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Sophie Rundle

Sophie Rundle

Actor, also producer · Born April 21, 1988 (38) · High Wycombe, England, UK

Sophie Rundle (born 21 April 1988) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Ada Shelby in the BBC One historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders, Ann Walker in BBC One and HBO's period drama Gentleman Jack, Vicky Budd in the BBC television series Bodyguard, code-breaker Lucy in the ITV drama series The Bletchley Circle and Labia in the British/American television sitcom Episodes. She also plays Alice in Sky One's 2017 drama Jamestown.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1988 (38)
From
High Wycombe, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 29 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 39% in 30 days

What are Sophie Rundle's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
23%
Survival
16%
Self
14%
Power
10%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Herald
2 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Sophie Rundle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sophie Rundle'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

29 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Varvara Mikhailovna

  • Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man(2026)

    as Ada Shelby

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • After the Flood(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as PC Joanna Marshall

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Diplomat(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Laura Simmonds

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Midnight Sky(2020)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rose(2020)

    Producer · as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Nest(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Acting Double · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Elizabeth Is Missing(2019)

    as Susan 'Sukey' Palmer Jefford

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jack(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ann Walker

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Princess Diana, Freddie and Kenny: ‘One Normal Night’ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Princess Diana

  • Bodyguard(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vicky Budd

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Jamestown(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · as Alice Kett

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Brief Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Steph

  • Dickensian(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Honoria Barbary

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • An Inspector Calls(2015)

    as Eva Smith

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Not Safe for Work(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Face of an Angel(2014)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kirsten McAskill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Talking to the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC Fiona Griffiths

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 36 episodes · as Ada Shelby

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Great Expectations(2012)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bletchley Circle(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Roberta Maioni

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamela Saint

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Episodes(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Labia

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Garrow's Law(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Casson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sefa

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Small Town Folk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Heather

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Rose (2020)

$529K worldwide

Highest rated

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

20072026

Peak 2020 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 5 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
Acting29 of 29: 27 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdProducing1 of 29: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 29: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

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.

How do Sophie Rundle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 23 titles divides audiences: 9 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 65. 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 Sophie Rundle's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles35–87 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles16–65 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles25–87 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–78 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles35–77 · 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 Sophie Rundle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sophie Rundle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Heath shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers