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Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Actor, also producer · Born April 22, 1986 (40) · Austin, Texas, USA

Amber Laura Heard (born April 22, 1986) is an American film and television actress. After a series of small roles in film and television, Heard had her first starring role in the horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006). She first gained mainstream recognition for supporting roles in the action film Never Back Down (2008) and the comedy Pineapple Express (2008). In the following years, she appeared in films such as The Joneses (2009), The Ward (2010), The Rum Diary (2011), Drive Angry (2011), Machete Kills (2013) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). In 2017, Heard joined the DC Extended Universe to play Atlantean queen Mera in superhero films Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). In addition to acting, Heard has been a global spokesperson for the cosmetics giant L'Oréal Paris since 2018. She also engages in human rights activism.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1986 (40)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 50 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 13% in 30 days

What are Amber Heard's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
30%
Morality
23%
Bonds
23%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 13 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 12 · Intense 13

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

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 18 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 19
Hero
5 of 19
Shapeshifter
3 of 19
Trickster
3 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
13
Absurd
12
Dread
9
Thrilling
8
Other
36

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet20
  • 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 Amber Heard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amber Heard'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

50 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)

    as Mera

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • In the Fire(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Grace Burnham

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mondo Hollywoodland(2019)

    as Pool Lady

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gully(2019)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Mera

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Stand(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nadine Cross · as Nadine Cross

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Her Smell(2018)

    as Zelda E. Zekiel

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Aquaman(2018)

    as Mera

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • London Fields(2018)

    as Nicola Six

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Mera

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • I Do... Until I Don't(2017)

    as Fanny

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Adderall Diaries(2015)

    as Lana Edmond

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • One More Time(2015)

    as Jude Litman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Danish Girl(2015)

    as Ulla

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days to Kill(2014)

    as Agent Vivi Delay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Machete Kills(2013)

    as Miss San Antonio

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Paranoia(2013)

    as Emma Jennings

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Syrup(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Six / Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • That As They Say Is That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Rum Diary(2011)

    as Chenault

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Playboy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bunny Maureen

  • Drive Angry(2011)

    as Piper

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Ward(2010)

    as Kristen

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Joneses(2009)

    as Jenn Jones

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The River Why(2010)

    as Eddy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • And Soon the Darkness(2010)

    Producer · as Stephanie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Stepfather(2009)

    as Kelly Porter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Zombieland(2009)

    as 406

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • ExTerminators(2009)

    as Nikki O’Gara

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Informers(2008)

    as Christie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Pineapple Express(2008)

    as Angie Anderson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Remember the Daze(2007)

    as Julia Ford

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Never Back Down(2008)

    as Baja Miller

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Amber

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hidden Palms(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Greta Matthews

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Day 73 with Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mary

  • Before You Here(2007)

    as Amber Russo

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • All the Boys Love Mandy Lane(2006)

    as Mandy Lane

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Alma

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lila Archer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Sexy(2005)

    as Candy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • North Country(2005)

    as Young Josey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Eisley: I Wasn't Prepared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hannah

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

    as Shay

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Riley

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Salesgirl

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 2003 to 2023; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Aquaman (2018)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Zombieland (2009)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Film career

20032023

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 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
Acting50 of 50: 47 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing3 of 50: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

50 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s23 · acting2010s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 36 roles
04091419

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 Amber Heard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 44 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Gully (2019)

95th percentile spread · 77% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. 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 Amber Heard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles37–91 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles22–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles33–87 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles30–87 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles32–67 · median 54 · 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 Amber Heard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amber Heard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers