Olivia Hamilton (born June 3, 1987) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in the films La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon(2022), which were all directed by her husband Damien Chazelle. In 2013, she founded the PLAY initiative, an organization dedicated to encouraging and injecting more fun and playfulness into people's lives while reconnecting them with their inner child. According to the foundation's website, PLAY is a two-hour guided experience. Hamilton is also the president of the Women's Foundation of California Board of Directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Hamilton (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 3, 1987 (39)
- Actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Olivia Hamilton's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 3
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shapeshifteras Laura in Hold Fast, Good Luck (2020)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Olivia Hamilton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Olivia Hamilton'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
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Heart of the Beast(2026)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Babylon(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Narrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Truth About Santa Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Hold Fast, Good Luck(2020)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Justine(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
First Man(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
La La Land(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsLast Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Evel Knievel on Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.
Biggest box office
First Man (2018)
Highest rated
First Man (2018)
Most popular right now
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· La La Land
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2023, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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 Olivia Hamilton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 53. 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 Olivia Hamilton's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Olivia Hamilton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Olivia Hamilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damien Chazelle shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Damien ChazelleShared titles: Heart of the Beast (2026), Babylon (2022), First Man (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Damien Chazelle
Actors
- Brad PittShared titles: Heart of the Beast (2026), Babylon (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Pitt
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Justin HurwitzShared titles: Babylon (2022), First Man (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Hurwitz
- Linus SandgrenShared titles: Babylon (2022), First Man (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Linus Sandgren
- Tom CrossShared titles: Babylon (2022), First Man (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Cross
Producers
- Marty BowenShared titles: Heart of the Beast (2026), First Man (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Marty Bowen
- Wyck GodfreyShared titles: Babylon (2022), First Man (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Wyck Godfrey
