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Liam Payne

Liam Payne

Actor · Died October 16, 2024, aged 31 · Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK

Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band 'One Direction'. He made his debut as a singer when he auditioned as a solo artist for the British television series, "The X Factor" in 2008. He reauditioned in 2010, when the guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger, suggested to Liam join 'One Direction', with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. In his career as a member of 'One Direction', he has co-written many songs. He released his first single as a solo artist, "Strip That Down", in 2017. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Liam Payne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1993
Died
October 16, 2024 (aged 31)
From
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Liam Payne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
43%
Bonds
22%
Ideas
22%
Self
13%
Fame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · 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 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
3
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Liam Payne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liam Payne'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 46 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ron's Gone Wrong(2021)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The LP Show - Act 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The LP Show - Act 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The LP Show - Act 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The LP Show - Act 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Fifty Shades Freed(2018)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Harry Styles: Behind the Album(2017)

    as Liam Payne

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Liam Payne

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • El hormiguero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Él mismo

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Liam Payne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1999 to 2021.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 9: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 9: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s1 · crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Liam Payne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 98th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017)

99th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017)

Midcredits 91st · 71% liked

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.

Who does Liam Payne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liam Payne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Tomlinson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers