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Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney

Actor · Born October 24, 1985 (41) · Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Widely considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest British players of all time, Rooney is the record goalscorer for Manchester United, and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023. He has also made more appearances for England than any other outfield player. Rooney spent most of his playing career as a forward, but was also used in various midfield roles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 24, 1985 (41)
From
Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
No titles with a page yet · 6 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 29% in 30 days

What are Wayne Rooney's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
40%
Self
32%
Bonds
18%
Survival
9%
Legacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · 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 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
2
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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.

Filmography

6 credits; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Last Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Stars in Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Winner Stays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Wayne Rooney

  • Rooney: Goal Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Match of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Expert · as Self - Expert · as Self - Pundit

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1964 to 2015.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 6: 6 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting2010s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Wayne Rooney's films land?

Across a limited sample of 3 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 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

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 count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out.

Who does Wayne Rooney work with?

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

Actors