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Kimberley Nixon

Kimberley Nixon

Actor · Born September 24, 1985 (41) · Bristol, England, UK

 Kimberley Nixon (born 24 September 1985) is an English-born Welsh actress. Nixon is known for her role as Sophy Hutton in the BBC One period drama Cranford, and appearances in various films such as Wild Child and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. She also starred as Josie Jones in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat and as Sarah Pearson in the BBC Two comedy Hebburn. Born in Bristol to Welsh parents, Nixon and her six brothers were raised in Ynysybwl near Pontypridd, Wales, where she attended Coedylan Comprehensive School, now known as Pontypridd High School. After high school, Nixon trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff alongside Tom Cullen and Aneurin Barnard. Before her graduation in 2007, she signed to Universal Studios after appearing in a college production of The Comedy of Errors. She is a former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales. Nixon's career began in 2007, when she starred as the motherless Sophy Hutton in the BBC One costume drama series Cranford. In 2008, she had supporting roles in the films Wild Child and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Nixon appeared in Easy Virtue and played one of the leads in Cherrybomb opposite Rupert Grint and Robert Sheehan, before starring in Black Death. In 2011, Nixon played Josie in the Channel 4 TV comedy-drama series Fresh Meat, and starred alongside Michael Sheen, Andrea Riseborough and Iwan Rheon in Resistance, an adaptation of an Owen Sheers novel, which was released in the UK in November 2011. Nixon starred alongside Jaime Winstone and Aneurin Barnard in Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons, a horror film about an aspiring teen detective who stumbles into her first real case when investigating the mysterious new family, the Gammons, in her neighbourhood. The film was released on 20 April 2012. In 2012, Nixon starred in the movie Offender, a thriller about a man who sets up his own imprisonment in order to avenge the assault of his girlfriend. She also had leading roles in the ITV drama series "Kidnap and Ransom" and the BBC Two comedy-drama series Hebburn, alongside Chris Ramsey and Vic Reeves. The sitcom is written by stand-up comic Jason Cook and is based on his experiences of growing up in the north-east of England. Nixon starred in the medical drama Critical, with Lennie James, Emma Fryer and Paul Bazely, that debuted on Sky 1 on 24 February 2015. She also starred in a Welsh thriller titled Kingdom of Rain, with Julian Lewis Jones and Robert Kazinsky. She took a lead role in the third season of Outlander.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1985 (41)
From
Bristol, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 43 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Kimberley Nixon's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
17%
Society
14%
Survival
13%
Power
10%
Ideas
2%
Coming of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · 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 6 · Engaged 6 · 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 7 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Joyful
7
Warm
6
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Kimberley Nixon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kimberley Nixon'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

43 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Under Salt Marsh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shell Hill

  • Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Annabelle

  • Mudtown(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lettie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Shardlake(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • A Very English Christmas(2023)

    as Emma Taylor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Partygate(2023)

    as Kate Josephs

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Date with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Liv

  • Consent(2023)

    as Ms Parkinson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Beatrice

  • Life and Death in the Warehouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Donna

  • The Accident(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Detective Anne Hendricks

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Left Behind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hannah

  • Young, Welsh and Pretty Minted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Murder on the Blackpool Express(2017)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Aberfan: The Green Hollow(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • New Blood(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Alison

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Critical(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Harry Bennett-Edwardes

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Millie Nelson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as Myfanwy Price

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Thrower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jessica

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Sarah

  • Offender(2012)

    as Elise

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pippa

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica

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

    as Bethan

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Catrina McVey

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hunky Dory(2011)

    as Vicki

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Meat(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as Josephine 'Josie' Jones

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sophie

  • Black Death(2010)

    as Averill

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cherrybomb(2009)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Easy Virtue(2008)

    as Hilda Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Wild Child(2008)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging(2008)

    as Lindsay Marlings

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cranford(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sophy Hutton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Louisa Oxley

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Cloud

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Egg

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Very English Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Emma Taylor

  • The Flower Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Wild Child (2008)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Fresh Meat (2011)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Wild Child (2008)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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.

How do Kimberley Nixon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016)

94th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cranford (2007)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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 Kimberley Nixon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles26–58 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–73 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian 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 Kimberley Nixon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kimberley Nixon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlotte Ritchie shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers