Portrait of Jodhi May

Acting

Jodhi May

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2005 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Warriors
Warriors
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jodhi May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 62
D Is for Distance
D Is for Distance (2026)

as Narrator

The Severed Sun
The Severed Sun (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

as Andrea

Dune: Prophecy
Dune: Prophecy (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Empress Natalya Arat Corrino

Renegade Nell
Renegade Nell (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Queen Anne

Transatlantic
Transatlantic (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Peggy Guggenheim

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
GoodWatch score 31

as Mary Belcher

The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Hep Elliot

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)

Director

The Invisible Thread
The Invisible Thread (2022)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tilly Nolan

Resurrection
Resurrection (2021)

as Leah

Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon
Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an Icon (2020)

as Narrator

Small Axe
Small Axe (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Selma James

2010s

19 titles · average score 65
The Witcher
The Witcher (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Queen Calanthe

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)
GoodWatch score 45

as Queen Victoria

Scarborough
Scarborough (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

as Liz

A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Susan Gilbert

The Ice Cream Girls
The Ice Cream Girls (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Poppy Carlisle

The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Blanche

Ginger & Rosa
Ginger & Rosa (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

as Anoushka

I, Anna
I, Anna (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Janet Stone

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Maggy

Blood And Oil
Blood And Oil (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Claire Unwin

Blood and Oil
Blood and Oil (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

as Claire Unwin

Strike Back
Strike Back (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Layla Thompson

2000s

24 titles · average score 65
Emma
Emma (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Mrs. Weston

Sleep with Me
Sleep with Me (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lelia

Flashbacks of a Fool
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Evelyn Adams

Nightwatching
Nightwatching (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

as Geertje

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Miranda Lennox

Friends & Crocodiles
Friends & Crocodiles (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lizzie Thomas

The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Elizabeth-Jane

The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Anne Boleyn

The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

as Elizabeth Jane

Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mirah Lapidoth

The Escapist
The Escapist (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Christine

The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

as Grace Julia Stepney

1990s

13 titles · average score 64
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Miss

Aristocrats
Aristocrats (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Lady Sarah Lennox

Warriors
Warriors (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Emma

The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

as Marty South

The Gambler
The Gambler (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

as Anna Snitkina

Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders (1995)

TV show · as Claire Palmore

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
GoodWatch score 32

as Voice of Pearl (voice)

Sister My Sister
Sister My Sister (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lea

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

as Alice

Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ewa

For the Greater Good
For the Greater Good (1991)

TV show · as Rose Kellner

Max and Helen
Max and Helen (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Miriam Weiss

1980s

1 title · average score 81
A World Apart
A World Apart (1988)
GoodWatch score 81

as Molly Roth