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Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Actor, also writer · Died October 14, 2022, aged 72 · Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (March 30, 1950 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti alongside Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker (1993–2006), a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public. In 2016 he starred in the four-part Channel 4 series National Treasure alongside Julie Walters, a role for which he received a British Academy Television Award nomination. Coltrane appeared in two films for George Harrison's Handmade Films: the Neil Jordan neo-noir Mona Lisa (1986) with Bob Hoskins, and Nuns on the Run with Eric Idle. He also appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptation Henry V (1989), the comedy Let It Ride (1989), Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World (1989), Steven Soderbergh's crime-comedy thriller Ocean's Twelve (2004), Rian Johnson's caper film The Brothers Bloom (2008), Mike Newell's Dickens film adaptation Great Expectations (2012), and Emma Thompson's biographical film Effie Gray (2014). He was also known for his voice performances in the animated films The Tale of Despereaux (2008), and Pixar's Brave (2012).

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Born
March 30, 1950
Died
October 14, 2022 (aged 72)
From
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 137 credits in all

What are Robbie Coltrane's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 13 · Dark 9

Grounded 13 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 14

Gentle 12 · Charged 23 · Intense 9

Steady 19 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 7

A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 4

A split, not a type: Casual 22 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 6

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 26 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 26
Hero
5 of 26
Ally
4 of 26
Mentor
4 of 26
Herald
3 of 26
Threshold guardian
2 of 26
Trickster
2 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Warm
17
Joyful
16
Melancholic
17
Absurd
9
Other
41

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Robbie Coltrane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Subscription and free streaming for Robbie Coltrane'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

137 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    Show 1 episode · as Orson Welles

  • Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Presenter

  • National Treasure(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Paul Finchley

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Effie Gray(2014)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Yes, Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Rory McAlister

  • Great Expectations(2012)

    as Mr. Jaggers

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Five Go to Rehab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Landlady/Gypsy

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Brave(2012)

    as Lord Dingwall (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Gruffalo's Child(2011)

    as The Gruffalo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    as Lead Elf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Hunt for Tony Blair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Inspector Hutton

  • 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Gruffalo(2009)

    as The Gruffalo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Murderland(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Douglas Hain

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Gooby(2009)

    as Gooby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • The Tale of Despereaux(2008)

    as Gregory (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Brothers Bloom(2008)

    as Curator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Provoked(2006)

    as Lord Edward Foster

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Cracker: Nine Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fitz

  • Lead Balloon(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Stormbreaker(2006)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    as Matsui

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Pride(2004)

    as James (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment(2004)

    as Mr. Hyde (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Van Helsing(2004)

    as Mr. Hyde (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Planman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Jack Lennox QC

  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Still Game(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Best of French & Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Various

  • Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ares (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • On the Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Delaney

  • From Hell(2001)

    as Peter Godley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as Valentin Zukovsky

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Alice in Wonderland(1999)

    as Tweedledum

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Message in a Bottle(1999)

    as Charlie Toschi

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Frogs for Snakes(1998)

    as Al Santana

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Ebb-Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Capt. Chisholm

  • Montana(1998)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Presenter

  • Cracker: Mind Over Murder(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
  • Buddy(1997)

    as Bill Lintz

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Cracker: White Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Fitz

  • Where's Elvis This Week? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Valentin Zukovsky

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as Valentin Zukovsky

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • To Be A Somebody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald

  • Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dr Samuel Johnson

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 23 episodes · as Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Moon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer · as Barrister

  • Demonella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Arnold Silverstein

  • Space Virgins from Planet Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Zorran / 'N'

  • The Old Man of Lochnagar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Old Man of Lochnagar

  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Bogie Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Francis Forbes Clunie

  • Oh, What a Night(1992)

    as Todd

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Red Nose of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Speaker

  • Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Steffano Baccardi

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Liam Kane

  • The Pope Must Diet(1991)

    as Pope

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Perfectly Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alonzo Turner

  • Midnight Breaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Hudge

  • Nuns on the Run(1990)

    as Charlie McManus

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Where the Heart Is(1990)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Max

  • South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Max

  • GLC: The Carnage Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Charles Bronson as Ken Livingstone

  • The Making of Slipstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Henry V(1989)

    as Sir John Falstaff

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Robbie Coltrane Special(1989)

    Writer · as Self/various

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Liam Kane

  • Lenny Live and Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Let It Ride(1989)

    as Ticket Seller

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Danny the Champion of the World(1989)

    as Victor Hazell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Slipstream(1989)

    as Montclaire

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool(1989)

    as Sid Trample

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Saturday Night Clive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol(1988)

    as Spirit of Christmas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Thompson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Fruit Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Annabelle

  • The Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity

  • Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eat the Rich(1987)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • French & Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Daddy / That's Hollywood Narrator

  • Tutti Frutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Danny McGlone

  • Caravaggio(1986)

    as Scipione Borghese

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Samuel Johnson

  • Mona Lisa(1986)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Defense of the Realm(1985)

    as Leo McAskey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Absolute Beginners(1986)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Revolution(1985)

    as New York Burgher

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Supergrass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Det. Sgt. Troy

  • Girls On Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Morris

  • National Lampoon's European Vacation(1985)

    as Man in the Bathroom

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Chinese Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Harwood

  • The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Commander Jackson

  • Aspel & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Loose Connections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Drunk

  • Gino: Full Story and Pics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Max

  • Susie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Gerald

  • Dirty Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Chief of Police

  • Laugh??? I Nearly Paid My Licence Fee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Various Roles

  • Ghost Dance(1983)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Five Go Mad on Mescalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mother

  • Krull(1983)

    as Rhun

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Crystal Cube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Bealey

  • The Black Adder(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Samuel Johnson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Alfresco(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as Various

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
  • Summer School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Desmond

  • The Beat Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Kurt

  • War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Various Roles

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Blood · as Dr. Carlisle · as Slobber, Bouncer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Five Go Mad in Dorset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Gypsy/Shopkeeper

  • The Comic Strip Presents... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer · as Chief of Police · as Commander Jackson · as Desmond · as Gerald · as Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity · as Gypsy/Shopkeeper · as Ken · as Kurt · as Max · as Mother · as Salesman/Screwball/Mario/Harry Kiri/Markoff

  • Scrubbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Puff Guts

  • Britannia Hospital(1982)

    as Picket

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mick

  • A Kick Up the Eighties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Subway Riders(1981)

    as Detective Fritz Langley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Flash Gordon(1980)

    as Man at Airfield

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Death Watch(1980)

    as Limousine Driver

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Henry

  • Waterloo Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jimmy

  • Are You Being Served?(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as C.B. Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles from 1970 to 2017; peak year 2010.

Film career

19702017

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 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.

  • 1980Screen debut· Death Watch
  • 1991First top-billed film· The Pope Must Die
  • 1993Career best· Cracker
  • 2011Career best· 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting135 of 136: 132 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting2 of 136: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 136: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 136: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

136 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s54 · 53 acting · 2 crew1990s37 · 37 acting · 1 crew2000s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 50 roles
808590000510

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 Robbie Coltrane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Robbie Coltrane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles30–67 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles3–54 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles10–65 · median 25 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles7–48 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles32–70 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most 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 Robbie Coltrane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robbie Coltrane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emma Watson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Emma Watson6 titles
    See all 6 shared titles with Emma Watson
  • Alan Rickman5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Alan Rickman
  • Daniel Radcliffe5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Daniel Radcliffe
  • Rupert Grint5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Rupert Grint

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles