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Laura Carmichael

Laura Carmichael

Actor · Born July 16, 1986 (40) · Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Laura Carmichael is a British actress. Her TV appearances include her performance as Lady Edith Crawley in the ITV (UK) and PBS (US) television period drama series Downton Abbey, Marcella (2016), and the feature film A United Kingdom (2016). She is also a member of The Fitzrovia Radio Hour. Carmichael was born in Southampton, England. She is the middle of three daughters. Her sister Amy works for a software start-up company and her other sister Olivia is a charity fundraiser with the NHS. She was educated at Shirley Junior School, The Mountbatten School, and Peter Symonds College. Carmichael attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, graduating in 2007, before spending two years in various odd jobs, including a teaching assistant, receptionist, and nanny while going to tiny auditions in fringe theatres

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 16, 1986 (40)
From
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 15 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 21% in 30 days

What are Laura Carmichael's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Society
20%
Power
14%
Survival
12%
Self
8%
Morality
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
4
Warm
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 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 · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Laura Carmichael's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laura Carmichael'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

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    as Lady Edith

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Edith Crawley

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Wild Year On Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Secrets She Keeps(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Agatha Fyfle

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Edith Crawley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Princess(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Maggie Pole

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Man in an Orange Shirt(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A United Kingdom(2016)

    as Muriel Williams

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Burn Burn Burn(2015)

    as Seph

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Marcella(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · as Maddy Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Madame Bovary(2014)

    as Henriette

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    as Sal

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 47 episodes · as Edith Crawley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Night at Claridge’s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Miss Roach

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2010 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Downton Abbey (2019)

$195M worldwide

Highest rated

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20102025

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 17% of 6 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 Laura Carmichael's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 43. 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 Laura Carmichael's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles10–52 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles9–49 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles28–38 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles16–62 · median 31 · mildnear 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 Laura Carmichael work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laura Carmichael's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elizabeth McGovern shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers