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Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Actor · Born March 13, 1992 (34) · Haywards Heath, West Sussex, London, England, UK

Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis (née Humphrey; born 13 March 1992) is an English actress best known for her roles as Effy Stonem on the E4 teen drama Skins (2007–2010, 2013), and Teresa in the Maze Runner film series (2014–2018). Other roles include Catherine Earnshaw in Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights (2011), Carina Smyth in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Carole Ann Boone in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), Haley Keller in Crawl (2019), Katarina Baker in the Netflix original series Spinning Out (2020) and Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1992 (34)
From
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Kaya Scodelario's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
26%
Bonds
20%
Morality
16%
Power
15%
Self
14%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 10

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 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 18
Ally
4 of 18
Shapeshifter
3 of 18
Shadow
2 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
10
Melancholic
10
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Kaya Scodelario's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kaya Scodelario'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

33 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hot Peasant Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Brooke (voice)

  • Toonout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Brooke (voice)

  • The Woman in Cabin 10(2025)

    as Grace Phillips

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Adulthood(2025)

    as Meg Robles-Vargas

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Senna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Laura Harrison

  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Susie Glass

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Christmas(2022)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Make Me Go(2022)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The King's Daughter(2022)

    as Marie-Josephe D'Alember

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City(2021)

    as Claire Redfield

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Pale Horse(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hermia Easterbrook

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Spinning Out(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Katarina Baker

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Crawl(2019)

    as Haley

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile(2019)

    as Carole Anne Boone

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018)

    as Teresa Agnes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    as Carina Smyth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials(2015)

    as Teresa Agnes

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tiger House(2015)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Plea for Grimsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jone's Girlfriend

  • The Maze Runner(2014)

    as Teresa Agnes

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Walking Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sara Campbell

  • Southcliffe(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anna Salter

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Skins: Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Effy Stonem

  • The Truth About Emanuel(2013)

    as Emanuel

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Spike Island(2012)

    as T-shirt Vendor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Now Is Good(2012)

    as Zoey Walker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Twenty8K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sally Weaver

  • True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karen

  • Wuthering Heights(2011)

    as Older Cathy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

    as Tasha

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    as Peshet

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Moon(2009)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 25 episodes · as Effy Stonem

    Midcredits score: 93rd 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 33 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

$796M worldwide

Highest rated

Moon (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 19 roles
091419

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 Kaya Scodelario's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 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 17

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Wuthering Heights (2011)

55th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Moon (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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 Kaya Scodelario's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 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 & Gore14 titles51–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles12–58 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles41–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles9–80 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles43–82 · median 58 · 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 Kaya Scodelario work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kaya Scodelario's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Ball shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers