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Pearl Mackie

Pearl Mackie

Actor · Born May 29, 1987 (39) · Brixton, London, England, UK

Pearl Mackie is a British actress, dancer, and singer. She is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series Doctor Who. Mackie is a 2010 graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Her first major TV role came in 2014, when she played Anne-Marie Frasier in BBC One soap opera Doctors.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1987 (39)
From
Brixton, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 24 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Pearl Mackie's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
22%
Society
21%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · 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 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

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

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Pearl Mackie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pearl Mackie'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

24 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Ballet Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sylvia Rose Brown

  • Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)

    as Bill Potts (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre at Home: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Natasha Elcock

  • Tyger(2024)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tom Jones(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Honour

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Diplomat(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Alysse

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Your Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Patricia

  • The Deal(2022)

    as Kabira

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Best & Bester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 52 episodes · as Grafifi (Voice)

  • Lloyd of the Flies(2022)

    Show as Gena

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Long Call(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as DS Jen Rafferty

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

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

    as Lady Isabella Sausage

  • The Lennox Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tarnia

  • Horizon Line(2020)

    as Pascale

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Pops and Branwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as "Pops" Popowski (voice)

  • Greed(2019)

    as Cathy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    as Heather

  • Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bill Potts

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Kay

  • Doctor Who: Friend from the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bill Potts

  • Svengali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as F.O.H. girl

  • Friday Night Dinner(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucy One

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bill Potts

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne-Marie Frasier

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Greed (2019)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Greed (2019)

Midcredits 31st

Most popular right now

Lloyd of the Flies (2022)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2018 · 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.

  • 2005Screen debut· Doctor Who
  • 2013First film· Svengali

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Pearl Mackie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Tyger (2024)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dr Who at the Proms 2024 (2024)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. 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.

Who does Pearl Mackie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pearl Mackie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Aldridge shares the most, 2.

Actors