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Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell

Actor and producer · Born April 10, 1987 (39) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shannon Ashley Garcia "Shay" Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian model and actress. She is best known for portraying Emily Fields in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars, and Peach Salinger in the TV series You.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1987 (39)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 18 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 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Shay Mitchell's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
22%
Morality
14%
Society
14%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · 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 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
3
Warm
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Shay Mitchell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shay Mitchell'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

18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Thirst with Shay Mitchell(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Velma(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Brenda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Something from Tiffany's(2022)

    as Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Cleaning Lady(2022)

    Show 46 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Trese(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alexandra Trese (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dollface(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as Stella Cole

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle Workers(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Purple

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Possession of Hannah Grace(2018)

    as Megan Reed

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • You(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Peach Salinger

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day(2016)

    as Tina

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

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

    as Nicole

  • Immediately Afterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Marissa

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Cute Girl

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 161 episodes · as Emily Fields

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Verona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as model

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Model

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Trina

  • The Up and Comer (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 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2001 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Mother's Day (2016)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Pretty Little Liars: A List Wrap Party (2017)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Pretty Little Liars (2010)

Film career

20012024

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting16 of 18: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing2 of 18: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew

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.

How do Shay Mitchell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, producer

Thirst with Shay Mitchell (2024)

92nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

You (2018)

Midcredits 78th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 37. 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 Shay Mitchell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles5–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles26–45 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles25–58 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · 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 Shay Mitchell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shay Mitchell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ashley Benson shares the most, 2.

Actors