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Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik

Actor · Born January 12, 1993 (33) · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Zain Javadd Malik (born 12 January 1993), who records mononymously as ZAYN, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2010, Malik auditioned as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition, "The X Factor". After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson, to form the boy band 'One Direction'. During his time in the group, Malik and his bandmates released the albums Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), and Four (2014). In March 2015, Malik's representative announced the singer's departure from the band. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Zayn Malik, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 12, 1993 (33)
From
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 8 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Zayn Malik's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
46%
Society
29%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Fame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · 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 4 · Even-paced 1 · 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 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
5
Hopeful
1
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5

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 Zayn Malik's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Zayn Malik'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

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 32 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 10 Lives(2024)

    Executive Music Producer · Songs · as Kirk / Cameron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(2019)

    Vocals

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Darker(2017)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Harry Styles: Behind the Album(2017)

    as Zayn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 1D Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Slef

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as ZAYN

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • El hormiguero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Él mismo

Career shape

Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2006 to 2024.

Biggest box office

10 Lives (2024)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

10 Lives (2024)

Film career

  • 2024Screen debut· 10 Lives

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 7: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 7: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 7: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Zayn Malik's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 97th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

97thpercentile
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

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017)

99th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017)

Midcredits 91st · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Zayn Malik work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zayn Malik's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liam Payne shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers