Kiandra "KiKi" Layne (born December 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in such films as the romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), the drama Native Son (2019), the action superhero film The Old Guard (2020), and the romantic comedy Coming 2 America (2021).
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 10, 1991 (34)
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are KiKi Layne's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
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 9
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Tish Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
- Allyas Bessie in Native Son (2019)
- Heroas Nile in The Old Guard (2020)
- Allyas Ellie in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- Allyas Nile in The Old Guard 2 (2025)
- Heroas Maya Montgomery in Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 KiKi Layne's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for KiKi Layne'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
15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Killing Castro(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Old Guard 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Dandelion(2024)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Don't Worry Darling(2022)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Coming 2 America(2021)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Old Guard(2020)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Staggering Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Captive State(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Native Son(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Chicago Med(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Veracity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Vought Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2015 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Highest rated
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Most popular right now
The Old Guard 2 (2025)
Film career
Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2018Screen debut· If Beale Street Could Talk
- 2018First top-billed film· If Beale Street Could Talk
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.
How do KiKi Layne's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 80, 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 KiKi Layne's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs 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 KiKi Layne work with?
People who share at least 2 of KiKi Layne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Rucka shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Greg RuckaShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Rucka
- Leandro FernandezShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Leandro Fernandez
Actors
- Charlize TheronShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Charlize Theron
- Chiwetel EjioforShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Luca MarinelliShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Luca Marinelli
- Marwan KenzariShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Marwan Kenzari
Cinematographers
- Barry AckroydShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Ackroyd
- Matthew LibatiqueShared titles: Don't Worry Darling (2022), Native Son (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Libatique
Producers
- A.J. DixShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with A.J. Dix
- Beth KonoShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Beth Kono
- Dana GoldbergShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Goldberg
- David EllisonShared titles: The Old Guard 2 (2025), The Old Guard (2020)See all 2 shared titles with David Ellison
