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Susan Kelechi Watson

Susan Kelechi Watson

Actor, also producer · Born November 11, 1981 (44) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 1 other major award body

Susan Kelechi Watson is an actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 11, 1981 (44)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Susan Kelechi Watson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
24%
Morality
20%
Society
15%
Survival
11%
Ideas
5%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · 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 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Susan Kelechi Watson's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susan Kelechi Watson'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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Residence(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jasmine Haney

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Robogobo(2025)

    Show 50 episodes · as Professor Millie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • High Potential(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lucia

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Cricket Dawson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Merry Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Madam Nkechi Ford

  • Rumble(2021)

    as Maggie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ada Twist, Scientist(2021)

    Show as Mom Twist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Between the World and Me(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Premature(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood(2019)

    as Andrea Vogel

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor of Bonetown

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Family Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Blue Ivy Carter (adult)

  • Divorce(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Tuckson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 105 episodes · Writer · as Beth Pearson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Almost There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Diane

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilma 'Billie' Keen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ellie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as April McGee

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cindy Noble

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue's Friend

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Small, Beautifully Moving Parts(2011)

    as Towie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Louie(2010)

    Show as Janet

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Lauryn Fisher

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

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

    as Fatima

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill Tolbert

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nina Hunter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Subordinate

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nikki Jardine

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Emma St. Claire

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanya Waze · as Thea Curry

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Ever Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

$68M worldwide

Highest rated

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 30: 27 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thWriting1 of 30: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 30: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew

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.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 4 major nominations, 2018–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2020
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · 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 Susan Kelechi Watson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Robogobo (2025)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 50. 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 Susan Kelechi Watson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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