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Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

Actor · Born June 1, 1970 (56) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Paula Malcomson (born June 1, 1970) is a Northern Irish actress born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Malcomson is sometimes credited as Paula Williams. She starred as "Trixie" in the HBO series Deadwood and Colleen in ABC's Lost. She played the role of Amanda Graystone in the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series Caprica, on the Sci Fi Channel, as well as the role of Maureen Ashby on the FX Series Sons of Anarchy. Malcomson recently guest starred in a March 2011 episode of Fringe. She will play Mrs. Everdeen in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games, her first major starring movie role.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1970 (56)
From
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 55 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Paula Malcomson's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
20%
Morality
19%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Society
14%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · 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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
12
Dread
8
Contemplative
5
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Paula Malcomson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paula Malcomson'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

55 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Death by Lightning(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franny Scoville

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Parish(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rose Parish

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mabel Underwood

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Redemption(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Collette Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Mayor of Kingstown(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anna Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Watchmen(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    as Trixie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle(2018)

    as Helen Clarke

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Come Home(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marie Farrell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Krypton(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Charys-El

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Cured(2017)

    as Dr. Lyons

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Battlecreek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tallulah Pearl

  • Lore(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Webster

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Broken(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roz Demichelis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Axis(2017)

    as Gráinne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Feed(2017)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • All Summers End(2017)

    as Mrs. Stevens

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Star(2017)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    as Asterid Everdeen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    as Asterid Everdeen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    as Asterid Everdeen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 60 episodes · as Abby Donovan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Outlaw Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Donna

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    as Asterid Everdeen

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill Jennings

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Caprica(2009)

    Show 18 episodes · as Amanda Greystone

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Janelle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Violinist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dream Woman

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Lightman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dana Gray

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · as Maureen Ashby

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Hillary Loveman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • John from Cincinnati(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jerri

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colleen Pickett

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 36 episodes · as Trixie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlene Bradford

  • Quintessence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ruth

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline Reed

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)

    as Patricia in Mirrored Room

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Baby(2000)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma / Amanda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Trish

  • Hamlet(2000)

    as Marcella

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Green Mile(1999)

    as Marjorie Detterick

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Auteur Theory(1999)

    as Siobhan Meehan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella Russell · as Susan Ross

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Eternal(1998)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzie Greene

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rocking Horse Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jesse's Mother

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Stanley

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Dunston Checks In(1996)

    as Bellman #4

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone(1993)

    as Allie Earp

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Another Girl Another Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bartender

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Hamlet (2000)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadwood (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Ray Donovan (2013)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19922025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting55 of 55: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
9313

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

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2007, 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 Paula Malcomson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Axis (2017)

89th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Green Mile (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. 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 Paula Malcomson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles50–87 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles25–77 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles35–94 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–88 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles43–75 · median 72 · 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 Paula Malcomson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paula Malcomson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Almereyda shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers