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Gayle Rankin

Gayle Rankin

Actor · Born August 1, 1989 (37) · Eastwood and Mearns, Scotland

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Gayle Rankin (born August 1, 1989) is a Scottish actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 1, 1989 (37)
From
Eastwood and Mearns, Scotland
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Gayle Rankin's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
20%
Morality
15%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

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 Gayle Rankin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gayle Rankin'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

27 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Incomer(2026)

    as Isla

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford(2026)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Listeners(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jo

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Things(2023)

    as Ruthie Nodd

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Kindred(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Margaret Weylin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · as Alys Rivers

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Men(2022)

    as Riley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Moon Manor(2022)

    as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Editing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as The Woman

  • Worth(2020)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Climb(2019)

    as Marissa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Emily Dodson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • I Am a Seagull(2018)

    as Gayle / Nina

  • Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jane

  • Blow the Man Down(2019)

    as Alexis

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Her Smell(2018)

    as Ali van der Wolff

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In a Relationship(2018)

    as Rachel Flegelman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Irreplaceable You(2018)

    as Mira

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Showman(2017)

    as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as Pam

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • GLOW(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · as Sheila the She-Wolf

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Passing Season(2016)

    as Tess

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Frank the Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mary

  • My America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Warfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Molly

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly Schneider

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ashley Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ashley Wright

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Men (2022)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

GLOW (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Incomer (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

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 Gayle Rankin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 14 of 15 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Passing Season (2016)

90th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. 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 Gayle Rankin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles23–85 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles27–75 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles66–76 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles36–71 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gayle Rankin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gayle Rankin's MovieCove titles; Janicza Bravo shares the most, 2.