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Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink

Actor · Born April 16, 2002 (24) · Brenham, Texas, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career in theatre as a child, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–2014) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck. Sink broke through as Max Mayfield in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2017–2025), earning critical praise for her performance. Sink appeared in the horror film trilogy Fear Street in 2021 and starred in Darren Aronofsky's 2022 psychological drama The Whale. She portrays Jean Grey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU), starting with the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), and will reprise the role in Avengers: Secret Wars (2027) and the untitled X-Men film (2028). She received a Tony Awardnomination for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway production of John Proctor Is the Villain (2025), and made her West End debut in Robert Icke's production of Romeo and Juliet in 2026. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sadie Sink, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 2002 (24)
From
Brenham, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 24 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Sadie Sink's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Morality
26%
Survival
16%
Self
11%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 7

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 8
Ally
3 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Bittersweet
3
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Sadie Sink's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sadie Sink'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, 17 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Untitled X-Men Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Jean Grey

  • Avengers: Secret Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Jean Grey

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    as Jean Grey

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)

    Show 18 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • O'Dessa(2025)

    as O'Dessa Galloway

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Alexandra and Martin in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Girl with guitar (archive footage)

  • A Sacrifice(2024)

    as Mazzy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Whale(2022)

    as Ellie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dear Zoe(2022)

    as Tess DeNunzio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • All Too Well: The Short Film(2021)

    as Her

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fear Street: Part Three - 1666(2021)

    as Constance / Ziggy Berman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fear Street: Part Two - 1978(2021)

    as Ziggy Berman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fear Street: Part One - 1994(2021)

    as Ziggy Berman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Eli(2019)

    as Haley

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dominion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Glass Castle(2017)

    as Lori Walls (Age 12)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2016)

    as Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 34 episodes · as Max Mayfield

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • American Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Suzanne Ballard

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tween Girl

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lana

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Daisy Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • John Proctor Is the Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Marriage Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Madeleine Hanna

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 20 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

$2.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
20102026

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 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
Acting23 of 24: 21 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thProducing2 of 24: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 12 roles
1722

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2023.

  1. 2023
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress
  2. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2018
    • 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 Sadie Sink's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

O'Dessa (2025)

90th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 52. 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 Sadie Sink's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles24–75 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–56 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles42–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles24–66 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles34–74 · median 60 · intenseheavier 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 Sadie Sink work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sadie Sink's MovieCove titles; Destin Daniel Cretton shares the most, 2.