Margot Bingham

Actor · Born August 20, 1988 (38) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Critically heralded actress and singer/songwriter Pittsburgh native Margot Bingham most known for capturing hearts as sultry jazz chanteuse on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," then went onto capturing criminals as a hard-driving detective in the ABC series "The Family," executive produced by Jenna Bans ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives"). Adding comedy to the list, she locked up laughs with Ice Cube as a headstrong hairdresser in the 2016 spring comedy 'Barbershop 3.' In the past year, Bingham lead her first Tribeca Film Festival feature-film role in, 'Saturday Church,' as well as attending for a second year in a row at the LA Film Festival in, 'Anything,' alongside of Matt Bomer, John Carroll Lynch, executive produced by Mark Ruffalo. The first year was with feature, 'Destined,' directed by the well respected Qasim Basir. She joins the New Orleans "Queen Sugar" cast for Season Two of the critically acclaimed show on the OWN Network. Bingham is very excited for her most recent Netflix debut in the Spike Lee reincarnation of "She's Gotta Have It." And if that wasn't enough, you can catch her piecing together NYC crimes with Donnie Wahlberg, in Season 8 of "Blue Bloods." Bingham appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Rent, directed by original and Tony-nominated Michael Grief, and enjoys performing for audiences at the likes of Rockwood Music Hall, BAM and other venues where she made her home in NYC . She is active in a breadth of cause-driven organizations and events, including City Harvest, supporting LGBTQ youth, and the Orphaned Starfish Foundation.

What are Margot Bingham's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titles64^th

Drama2 titles42^nd

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

45%

Bonds

18%

Morality

17%

Survival

7%

Ideas

6%

Power

5%

Society

2%

Identity5 Deception3 Purpose2 Friendship2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Contemplative

5

Melancholic

5

Bittersweet

4

Hopeful

3

Other

7

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 Thought-provoking3 Hopeful2 Feel-good2 Unsettling2 Fun2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet6
Ambiguous2

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 Margot Bingham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

IndiePix Unlimited1 title, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Margot Bingham'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

21 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Watson(2024)
Show 2 episodes · as Nurse Carlin DaCosta
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Sara Jumper
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Dotty & Soul(2022)
as Isabella
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Leopard Skin(2022)
Show 8 episodes · as Clover Braun
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Pizza Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as #57
Tigertail(2020)
as Lara (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
A Vigilante(2018)
as Joyce Richards
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Then Came You(2018)
as Lucy
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Saturday Church(2017)
as Amara
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
New Amsterdam(2018)
Show 19 episodes · as Evie Garrison
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Anything(2017)
as Brianna
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Bagdad, Florida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
She's Gotta Have It(2017)
Show 19 episodes · as Clorinda Bradford
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Destined(2016)
as Maya
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Barbershop: The Next Cut(2016)
as Bree
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Family(2016)
Show 12 episodes · as Nina Meyer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Her Composition(2015)
as Gila
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Burning Blue(2013)
as Devon
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Walking Dead(2010)
Show 15 episodes · as Max Mercer · as Stephanie Vega
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Boardwalk Empire(2010)
Show 11 episodes · as Daughter Maitland
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
In Between Men(2010)
Show as Kendra Sharpe
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 2010 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Then Came You (2018)

$663K worldwide

Highest rated

Then Came You (2018)

Midcredits 77^th

Film career

20102025

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

2010Screen debut· Boardwalk Empire
2014First film· Burning Blue

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting20 of 20 · 53^rd

By decade

2010s14 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Margot Bingham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Loved with Detractors1
Divisive1
Cult Classic4
Crowd Pleaser5
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Destined (2016)

93^rd percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Midcredits 97^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 58. 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 Margot Bingham's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 68 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Margot Bingham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Margot Bingham's MovieCove titles; David Koechner shares the most, 2.

David Koechner2 titles See all 2 shared titles with David Koechner
Eddie Rubin2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Eddie Rubin