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Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Actor · Born October 22, 1988 (38) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Scottish actress best known for the lead role of Rae in Channel 4's My Mad Fat Diary, as Dawn in ITV's Brief Encounters and Sophie in the BBC2 sitcom Two Doors Down.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1988 (38)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 29 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Sharon Rooney's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
20%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Society
14%
Ideas
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · 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

Bittersweet
3
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Sharon Rooney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sharon Rooney'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

29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Revenge Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rachel Koffman

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Backpacker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Grow(2025)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Nightsleeper(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yas Brown

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Daddy Issues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Catherine

  • Roast Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Barbie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Rosiland

  • The Control Room(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Breck

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nina

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(2021)

    as Josephine Wain

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cleaner(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nicola

  • Do No Harm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Shauna

  • McDonald & Dodds(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Doreen Warren

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Becky

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Dumbo(2019)

    as Ms. Atlantis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

    Show 14 episodes · as Ruth

  • Zapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Barbara

  • Brief Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dawn

  • Two Doors Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sophie

  • Stag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brodie

  • Hector(2015)

    as Young Mother

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Goats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jules

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Faye Caddy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Two Doors Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sophie

  • My Mad Fat Diary(2013)

    Show 16 episodes · as Rachel 'Rae' Earl

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • An Impossible Way to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2010 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Barbie (2023)

$1.4B worldwide

Highest rated

My Mad Fat Diary (2013)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Barbie (2023)

Film career

20102025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting29 of 29: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

2010s13 · acting2020s15 · acting

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.

How do Sharon Rooney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Grow (2025)

69th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Mad Fat Diary (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 85/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 50. 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 Sharon Rooney's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 37 · 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 Sharon Rooney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sharon Rooney's MovieCove titles; Nick Leather shares the most, 2.