise, and a version of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2 (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharon Duncan-Brewster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1976 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 38 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 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Sharon Duncan-Brewster's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
25%
Power
24%
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
2
Dread
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Sharon Duncan-Brewster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sharon Duncan-Brewster'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

38 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Animol(2026)

    as Joy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Enola Holmes 3(2026)

    as Moriarty

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Cities(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Washington Black(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Miss Angie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Ballerina(2025)

    as Nogi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Denise

  • National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Denise

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Earth Mama(2023)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Swarm(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Samantha Crowe

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Enola Holmes 2(2022)

    as Mira Troy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Tynnra Pamlo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dune(2021)

    as Dr. Liet Kynes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Pamlo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Tula Quik

  • Snowflakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Esther

  • Years and Years(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fran Baxter

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Alien: Containment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Albrecht

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Roz Marchetti

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Long Song(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Intent 2: The Come Up(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Boy with the Topknot(2017)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Senator Pamlo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Class 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Zahra

  • Cuffs(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Cucumber(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Mimic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dionne Coombs

  • Top Boy(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Blooded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Eve Jourdan

  • Rastamouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 78 episodes · as Scratchy (voice)

  • Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maggie Cain

  • A Deal Is a Deal(2008)

    as Yvonne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sherlene

  • Imagine Me & You(2005)

    as Ms Fosley

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Babyfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Evelyn

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarah Baker

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 35 episodes · as Crystal Gordon

  • 2Point4 Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Maureen

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Dune (2021)

$411M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune (2021)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19912026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
0621

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 Sharon Duncan-Brewster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

A Tale of Two Cities (2026)

86th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dune (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. 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 Sharon Duncan-Brewster's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sharon Duncan-Brewster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sharon Duncan-Brewster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Goodman shares the most, 2.

Producers