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Niall Horan

Niall Horan

Actor · Born September 13, 1993 (33) · Mullingar County Westmeath, Ireland

Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as a member of the boy band 'One Direction'. In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo artist for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor". He failed to progress, but the guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger, suggested that Niall join 'One Direction', with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne 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, "This Town", in 2016. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Niall Horan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1993 (33)
From
Mullingar County Westmeath, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 11 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 2% in 30 days

What are Niall Horan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
54%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
18%
Self
11%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 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 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · 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 3 · 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 1 · 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 0 · 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

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 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 Niall Horan's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Niall Horan'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

11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 60 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Simon Cowell: The Next Act(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as (Archive Footage)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023(2023)

    Musician · as Self

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Niall Horan: Austin City Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fruitties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Pak (singing voice)

  • Smallfoot(2018)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Harry Styles: Behind the Album(2017)

    as Niall Horan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Niall Horan

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Niall Horan

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Él mismo

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 11: 9 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 5 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 Niall Horan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 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 4

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • 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 Niall Horan work with?

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

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers