Olivia Cooke

From major box office tentpoles like Ready Player One to character-driven Oscar dramas like Sound of Metal, here are Olivia Cooke's best performances.

Though the show mostly focuses on direct members of the Targaryen bloodline, Cooke plays the older version of Alicent Hightower, a member of court close to the throne. Given Cooke's track record, her take on the character is set to be her best performance yet. Thanks in part to Cooke's nuanced performance, the Bates Motel's reviews only improved as it progressed, culminating in a show that expanded on Psycho's story but also stood on its own. However, it's not long after the arrival of agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) that the squad finds themselves wound up in real trouble. In her episode, 'Hers Was A World Of One', Cooke plays an expectant mother Karla, a homeless woman who gives her kid up for adoption to a gay couple. Eventually, Ruben finds himself in a shelter for the deaf, where he struggles to come to terms with his situation. Cooke and Sheridan's subtle romantic chemistry grounds the CGI-filled epic, allowing their performances to shine against the backdrop of Spielberg's spectacle. When ownership of the OASIS becomes the reward for winning a contest, a lonely orphan finds himself in first place fighting off an evil corporation. Cooke's character is a musician central to the tragedy who struggles to grapple with her familial past. A lot of her roles have scored impressively with the users of IMDb. While initially the virus only affects the outermost parts of their lives, it hits closer to home when Jude begins to develop symptoms. Over the last decade, Cooke has accumulated a list of credits directed by some of the buzziest names in Hollywood.