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Riley Keough

Riley Keough

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born May 29, 1989 (37) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Danielle Riley Keough (/ˈkiːoʊ/ KEE-oh; born May 29, 1989) is an American actress and the eldest grandchild of Elvis Presley. She made her feature film debut in a supporting part in the musical biopic The Runaways (2010), portraying Marie Currie. Keough subsequently starred in the independent thriller The Good Doctor (2011) before being cast in a minor role in Steven Soderbergh's comedy film Magic Mike (2012). She appeared in her first big-budget release in the action feature Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). In 2016, Keough had her breakthrough role as an escort in the first season of the anthology series The Girlfriend Experience, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress. Her performance as a wayward young woman in the drama American Honey (2016) earned her further acclaim, including an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female. Keough went on to star in the horror film It Comes at Night (2017) and in Soderbergh's heist film Logan Lucky (2017); she then appeared in the horror films The House That Jack Built (2018) and The Lodge (2019). Following a leading role in the comedy-drama Zola (2020), Keough starred in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Terminal List (2022) and the drama miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six (2023). The latter earned her nominations for another Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. Keough is a co-founder of the production company Felix Culpa. She has co-directed the drama War Pony (2022), which won the Caméra d'Or. She became the sole owner of Elvis Presley's estate, Graceland, following her mother, Lisa Marie Presley's death in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Riley Keough, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 29, 1989 (37)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 56 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 16% in 30 days

What are Riley Keough's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd 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
Bonds
21%
Survival
21%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 15

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 12 · 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 3 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 10

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 18

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 15

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 21 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 21
Shadow
5 of 21
Shapeshifter
4 of 21
Hero
2 of 21
Herald
2 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
15
Melancholic
13
Cold
7
Bittersweet
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Haunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous12
  • 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 Riley Keough's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Riley Keough'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

56 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Butterfly Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Zalya

  • Alpha Gang(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Rosebush Pruning(2026)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Jessica Kelly

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hurry Up Tomorrow(2025)

    as Girl on Voicemail / Mother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Rebecca Godfrey

  • Sasquatch Sunset(2024)

    Executive Producer · as The Female

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Graceland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Manodrome(2023)

    Producer · as Mother (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • War Pony(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Daisy Jones & The Six(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Daisy Jones

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Terminal List(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lauren Reece

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Guilty(2021)

    as Emily Lighton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Zola(2020)

    as Stefani

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Calls(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil All the Time(2020)

    as Sandy Henderson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Lodge(2019)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Earthquake Bird(2019)

    as Lily Bridges

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Play the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The House That Jack Built(2018)

    as Simple

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hold the Dark(2018)

    as Medora Slone

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Under the Silver Lake(2018)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Paterno(2018)

    as Sara Ganim

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Welcome the Stranger(2018)

    Producer · as Misty

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    as Mellie Logan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • It Comes at Night(2017)

    as Kim

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • We Don't Belong Here(2017)

    as Elisa Green

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Discovery(2017)

    as Lacey

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Lovesong(2016)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurie Lake

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • American Honey(2016)

    as Krystal

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Christine Reade

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Dixieland(2015)

    Co-Producer · as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)

    as Capable

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    as Young Amanda

  • Spark and Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Elizabeth

  • Hollywood Lucifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Riley

  • Supermodel Acting Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Riley Keough

  • Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hannah

  • Madame Le Chat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kooky

  • Kiss of the Damned(2012)

    as Ann

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Jack & Diane(2012)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    as Nora

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Life

  • Some Like It Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Miss Kooky

  • The Good Doctor(2011)

    as Diane Nixon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Runaways(2010)

    as Marie Currie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Enigma Variations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Maud

  • In Process (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Actor

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Riverrun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Sweet Lamb of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Soap Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 48 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

$380M worldwide

Highest rated

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Terminal List (2022)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20102026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 18 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 56: 43 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting2 of 56: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 56: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing12 of 56: 5 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score28th

56 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2010s31 · 31 acting · 2 crew2020s17 · 15 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 26 roles
101520

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

1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2017–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2022
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2017
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female

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 Riley Keough's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

95th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 52. 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 Riley Keough's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles28–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles23–73 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles30–84 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles23–74 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles29–79 · median 60 · 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 Riley Keough work with?

People who share at least 2 of Riley Keough's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gina Gammell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers