Brenna Coates

Brenna Coates is an Obie and Drama Desk Award-winning actor known for her acclaimed work on New York City's Off-Broadway stages and The Lincoln Center before expanding into film and television. After graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Coates went on to earn critical praise for originating her role in The Wolves, earning several prestigious Off-Broadway awards. She also received a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her performance in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem. Coates has acted as the lead or supporting lead in over 10 feature films. She has worked alongside comedy legends Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, and most recently starred in a Robert Lantos-produced feature directed by Oscar nominated Filmmaker Anita Doron. She was born in Toronto, Ontario to actor Kim Coates and teacher Diana Chappell, and holds dual Canadian-American citizenship.

What are Brenna Coates' films like?

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

Genres

Drama4 titles41^st

Action2 titles13^th

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

share of theme weight

Self

30%

Bonds

28%

Survival

15%

Morality

13%

Society

10%

Power

3%

Romantic love4 Ambition3 Survival2 Purpose2 Community3 Redemption2 Guilt2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally

3 of 4

Trickster

1 of 4

Tricksteras Tori Davidson in The Sinners (2020)
Allyas Laila in Neon Lights (2022)
Allyas Ava Williams in Burden (2022)
Allyas Mardi Reesor in A Cowboy Christmas (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Hopeful

3

Triumphant

3

Romantic

2

Warm

2

Other

7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful3 Unsettling2 Thought-provoking3 Fun2 Bittersweet2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy5
Bittersweet2
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 Brenna Coates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Brenna Coates' 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, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Maya & Samar(2025)
as Rebecca
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Gifts of Christmas(2024)
as Miranda
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Cowboy Christmas(2023)
as Mardi Reesor
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Zombie Town(2023)
as Mrs. Bonard
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Burden(2022)
as Ava Williams
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Neon Lights(2022)
as Laila
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as #7
Cagefighter(2020)
as Fred
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Sinners(2020)
as Tori Davidson
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Coroner(2019)
Show 4 episodes · as Lucy Lovell
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Shebang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Bobby
Ice Girls(2016)
as Pat
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 63^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 2016 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Zombie Town (2023)

$131K worldwide

Highest rated

Neon Lights (2022)

Midcredits 39^th

Film career

20162026

Peak 2023 · 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.

2016Screen debut· Ice Girls

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting12 of 12 · 37^th

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s9 · 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 Brenna Coates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35^th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

54^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

Loved with Detractors1
Cult Classic2
Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Neon Lights (2022)

87^th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Burden (2022)

Midcredits 54^th · 43% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 27. 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 Brenna Coates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenna Coates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glenn Paradis shares the most, 3.

Brenna Coates

What are Brenna Coates' films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Brenna Coates' films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

How do Brenna Coates' films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Brenna Coates work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers