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Jessica Barden

Jessica Barden

Actor · Born July 21, 1992 (34) · Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England

Jessica Amy Barden (born July 21, 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Alyssa in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019). She has also made appearances in films including Hanna (2011), The Lobster (2015), The New Romantic (2018) and Pink Skies Ahead (2020).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1992 (34)
From
Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 39 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 38% in 30 days

What are Jessica Barden's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
27%
Self
26%
Survival
24%
Morality
7%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · 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 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
12
Bittersweet
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous8

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 Jessica Barden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jessica Barden'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

39 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nance O'Neil

  • Becoming Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Narrator - Victoria

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Young Valya Harkonnen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Hearts of Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Agatha

  • You & Me(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emma

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jane

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bestie · as Hailey Doherty

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Holler(2020)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Jungleland(2019)

    as Sky

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pink Skies Ahead(2020)

    as Winona

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Lambs of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sister Carla

  • The New Romantic(2018)

    as Blake Conway

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Scarborough(2018)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Earthy Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Alice

  • The End of the F***ing World(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Alyssa Foley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Habit(2017)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbra Streisand

  • Mindhorn(2016)

    as Jasmine

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Maddie Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Maddie Stone

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

    as Ellen

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Jess

  • The Lobster(2015)

    as Nosebleed Woman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Earth Belongs to No One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jessy-May

  • The Outcast(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kit Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Far from the Madding Crowd(2015)

    as Liddy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Daughter

  • Lullaby(2014)

    as Meredith

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Penny Dreadful(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Justine

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lay Me Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Penny

  • Anna(2013)

    as Megan 'Mousey' Scanlon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

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

    as Kelly

  • In the Dark Half(2012)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella Macken

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hanna(2011)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tamara Drewe(2010)

    as Jody Long

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution(2007)

    as Mary Ratcliffe

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Last Days of Basic Cable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jessica

  • No Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Straight Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Louisa

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 36 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Hanna (2011)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

The End of the F***ing World (2017)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

American Horror Stories (2021)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 12 roles
1015

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 Jessica Barden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Pink Skies Ahead (2020)

62nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. 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 Jessica Barden's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles33–85 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles38–61 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles41–84 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles24–58 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles20–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier 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 Jessica Barden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jessica Barden's MovieCove titles; Christine Langan shares the most, 2.