Amber Heard
Biography
Amber Heard is an American actress born in Austin, Texas, and raised just outside the city. She started out in small television and film roles, among them a minor part in the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), before landing her first leading part in the slasher film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006). She drew mainstream attention with supporting work in Pineapple Express (2008) and Never Back Down (2008), then appeared in The Joneses (2009), Drive Angry (2011), The Rum Diary (2011), Machete Kills (2013), Magic Mike XXL (2015) and The Danish Girl (2015). From 2017 to 2023 she took the role of Mera in the DC Extended Universe, appearing in Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), which was her first major studio role, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Her television work includes the teen drama Hidden Palms and the miniseries The Stand.
40years old
Turns 41 on April 22in 186 days
- Born Austin
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Amber Laura Heard (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 36
- Career span
- 19 years2004 to 2023
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Beyond film
In 2025, Heard took a role in Spirit of the People, a play by Jeremy O. Harris. It had its premiere that July at the MainStage Theatre of the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Amber Heard movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Wan directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James Wan
Also two films together13 more actors
- Richard JenkinsThe Rum Diary (2011) and North Country (2005)
- Johnny DeppLondon Fields (2018) and The Rum Diary (2011)
- Nicole KidmanAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) and Aquaman (2018)
- Xander BerkeleyDrop Dead Sexy (2005) and North Country (2005)
- Gary ColeThe Joneses (2009) and Pineapple Express (2008)
- Patrick WilsonAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) and Aquaman (2018)
- Alexa PenaVegaMachete Kills (2013) and Remember the Daze (2007)
- Connie NielsenJustice League (2017) and 3 Days to Kill (2014)
- Temuera MorrisonAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) and Aquaman (2018)
- Randall ParkAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) and Aquaman (2018)
- Lyndsy FonsecaThe Ward (2010) and Remember the Daze (2007)
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) and Aquaman (2018)
- Cara DelevingneHer Smell (2019) and London Fields (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Amber Heard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.0 billion
25 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 36 films: 25 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 9 figure not found.
- 25Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 9Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.2B38.4% of the total
- 2$661M22.0% of the total
- 3$440M14.7% of the total
- 4$118M3.9% of the total
- 5$102M3.4% of the total
- 6$102M3.4% of the total
- 7$64M2.1% of the total
- 8$61M2.0% of the total
$299 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2008 to 2014.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Texas Film Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2011 | Spotlight Awards | Won | |
| 2008 | Young Hollywood Awards | Won | |
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