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Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny

Actor · Born July 24, 1998 (28) · Springfield, Missouri, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Cailee Spaeny (born July 24, 1998) is an American actress. Her first major roles were in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising and the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (both 2018). Her television roles include appearances in the miniseries Devs (2020), Mare of Easttown (2021), and the second season of the anthology series Beef (2026). For producing the latter, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. In 2023, Spaeny received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Priscilla Presley in the biographical film Priscilla, for which she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She gained further recognition for her roles in the dystopian drama film Civil War (2024), the science fiction horror film Alien: Romulus (2024), and the murder mystery Wake Up Dead Man (2025).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 24, 1998 (28)
From
Springfield, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 18 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Cailee Spaeny's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

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
21%
Survival
19%
Morality
16%
Bonds
15%
Society
14%
Ideas
12%
Power
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · 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 4 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Cailee Spaeny's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cailee Spaeny'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

18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Elden Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Actor

  • Wake Up Dead Man(2025)

    as Simone Vivane

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Alien: Romulus(2024)

    as Rain

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Civil War(2024)

    as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Priscilla(2023)

    as Priscilla

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Beef(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Ashley Miller

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Unlimited World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lars

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

  • How It Ends(2021)

    as Young Liza

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Erin McMenamin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Craft: Legacy(2020)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Devs(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lyndon

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • On the Basis of Sex(2018)

    as Jane C. Ginsburg

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    as 17 Year Old Lynne Vincent

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bad Times at the El Royale(2018)

    as Rose Summerspring

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pacific Rim: Uprising(2018)

    as Amara Namani

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Counting to 1000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Erica

  • Deep Cuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Percy Marks

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2016 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Alien: Romulus (2024)

$351M worldwide

Highest rated

Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Civil War (2024)

Film career

20162025

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 5 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
Acting18 of 18: 17 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 30% of 10 roles

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

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2023–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  2. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  3. 2023
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress

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 Cailee Spaeny's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Craft: Legacy (2020)

57th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mare of Easttown (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Cailee Spaeny's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles31–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles17–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles38–83 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles28–54 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles11–90 · median 56 · moderateheavier 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 Cailee Spaeny work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cailee Spaeny's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Garland shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers