
Rose Matafeo is a New Zealand comedian and actress, based in the UK. She is the creator and star of the BBC/HBO Max romcom series Starstruck.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 25, 1992 (34)
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Actor, writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Rose Matafeo's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Zoe in Baby Done (2020)
- Heroas Jessie in Starstruck (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical1
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 Rose Matafeo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Rose Matafeo'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
18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

New Zealand Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Small Town Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Moana 2(2024)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Starstruck(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Baby Done(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Rose Matafeo: Horndog(2020)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Dead Pixels(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Upfront: The Queens of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Breaker Upperers(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Squinters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Climaxed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Funny Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

W1A(2014)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all showsComedy Blaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Film career
Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2018Screen debut· The Breaker Upperers
- 2020First top-billed film· Baby Done
- 2021BAFTA Award nomination· Starstruck
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.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2022, Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Rose Matafeo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
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 Rose Matafeo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rose Matafeo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Thoday shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Barbara WiltshireShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Rose Matafeo: Horndog (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Wiltshire
- Jamie Jay JohnsonShared titles: Starstruck (2021), Dead Pixels (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Jay Johnson

Actors
- Rachel HouseShared titles: Moana 2 (2024), Baby Done (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel House

- Al RobertsShared titles: Starstruck (2021), Dead Pixels (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Al Roberts

- Nic SampsonShared titles: Starstruck (2021), Baby Done (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Nic Sampson

Producers
- Jon ThodayShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Starstruck (2021), Rose Matafeo: Horndog (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Thoday
- Richard Allen-TurnerShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Starstruck (2021), Rose Matafeo: Horndog (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Allen-Turner
- Bonnie PhilpShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Starstruck (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Bonnie Philp
- Cath GagonShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Starstruck (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Cath Gagon
Mixed roles
- Alice SneddenShared titles: Rose Matafeo: On and on and On (2024), Starstruck (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Snedden

