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Ruth Bradley

Ruth Bradley

Actor · Born January 24, 1987 (39) · Dublin, Ireland

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Ruth Bradley is an Irish stage, film and television actress, best known for playing DI Karen Voss on the British television show "Humans".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1987 (39)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 40 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 222% in 30 days

What are Ruth Bradley's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th 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
26%
Bonds
19%
Survival
18%
Self
13%
Ideas
11%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · 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 7 · 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 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Romantic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ruth Bradley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ruth Bradley'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

40 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vote Gavin Lyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Amy Lyle

  • Concordia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Thea

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

    as Amy

  • The Gold(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Isabelle Cooper

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Wonder(2022)

    as Maggie Ryan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · as Emma Flyte

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ms. Bowen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Guilt(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Angie Curtis

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Informer(2019)

    as Cat

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Agatha and the Truth of Murder(2018)

    as Agatha

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Last Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as C

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Yaro Peterson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Daphne(2017)

    as Tracey

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    as Charlie

  • Holidays(2016)

    as Elizabeth (segment "St. Patrick's Day")

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • St. Patrick's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Elizabeth

  • Rebellion(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Frances O'Flaherty

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Pursuit(2015)

    as Gráinne

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Humans(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as DI Karen Voss

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Breakfast Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lady

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

    as Claire

  • Horizon(2013)

    as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Fall(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Nora (Nanny)

  • Grabbers(2012)

    as Garda Lisa Nolan

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mary Maloney

  • Love/Hate(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mary Tracey

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • In Her Skin(2009)

    as Caroline Reid

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Laura

  • Alarm(2008)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Comedy Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

  • Primeval(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · as Emily Merchant

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Innocence Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Beth McNair

  • Flyboys(2006)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jacinta

  • Stardust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Antoinette Keegan

  • Showbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Angela

  • Bender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Grace

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 38 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Flyboys (2006)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Slow Horses (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

20022026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2000s11 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 13% of 8 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

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2025, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

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 Ruth Bradley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Horizon (2013)

74th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ted Lasso (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 52. 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 Ruth Bradley'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 & Gore7 titles31–85 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles16–61 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles45–85 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–60 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles37–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Ruth Bradley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ruth Bradley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Pearse shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers