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Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born July 30, 1985 (41) · London, England, UK

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Aml Ameen, born July 30, 1985, in London, is a talented British actor whose career has flourished across film and television. He gained early acclaim for his role as Trife in "Kidulthood." Ameen showcased his versatility in "The Maze Runner" series and captivated audiences in "Yardie." His TV credits include "The Bill," "Sense8," and "I May Destroy You." Ameen's performances are marked by depth and authenticity, showcasing a remarkable ability to immerse himself in diverse characters, solidifying his status as a compelling and promising talent in the entertainment industry.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1985 (41)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 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 17% in 30 days

What are Aml Ameen's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th 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
Morality
24%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
8%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 13

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 12

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · 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 11 · Relentless 2

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 11 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

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 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 14
Shadow
2 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
9
Dread
7
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Aml Ameen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aml Ameen'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

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Legends(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bailey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • A Man in Full(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roger White

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Rustin(2023)

    as Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dead Shot(2023)

    as Tempest

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Porter(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Junior Massey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Boxing Day(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Melvin Mckenzie

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Charming the Hearts of Men(2021)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Till Death(2021)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • I May Destroy You(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Run Sweetheart Run(2020)

    as Quidda

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Inside Man: Most Wanted(2019)

    as Remy Darbonne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Yardie(2018)

    as D aka Dennis Campbell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Parallel(2018)

    as Devin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Price(2017)

    as Seyi Ogunde

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Ryan

  • Soy Nero(2016)

    as Bronx

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sense8: Creating the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Capheus

  • Lila & Eve(2015)

    as Stephon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Capheus Onyango

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Lights(2014)

    as Trey

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Maze Runner(2014)

    as Alby

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Hero

  • The Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Brian

  • The Butler(2013)

    as Cecil Gaines (15)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Evidence(2013)

    as Officer Jenson

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Womack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bo

  • Red Tails(2012)

    as Bag 'O Bones

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Red Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as James

  • Drink, Drugs and KFC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jimmy Simpson

  • Harry's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 14 episodes · as Malcolm Davies

  • Shank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bus Conductor

  • Gunrush(2009)

    as Wesley

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Kidulthood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Fallout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dwayne Edmonds

  • Dis/Connected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kidulthood(2006)

    as Trife

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bella and the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Terry

  • 15 Storeys High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Marion

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Brody

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Boxing Day 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Melvin Mckenzie

  • Killing of a Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Anderson Toussaint

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Maze Runner (2014)

$348M worldwide

Highest rated

The Butler (2013)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Maze Runner (2014)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 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
Acting41 of 41: 35 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting4 of 41: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 41: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing4 of 41: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

41 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 3 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 22% of 18 roles
0616

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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023.

  1. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted 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 Aml Ameen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Price (2017)

87th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sense8 (2015)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. 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 Aml Ameen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 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 & Gore7 titles51–81 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles10–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles50–78 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles15–90 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles44–71 · median 61 · 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 Aml Ameen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aml Ameen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Harewood shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers