Portrait of Keira Knightley

Acting

Keira Knightley

Career

Active from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 2002 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Keira Knightley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Fiction 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Psychological Complexity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Worst
The Worst

as Holly

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 62
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
GoodWatch score 41

as Laura 'Lo' Blacklock

Black Doves
Black Doves (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Helen Webb

Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Loretta McLaughlin

The Sound Collector
The Sound Collector (2023)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Charlotte
Charlotte (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Charlotte Salomon (voice)

Silent Night
Silent Night (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nell

Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sally Alexander

2010s

24 titles ยท average score 60
Official Secrets
Official Secrets (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Katharine Gun

The Aftermath
The Aftermath (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

as Rachael Morgan

Colette
Colette (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Colette

The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as Joan Clarke

Begin Again
Begin Again (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gretta James

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cathy Muller

Laggies
Laggies (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Megan Burch

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Anna Karenina

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart

A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sabina Spielrein

Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ruth C.

Last Night
Last Night (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joanna Reed

2000s

25 titles ยท average score 60
The Duchess
The Duchess (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Vera Phillips

Atonement
Atonement (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cecilia Tallis

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

as Elizabeth Swann

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Elizabeth Swann

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
GoodWatch score 84

as Elizabeth Bennet

The Jacket
The Jacket (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jackie Price

Domino
Domino (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

as Domino Harvey

King Arthur
King Arthur (2004)
GoodWatch score 49

as Guinevere

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Elizabeth Swann

Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

The Hole
The Hole (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sabรฉ

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rose Fleming

Coming Home
Coming Home (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Young Judith

Coming Home
Coming Home (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Young Judith

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Gwyn

The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Princess

Innocent Lies
Innocent Lies (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

as Young Celia

A Village Affair
A Village Affair (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Natasha Jordan

Royal Celebration
Royal Celebration (1993)

as Angela

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 77
Screen One
Screen One (1989)

TV show ยท as Angela

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Sheena Rose