American singer, songwriter and actor. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after finishing as runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. Later that year, he released his debut album For Your Entertainment, which debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album spawned several singles, including "Whataya Want from Me", for which he received a Grammy nomination for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". In 2012, Lambert released his second studio album Trespassing. The album premiered at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making him the first openly gay artist to top the album charts. In 2015, Lambert released his third album The Original High, which debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the single "Ghost Town". Alongside his solo career, Lambert has collaborated with rock band Queen as lead vocalist for Queen + Adam Lambert since 2011, including several worldwide tours from 2014 to 2020. Their first album, Live Around the World, released in October 2020, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. In late 2019, Lambert founded the non-profit Feel Something Foundation, anchoring his ongoing philanthropy, LGBTQ+ and human rights activism. Its particular focus is support for organizations and projects that directly and disproportionately impact the LGBTQ+ community, including education and the arts, mental health, suicide prevention and homelessness.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 29, 1982 (44)
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Known for
What are Adam Lambert's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas Emperor Maximus in Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
- Tricksteras The Devil in A Tale Dark & Grimm (2021)
- Shadowas Machiavillain in Megamind Rules! (2024)
- Shadowas Machiavillain in Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet4
- Cyclical1
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 Adam Lambert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Adam Lambert'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
23 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 60 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Fairyland(2023)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Ren & Stimpy(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Megamind Rules!(2024)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Rhapsody Over London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Clash of the Cover Bands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Tale Dark & Grimm(2021)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
We the People(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Moonbase 8(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Celebrity Gogglebox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Playmobil: The Movie(2019)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
The Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Ten Commandments: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2016.
Biggest box office
Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
Highest rated
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)
Most popular right now
A Tale Dark & Grimm (2021)
Film career
Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2009Screen debut· Glee
- 2016First film· The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
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
Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
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 Adam Lambert's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 27. 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 Adam Lambert's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Adam Lambert work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adam Lambert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Adsit shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Alan SchoolcraftShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Schoolcraft
- Annabel SeymourShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Annabel Seymour
- Brent SimonsShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Simons
- Eric AcostaShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Acosta
Actors
- Scott AdsitShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024), A Tale Dark & Grimm (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Adsit
- Chris SullivanShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Sullivan
- Emily TunonShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Tunon
- Josh BrenerShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Brener
Composers
- Bryan WinslowShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Winslow
- Matthew JanszenShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Janszen
Producers
- Anish HollaShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Anish Holla
- Brent HutchinsShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Hutchins
- J.D. RyznarShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with J.D. Ryznar
- Nora Lewis-BorbelyShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Nora Lewis-Borbely
Mixed roles
- Eric FogelShared titles: Megamind Rules! (2024), Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fogel
