Madeline Kathryn Brewer (born May 1, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for recurring roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Hemlock Grove (2014–2015), and for her starring roles as Janine Lindo in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2025) and Brontë in the Netflix series You (2025). For The Handmaid's Tale, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1992 (34)
- Pitman, New Jersey, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Madeline Brewer's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Ali in Hedgehog (2017)
- Heroas Alice in Cam (2018)
- Shadowas The fake Lola in Cam (2018)
- Shadowas Daphne Peters in Braid (2018)
- Allyas Lily in Still (2018)
- Allyas Samantha Nally in Separation (2021)
- Allyas Wendy in The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021)
- Shadowas Lillian in I Live Here Now (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous8
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 Madeline Brewer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Madeline Brewer'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
26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
I Live Here Now(2025)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Anniversary(2025)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Pruning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Space Oddity(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Where Are You(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Girl-Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Shining Girls(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Separation(2021)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Hustlers(2019)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Captive State(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Braid(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Cam(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
You(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Still(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Flesh and Blood(2017)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hedgehog(2017)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Deleted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Orange Is the New Black(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Hemlock Grove(2013)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Black Mirror(2011)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Grimm(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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.
- 2013Screen debut· Hemlock Grove
- 2017Primetime Emmy nomination· The Handmaid's Tale
- 2018First film· Still
- 2018First top-billed film· Cam
- 2018Breakout· Cam
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
5 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2022.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama 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 Madeline Brewer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 45. 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 Madeline Brewer's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Madeline Brewer work with?
People who share at least 2 of Madeline Brewer's MovieCove titles; Melora Walters shares the most, 2.
- Melora WaltersShared titles: Where Are You (2019), Cam (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Melora Walters
- Ann DowdShared titles: Hedgehog (2017), The Handmaid's Tale (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Dowd
