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Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Actor · Born February 7, 1987 (39) · London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 23 October 1987), credited mononymously as Kirby since 2023, is an English actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Downward Dog (2017), Killing Eve (2018), Why Women Kill (2019), and as Death of the Endless in The Sandman (2022–present) and Dead Boy Detectives (2024). Her television appearances also include recurring roles on Love (2016–2018), Barry (2018–2023), The Good Place (2018–2020), and the fourth season of Veronica Mars (2019), and a starring role in the second and third seasons of the animated series Infinity Train (2020) as Grace Monroe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirby Howell-Baptiste, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 7, 1987 (39)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 46 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Kirby Howell-Baptiste's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
38%
Bonds
25%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Shapeshifter
2 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Absurd
9
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
8
Thrilling
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous7

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 Kirby Howell-Baptiste's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirby Howell-Baptiste'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

46 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Club Kid(2026)

    as Edison

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Zinnia McKenna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • We Strangers(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Ray Martin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dead Boy Detectives(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Death

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Sugar(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Actress in a Movie Within the Show (voice) · as Lucas's Agent (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Culprits(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Officer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Viscera (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Digman!(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nigella (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Magician's Elephant(2023)

    as The Countess (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone(2022)

    as Ms. Hart

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Death

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Catwoman: Hunted(2022)

    as Barbara Minerva / Cheetah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Silent Night(2021)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Queenpins(2021)

    as JoJo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cruella(2021)

    as Anita Darling

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as British TV Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Happily(2021)

    as Maude

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Dr. Mae Turner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Why Women Kill(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Taylor Harding

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Grace (voice) · as Voice 3 / Mail Lady (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

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

    as Luisa

  • New Year, New You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kayla

  • Find Me(2018)

    as Jordan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • It's a Party(2018)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Killing Eve(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Elena Felton

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Barry(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Sasha Smith

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Alone Together(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Big Hero 6: The Series(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Cobra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Learning to Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Downward Dog(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jenn

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • A Dog's Purpose(2017)

    as Maya Williams

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Simone Garnett

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bajillion Dollar Propertie$(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Rezecca

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Night Manager(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kim Saunders

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Employee

  • Hip Hip Hooray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kirby

  • Carl's Lactation Station with Matthew Gray Gubler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • TripTank(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Wife (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Boom Operator · as Decaf Dame

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Lady Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kathy

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Erin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nicole Malloy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ibelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Transcending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tree Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Internet Search Tree (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 42 of them dated from 2004 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Cruella (2021)

$234M worldwide

Highest rated

Infinity Train (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Why Women Kill (2019)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20042025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting46 of 46: 45 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing1 of 46: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 9 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, 2019–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2019
    • 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 Kirby Howell-Baptiste's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

It's a Party (2018)

93rd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Infinity Train (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. 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 Kirby Howell-Baptiste's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles39–81 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles10–55 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles9–65 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles7–54 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles33–69 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Kirby Howell-Baptiste work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirby Howell-Baptiste's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel McHale shares the most, 2.

Actors