Genevieve Louise Barr is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her lead debut in BBC drama series The Silence (2010) and has appeared in roles in BAFTA winning series The Fades (2012), Call the Midwife, Liar, Press and more recently, Channel 4's The Accident (2020). Genevieve co-wrote with Jack Thorne, the award winning single drama Then Barbara Met Alan (2022), which was also nominated for WGGB best short form drama. She wrote an episode in BBC series Ralph and Katie (2022). The recipient of the Red Planet Prize, Genevieve's original series I.D. was greenlit for production by Channel 4 and starts filming later this year.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 12, 1985 (40)
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Actor and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Genevieve Barr's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
Roles they play
- Heroas Amelia in The Silence (2010)
Moods and endings
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 Genevieve Barr's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Genevieve Barr'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, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Then Barbara Met Alan(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Accident(2019)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Been So Long(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Press(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Liar(2017)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Call the Midwife(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Fades(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Silence(2010)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Shameless(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 49th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 2004 to 2022.
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.
Who does Genevieve Barr work with?
People who share at least 2 of Genevieve Barr's MovieCove titles; Jack Thorne shares the most, 2.
- Jack ThorneShared titles: Then Barbara Met Alan (2022), The Accident (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Thorne
- George FaberShared titles: The Accident (2019), The Silence (2010)See all 2 shared titles with George Faber