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Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Actor, also director · Born May 8, 1975 (51) · Camden, London, England, UK

Cannes award winner

Jodhi Tania May (née Hakim-Edwards; 8 May 1975) is a British actress. Starting her career as a child actress, she is the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, for A World Apart (1988). Her other film appearances include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Sister My Sister (1994), and A Quiet Passion (2016). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1975 (51)
From
Camden, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 73 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 48% in 30 days

What are Jodhi May's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
26%
Self
24%
Power
16%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 9 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 11

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 11 · 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 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 9

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 11 · Heavy 14

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 12
Hero
2 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Trickster
1 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
24
Contemplative
14
Dread
11
Bittersweet
9
Other
22

How their films linger

Haunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

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 Jodhi May's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jodhi May'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

73 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • D Is for Distance(2025)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Severed Sun(2024)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Empress Natalya Arat Corrino

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Renegade Nell(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Queen Anne

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Transatlantic(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Peggy Guggenheim

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Confessions of Frannie Langton(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hep Elliot

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Silent Twins(2022)

    as Marjorie Wallace

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher(2022)

    as Mary Belcher

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Invisible Thread(2022)

    as Tilly Nolan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leah

  • Small Axe(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Selma James

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Queen Calanthe

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Warrior Queen of Jhansi(2019)

    as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jack(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vere Hobart / Vera Cameron

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Scarborough(2018)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Down a Dark Hall(2018)

    as Heather Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Let Me Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Beth

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen Dukas

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • My Letter to the World(2017)

    as Susan Gilbert Dickinson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Quiet Passion(2016)

    as Susan Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A.D. The Bible Continues(2015)

    Show as Leah

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Common(2014)

    as Coleen O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Crimson Field(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Adelinde Crecy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn St. Clair

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Ice Cream Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Poppy Carlisle

  • Ginger & Rosa(2012)

    as Anoushka

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Scapegoat(2012)

    as Blanche

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • I, Anna(2012)

    as Janet Stone

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Layla Thompson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Blood and Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Claire Unwin

  • Blood And Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Claire Unwin

  • Sleep with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lelia

  • Emma(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Weston

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Defiance(2008)

    as Tamara Skidelsky

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Einstein and Eddington(2008)

    as Elsa Einstein

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Rembrandt's J'Accuse(2008)

    as Geertje

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    as Evelyn Adams

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Nightwatching(2007)

    as Geertje

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miranda Lennox

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Joe's Mother · as Joe's Mother (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jean Ibbotson

  • Bye Bye Blackbird(2005)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Friends & Crocodiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lizzie Thomas

  • Round About Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bicycle Courier

  • On a Clear Day(2005)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2005)

    as Tania

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blinded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rachel Black

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Elizabeth Jane

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth-Jane

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2003)

    as Anne Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tipping the Velvet(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Florence Banner

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Daniel Deronda(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mirah Lapidoth

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Christine

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as Katherine Bulmore

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Mirth(2000)

    as Grace Julia Stepney

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Turn of the Screw(1999)

    as Miss

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Emma

  • Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emma

  • Aristocrats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lady Sarah Lennox

  • Aristocrats(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lady Sarah Lennox

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Woodlanders(1997)

    as Marty South

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Anna Snitkina

  • The Scarlet Letter(1995)

    as Voice of Pearl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Signs and Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Claire Palmore

  • Sister My Sister(1994)

    as Lea

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eminent Domain(1990)

    as Ewa

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • For the Greater Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Kellner

  • Max and Helen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Miriam Weiss

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Molly Roth

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Dune: Prophecy (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19882026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting70 of 71: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 71: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
88030813

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

Won a Cannes award in 1988.

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 Jodhi May's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2021)

96th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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 Jodhi May's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles43–76 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles25–70 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles21–51 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles21–49 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles35–74 · median 63 · 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 Jodhi May work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jodhi May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adrian Johnston shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers