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Nicole Beharie

Nicole Beharie

Actor · Born January 3, 1985 (41) · West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in films such as the drama American Violet (2008), the psychological drama Shame (2011), the biographical sports drama 42 (2013), and the independent drama Miss Juneteenth (2020). From 2013 to 2016, she starred in the Fox supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 3, 1985 (41)
From
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 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 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Nicole Beharie's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime 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
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
18%
Society
16%
Power
13%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 7 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 15
Hero
4 of 15
Shapeshifter
3 of 15
Shadow
2 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
8
Bittersweet
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Nicole Beharie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicole Beharie'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, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • By Any Means(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Killing Castro(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love, Brooklyn(2025)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.(2022)

    as Shakura Sumpter

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Breaking(2022)

    as Estel Valerie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from a Marriage(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Solos(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Nera

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Monsterland(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Juneteenth(2020)

    as Turquoise Jones

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Madeline Ryan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as Christina 'Chris' Hunter

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Jacob's Ladder(2019)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters and Men(2018)

    as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 49 episodes · as Abbie Mills

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 42(2013)

    as Rachel Robinson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Apartment 4E(2012)

    as Piper

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror Between Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Zora

  • Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day(2012)

    as Beth Hutchins

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Last Fall(2012)

    as Faith Davis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Theo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Shame(2011)

    as Marianne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • My Last Day Without You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Leticia

  • Sins of the Mother(2010)

    as Shay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Imani Stonehouse

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Express(2008)

    as Sarah Ward

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • American Violet(2008)

    as Dee Roberts

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Abbie Mills

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tracy Harrison

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • All the Sinners Bleed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 9 episodes · as Darlene Taylor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

42 (2013)

$98M worldwide

Highest rated

42 (2013)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Sleepy Hollow (2013)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19992026

Peak 2008 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 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: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 22% of 9 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.

Awards

1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2021–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2022
    • Sundance award, won · Ensemble Cast
  4. 2021
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

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 Nicole Beharie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Killing Castro (2026)

98th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

42 (2013)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 55. 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 Nicole Beharie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles11–55 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–74 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles35–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles20–54 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles23–67 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Nicole Beharie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicole Beharie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; André Holland shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers