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Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Actor · Born July 31, 1970 (56) · Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Benedict John Greenwood (born 31 July 1969), better known as Ben Chaplin, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in films, including Feast of July (1995), The Thin Red Line (1998), Lost Souls (2000), Birthday Girl (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002), Stage Beauty (2004), The New World (2005), Me and Orson Welles (2008), London Boulevard (2010), Twixt (2011), War Book (2014), Little Boy(2015) Snowden (2016), and 5 September (2024). His TV roles include Soldier Soldier (1991), World Without End (2012) and The Nevers (2021–2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Chaplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1970 (56)
From
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ben Chaplin's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Society
10%
Ideas
9%
Power
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 21 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 21
Mentor
4 of 21
Shapeshifter
3 of 21
Shadow
3 of 21
Trickster
2 of 21
Hero
2 of 21
Herald
2 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
18
Contemplative
13
Dread
6
Hopeful
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Chaplin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Chaplin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Panic Carefully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • September 5(2024)

    as Marvin Bader

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Family(2024)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Davis(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arthur Schrödinger

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Nevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frank Mundi

  • The Dig(2021)

    as Stuart Piggott

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mood Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bernard

  • Roads(2019)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Press(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Duncan Allen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Children Act(2017)

    as Kevin Henry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me First(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Beam

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Edward

  • When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cary Grant

  • Apple Tree Yard(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mark Costley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Cary Grant

  • Snowden(2016)

    as Robert Tibbo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan(2016)

    as Captain Moulle

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • War Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Gary

  • Little Boy(2015)

    as Ben Eagle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as Cinderella's Father

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mad Dogs(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Joel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Negroes(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as John Clarkson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip

  • Doll & Em (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

  • Moonfleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Wipers Times(2013)

    as Roberts

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Dates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Stephen

  • World Without End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sir Thomas Langley

  • Twixt(2011)

    as Edgar Allan Poe

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mad Dogs(2011)

    Show 14 episodes · as Alvo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • London Boulevard(2010)

    as Billy Norton

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ways to Live Forever(2010)

    as Daniel MacQueen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dorian Gray(2009)

    as Basil Hallward

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Me and Orson Welles(2008)

    as George Coulouris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Water Horse(2007)

    as Lewis Mowbray

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Two Weeks(2006)

    as Keith Bergman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Chromophobia(2005)

    as Trent

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The New World(2005)

    as Robinson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Stage Beauty(2004)

    as George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Touch(2002)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Numbers(2002)

    as Sam Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Birthday Girl(2001)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lost Souls(2000)

    as Peter Kelson

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Thin Red Line(1998)

    as Pvt. Jack Bell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Washington Square(1997)

    as Morris Townsend

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Cats & Dogs(1996)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Feast of July(1995)

    as Con Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Resort to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Joshua Penny

  • Game-On(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Matthew Norman Malone

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Fierce Man/Tim Bone

  • The Return of the Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ditchley

  • The Remains of the Day(1993)

    as Charlie, Head Footman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • After the Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Cyril Carter

  • The Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ditchley

  • Bye Bye Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Leo Wiseman

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Fatal Inversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Matthew

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyril Carter

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fusilier Jago

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gareth Orell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Conway

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 60 of them dated from 1979 to 2024; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Cinderella (2015)

$542M worldwide

Highest rated

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Family (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19792024

Peak 2001 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 27 roles
93030813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ben Chaplin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Family (2024)

54th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ben Chaplin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles4–85 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles8–51 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles9–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles27–53 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles20–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ben Chaplin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Chaplin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emily Watson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles