Portrait of Alia Shawkat

Acting

Alia Shawkat

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scavengers Reign
Scavengers Reign
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alia Shawkat Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Pop Culture References 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Coming-of-Age Comedy 2
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Tiger
The Tiger

as Katie

2020s

23 titles Β· average score 67
The Wrong Girls
The Wrong Girls (2026)
GoodWatch score 58

as Molly

#1 Happy Family USA
#1 Happy Family USA (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Mona Hussein (voice)

Atropia
Atropia (2025)
GoodWatch score 42

as Fayruz

Blink Twice
Blink Twice (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jess

Drift
Drift (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

as Callie

Scavengers Reign
Scavengers Reign (2023)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show Β· as Levi (voice)

The Old Man
The Old Man (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Emily Chase / Angela Adams

Severance
Severance (2022)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Gwendolyn Y.

Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madelyn Pugh

Pride
Pride (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Madeline Tress

Love Spreads
Love Spreads (2021)
GoodWatch score 31

as Kelly

The Letter Room
The Letter Room (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rosita

2010s

50 titles Β· average score 64
Animals
Animals (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tyler

Blaze
Blaze (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sybil Rosen

Duck Butter
Duck Butter (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Naima

Search Party
Search Party (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Dory Sief

Green Room
Green Room (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sam

Paint It Black
Paint It Black (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Josie

The Final Girls
The Final Girls (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gertie Michaels

Night Moves
Night Moves (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

as Surprise

The To Do List
The To Do List (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Fiona

Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mabel

The Oranges
The Oranges (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

as Vanessa Walling

The Runaways
The Runaways (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

as Robin

2000s

18 titles Β· average score 64
Whip It
Whip It (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pash

The League
The League (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as April

Amreeka
Amreeka (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

as Salma Halaby

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield
Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Diana Riggs

Bart Got a Room
Bart Got a Room (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Camille

Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

as Madison Finch

Not Like Everyone Else
Not Like Everyone Else (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Brandi Blackbear

Queen of Cactus Cove
Queen of Cactus Cove (2005)

as Billie

Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Stacy Wells

Arrested Development
Arrested Development (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Maeby FΓΌnke

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Sioban Arintero

State of Grace
State of Grace (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Hannah Rayburn

1990s

2 titles Β· average score 73
Three Kings
Three Kings (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

as Amir's Daughter

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Young Sarah MacKenzie