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Sergei Polunin

Sergei Polunin

Actor · Born November 20, 1989 (36) · Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Sergei Polunin is an internationally acclaimed Ukrainian ballet dancer and actor known for his roles in major Hollywood films and high-profile stage productions. Originally a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, he transitioned into cinema, appearing in blockbusters such as Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Red Sparrow (2018).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1989 (36)
From
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all

What are Sergei Polunin's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Joyful
2
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Sergei Polunin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Sergei Polunin'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

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Премьера (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Rodion Raskolnikov

  • Simple Passion(2020)

    as Alexandre

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    as Sweets Cavalier

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The White Crow(2018)

    as Yuri Soloviev

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Red Sparrow(2018)

    as Konstantin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Count Rudolph Andrenyi

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Ashton Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Sleeping Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Prince Florimund

  • Peter & The Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Wolf

  • The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall(2011)

    as Slave Master (Hannibal)/Shepherd (Il Muto)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(2011)

    as Jack / Knave of Hearts

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Mayerling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hungarian Officer #1

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 2010 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Film career

20102024

Peak 2017 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 12: 12 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Sergei Polunin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 35. 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 Sergei Polunin's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Sergei Polunin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sergei Polunin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ilan Eshkeri shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles