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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Actor · Born November 4, 1977 (48) · Dublin, Ireland

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (born 4 November 1977) is an Irish actor. He is best known in Ireland for his roles as Nigel 'Nidge' Delaney in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate (2010–2014) and is known internationally for his role as Ebony Maw in Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel Avengers: Endgame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1977 (48)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 37 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 27% in 30 days

What are Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Self
35%
Survival
21%
Morality
19%
Bonds
14%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
6
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 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 · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Vaughan-Lawlor'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

37 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • These Sacred Vows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fr. Vincent

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Plummer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Say Nothing(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Older Brendan Hughes

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Beautiful Game(2024)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rose's War(2023)

    as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Book of Clarence(2023)

    as Antoninus

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Shot(2023)

    as Keenan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

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

    as Father

  • Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Weekend Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Paul

  • The Nan Movie(2022)

    as Mick

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Ipcress File(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as General Cathcart

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Bright Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Andy

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ebony Maw (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Danny Boy(2021)

    as Patrick O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Frank of Ireland(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Peter-Brian

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Rialto(2019)

    as Colm

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dublin Murders(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Detective Frank Mackey

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Ebony Maw

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hugh Lane

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Ebony Maw

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Cured(2017)

    as Conor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Maze(2017)

    as Larry Marley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Scripture(2016)

    as McCabe

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Daphne(2017)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Infiltrator(2016)

    as Steve Cook

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Trial of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Padraig Pearse

  • Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as PJ Mara

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Byrne

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Foxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as James

  • All My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Frank Lubey

  • Love/Hate(2010)

    Show 28 episodes · as Nigel "Nidge" Delaney

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Becoming Jane(2007)

    as Robert Fowle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger's Tail(2006)

    as Larry Cooney

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Silverback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Weir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Finbar

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 35 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Nan Movie (2022)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Love/Hate (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20062026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
0621

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 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Book of Clarence (2023)

77th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. 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 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles11–85 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles28–53 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian 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 Tom Vaughan-Lawlor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Mackie Burns shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers