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Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella

Actor · Born April 3, 1982 (44) · Bab El-Oued, Alger, Algérie

Sofia Boutella (born April 3, 1982) is an Algerian dancer, model, and actress. She is known mainly for her hip-hop and street dance, and for appearing in Nike Women's advertising campaigns. Boutella has starred as Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), an alien warrior named Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film The Mummy. Also in 2017, she starred alongside Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde, the film adaptation of the graphic novel The Coldest City, as undercover French agent Delphine Lasalle. Sofia Boutella was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers, Algeria, to an architect mother and a jazz musician father, Safy Boutella. Her brother, Seif, works as a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry. Her surname means 'the men of the mountains'. She was raised in a fairly secular household that cultivated artistic expression and creativity. In 1992, at the age of 10, she left Algeria with her family in the midst of the Algerian Civil War and moved to France. Shortly thereafter, she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 3, 1982 (44)
From
Bab El-Oued, Alger, Algérie
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 31 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 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Sofia Boutella's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
22%
Morality
20%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 12

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 16

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 7

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 15 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 15
Hero
4 of 15
Threshold guardian
2 of 15
Shapeshifter
2 of 15
Trickster
1 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
8
Thrilling
10
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Sofia Boutella's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sofia Boutella'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

31 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • DreamQuil(2026)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Basics of Philosophy(2026)

    as Rebecca Richards

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Only What We Carry(2026)

    as Charlotte Levant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Killer's Game(2024)

    as Maize Arnaud

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver(2024)

    as Kora / Arthelais

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Argylle(2024)

    as Saba Al-Badr

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire(2023)

    as Kora / Arthelais

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Heroes(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eve Mansour

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Zahra

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners of the Ghostland(2021)

    as Bernice

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Settlers(2021)

    as Ilsa

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasmine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Climax(2018)

    as Selva

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Artemis(2018)

    as Nice

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 451(2018)

    as Clarisse McClellan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Jet Trash(2016)

    as Vix

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy: Ahmanet Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ahmanet

  • Atomic Blonde(2017)

    as Delphine Lasalle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(2017)

    as Ahmanet

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Raid(2016)

    as Shadha

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Beyond(2016)

    as Jaylah

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service(2014)

    as Gazelle

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monsters: Dark Continent(2014)

    as Ara

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • StreetDance 2(2012)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest(2006)

    as La Fée des elfes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Permis d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lila

  • Dance Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Samia

  • Moral Capacity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Andrea

  • Tangled Up in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tower Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Yeti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 26 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

$414M worldwide

Highest rated

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

20022026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 9 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.

  • 2006Screen debut· Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
  • 2018First top-billed film· Climax
  • 2018Career best· Climax
  • 2022Career best· SAS Rogue Heroes

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 16 roles
0621

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.

How do Sofia Boutella's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

DreamQuil (2026)

97th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 40. 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 Sofia Boutella's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 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 & Gore15 titles50–87 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles20–69 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles34–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles22–66 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles39–68 · 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 Sofia Boutella work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sofia Boutella's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kurt Johnstad shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles