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Dylan Gelula

Dylan Gelula

Actor · Born May 7, 1994 (32) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Dylan Gelula (born May 7, 1994) is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as Ford on Chasing Life, Gretchen Doyle on Jennifer Falls, Xanthippe Voorhees on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and as lead character Anne in the feature length indie film First Girl I Loved.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 7, 1994 (32)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 30 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 59% in 30 days

What are Dylan Gelula's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: 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
Self
41%
Bonds
27%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · 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 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
5
Absurd
4
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Dylan Gelula's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dylan Gelula'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

30 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cause & Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Movie Talker

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

    Actor

  • Smile 2(2024)

    as Gemma

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dream Scenario(2023)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Helen's Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Addie

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

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

    as Loli

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hailey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • I Want You Back(2022)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mirya

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • A Teacher(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Hook-up Girl

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Shithouse(2020)

    as Maggie Hill

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend(2020)

    as Xanthippe Voorhees

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Horse Girl(2020)

    as Jane Doe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Clap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Beth

  • Her Smell(2018)

    as Dottie O.Z.

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Under the Eiffel Tower(2018)

    as Rosalind

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Support the Girls(2018)

    as Jennelle

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • BearGirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as BearGirl

  • Flower(2017)

    as Kala

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • First Girl I Loved(2016)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Filthy Preppy Teen$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Parker

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Xanthippe Voorhees

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Life(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ford

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Jennifer Falls(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gretchen Doyle

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Lucy, 4:57 PM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lucy

  • Recycle Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Fiona

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Megan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Marie Markin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Becca

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Smile 2 (2024)

$138M worldwide

Highest rated

Shithouse (2020)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Smile 2 (2024)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 11 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 Dylan Gelula's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Her Smell (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shameless (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. 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 Dylan Gelula's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles23–77 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles32–49 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles62–79 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles40–73 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–80 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Dylan Gelula work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dylan Gelula's MovieCove titles; Tim Heidecker shares the most, 2.