---
name: "Liv Tyler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liv-tyler"
fi1m_id: "liv-tyler"
imdb_id: "nm0000239"
tmdb_id: 882
wikidata_id: "Q168763"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 July 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-19T12:25:57.359035+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Liv Tyler

## Identity

Liv Tyler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/liv-tyler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** liv-tyler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000239
- **TMDB ID:** 882
- **Wikidata ID:** Q168763
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/882

Actor. Born 1 July 1977 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 July 1977, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Liv Rundgren, Liv Rundgren Tyler
- **Frequently works with:** [Gale Anne Hurd](https://film.one/person/gale-anne-hurd.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Tim Blake Nelson](https://film.one/person/tim-blake-nelson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 64 (1), 2000s 80 (4), 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 46 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 68 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 5, Science Fiction 4, Fantasy 3, Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,278m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/882

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md) (90), [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87)
- **Disney+:** [*The Incredible Hulk*](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md) (58), [*Captain America: Brave New World*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-brave-new-world.md) (46)

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## Fi1m on Liv Tyler

> Liv Tyler is persuasive when a director gives her quietness something to do. Her unforced presence suits Peter Jackson’s fantasy, though *Armageddon* shows how quickly it suffers when the writing insists on being touching.

In *Armageddon* (1998), Liv Tyler’s Grace Stamper is asked to supply tenderness alongside Ben Affleck’s A.J. Frost, and we can see the effort. We were unmoved because the writing makes the bid for our sympathy so obvious. Tyler is better when she can let a feeling register without pushing it towards us. We value that restraint, though she needs a director who knows what to do with it.

*Stealing Beauty* (1996), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, brought her to notice for a natural, intuitive screen presence. The move into Michael Bay’s *Armageddon* gave her mainstream exposure, but also demonstrated how poorly that quality serves her when the writing becomes insistent. Robert Altman’s *Cookie’s Fortune* (1999) offered the more useful setting of an ensemble. Her effectiveness there is a reason to resist judging her solely by the larger productions, where being noticed and being well used are separate matters.

Peter Jackson found a more suitable place for her in *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001). Arwen makes good use of the otherworldly presence for which Tyler is often noted. She prepared with sword fighting, horseback riding and Elvish, which should discourage the idea that she simply arrived looking right. We would not make her the principal reason to see a film so absorbing and frightening. It is, though, a far better fit than *Armageddon*.

*The Leftovers* (2014–2017), in which she plays Meg Abbott, marks a substantial television chapter after the trilogy. We take the criticism of limited vocal and dramatic variety in some roles seriously, without assuming a quiet performance is necessarily an inadequate one. *Armageddon* shows how visible her effort can become, but its laboured tenderness gives us little reason to think more forceful acting would solve the problem. Start with Jackson, then try her work with Altman; do not ask Bay’s romantic passages to settle the matter.

## Biography

Liv Tyler is an American actress. She began her career as a model before making her film debut in *Silent Fall* (1994). She received critical recognition for starring roles in *Heavy* (1995), *Empire Records* (1995), *Stealing Beauty* (1996) and *That Thing You Do!* (1996).

Tyler played Grace Stamper in *Armageddon* (1998). She is known for portraying Arwen in *The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy (2001–2003). Other film roles include Betty Ross in *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Kristen McKay in *The Strangers* (2008) and Eve in *Ad Astra* (2019). On television she appeared as Meg Abbott in the series *The Leftovers* (2014–2017).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Captain America: Brave New World* (2025), Fi1m 46, as Betty Ross — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-brave-new-world.md)
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Eve — [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, as Meg Abbott — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Betty Ross — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Arwen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, as Arwen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, as Arwen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *Armageddon* (1998), Fi1m 64, as Grace Stamper — [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What is dyslexia?* (2026), as The Director
- *Captain America: Brave New World* (2025), as Betty Ross — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-brave-new-world.md)
- *Awaken* (2021), as Narrator
- *9-1-1: Lone Star* (2020), series, as Michelle Blake
- *Ad Astra* (2019), as Eve — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Wildling* (2018), as Ellen Cooper · Producer
- *Gunpowder* (2017), series, as Anne Vaux
- *Harlots* (2017), series, as Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam
- *Space Station 76* (2014), as Jessica
- *Jamie Marks Is Dead* (2014), as Linda
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, as Meg Abbott — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Robot & Frank* (2012), as Madison
- *The Ledge* (2011), as Shana Harris
- *Super* (2010), as Sarah
- *Smother* (2008), as Clare Cooper
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), as Betty Ross — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *The Strangers* (2008), as Kristen McKay
- *Reign Over Me* (2007), as Angela Oakhurst
- *Lonesome Jim* (2005), as Anika
- *Jersey Girl* (2004), as Maya
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), as Arwen — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), as Arwen — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), as Arwen — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *One Night at McCool's* (2001), as Jewel Valentino
- *Dr. T & the Women* (2000), as Marilyn
- *Onegin* (1999), as Tatyana
- *Cookie's Fortune* (1999), as Emma Duvall
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), as Lady Rebecca Gibson
- *Armageddon* (1998), as Grace Stamper — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)
- *U Turn* (1997), as Girl in Bus Station
- *Inventing the Abbotts* (1997), as Pamela Abbott
- *That Thing You Do!* (1996), as Faye Dolan
- *Stealing Beauty* (1996), as Lucy Harmon
- *Heavy* (1995), as Callie
- *Empire Records* (1995), as Corey Mason
- *Silent Fall* (1994), as Sylvie Warden

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