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John Hannah

John Hannah

Actor, also producer · Born April 23, 1962 (64) · East Kilbride, Scotland, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

John Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish actor and narrator. He came to prominence in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film appearances include Sliding Doors (1998), The Hurricane (1999), and The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008).  His television roles include Dr Iain McCallum in McCallum (1995–1998); the title character in Rebus (2000–2001); Jack Roper in New Street Law (2006–2007); Jake Osbourne in Cold Blood (2007–2008), Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus (2010–2011), Jack Cloth in A Touch of Cloth (2012–2014), Jason's father (Aeson) in the BBC series Atlantis (2013–2015), and Dr. Holden Radcliffe in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hannah (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 23, 1962 (64)
From
East Kilbride, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are John Hannah's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
21%
Self
18%
Survival
15%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 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 16 · Serious 10 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 21 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 30 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 30
Hero
7 of 30
Mentor
5 of 30
Ally
3 of 30
Trickster
3 of 30
Shapeshifter
3 of 30
Threshold guardian
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
19
Hopeful
16
Thrilling
10
Joyful
9
Other
59

How their films linger

Thought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 John Hannah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Hannah'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

117 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Untitled Mummy Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Jonathan Carnahan

  • Bad Day at the Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Karl Davis

  • The Incomer(2026)

    as Fin Man/Father

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Benidorm Is Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dennis Crown

  • Sandokan(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sergeant Murray

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Decameron(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Eduardo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • A Gangster's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mem

  • This Time Next Year(2024)

    as Keith

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire(2024)

    as The Postman

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Damaged(2024)

    as Colin McGregor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Last of Us(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Newman - Scientist #2

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Scotland: A Wild Year(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Auschwitz Report(2021)

    as Warren

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud(2020)

    as Revengor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Enemy Lines(2020)

    as Colonel Preston

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Transplant(2020)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jed Bishop · as Jedediah "Jed" Bishop

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Garden of Evening Mists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Magnus Gemmell

  • The Victim(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as DI Steven Grover

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Matthew

  • Princess Emmy(2019)

    as King Karl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blood, Sweat and Terrors(2018)

    as Dr. James Borans (segment "Get Some")

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Genesis(2018)

    as Paul Brooks

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Overboard(2018)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Scorched Earth(2018)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Toy Gun(2018)

    as Elio Sironi

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr Archie Watson

  • The Marker(2017)

    as Brendan Doyle

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Another Mother's Son(2017)

    as Arthur Forster

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love of My Life(2017)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mage

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Alleycats(2016)

    as Yates

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(2016)

    as Theseus

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Rupert Mallory

  • Marley's Ghosts(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lapslie

  • Girona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Bone in the Throat(2015)

    as Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Scotland In A Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Get Some (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dr. James Borans

  • Cutting Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gerry

  • Shooting for Socrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Billy Bingham

  • Ping Pong Summer(2014)

    as Mr. Miracle

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Widower(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as DI Charlie Henry

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 우주는 얼마나 작은가? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Christmas Candle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as William Barstow

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aeson · as Tychon

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 27 episodes · as Holden Radcliffe

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wee Man(2013)

    as Tam McGraw

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Kendall

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Rhys Kinlan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Words(2012)

    as Richard Ford

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as DI Jack Cloth

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard King

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kidnap and Ransom(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alexander Willard

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Spartacus(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Batiatus

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • We Are the People We've Been Waiting For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008)

    as Jonathan Carnahan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Moose in the Glen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rutger Simon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea(2007)

    as Prof. Ian Holbourn

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Legion(2007)

    as Nestor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mark

  • New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · as Jack Roper

  • Cold Blood(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jake Osbourne

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Afterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 14 episodes · Producer

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Tom Campbell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Amnesia(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as D.S. Mackenzie Stone

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Sea of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Wade

  • I Accuse(2003)

    as Dr. Richard Darian

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Carnivàle(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stangler

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Camouflage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Male Guest

  • MDs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · as Dr. Robert Dalgety

  • I'm with Lucy(2002)

    as Date 1 - Doug

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Before You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mike

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martin Shepard

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Pandaemonium(2000)

    as William Wordsworth

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy Returns(2001)

    as Jonathan Carnahan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Circus(2000)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rebus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Intruder(1999)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Hurricane(1999)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(1999)

    as Jonathan Carnahan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sliding Doors(1998)

    as James Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Resurrection Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Darkie Larche

  • The Love Bug(1997)

    as Simon Moore III

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The James Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Spendlove James

  • Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tonay

  • McCallum(1995)

    Show 14 episodes · as Dr. Iain McCallum

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Circles of Deceit: Kalon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jason Sturden

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Charles Beck

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Innocent Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as James

  • Truth or Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Nick

  • The Final Cut(1995)

    as Gilmore

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as DS Franky Drinkall

  • Madagascar Skin(1995)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pauline Calf's Wedding Video(1994)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Milner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Windscreen Washer

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick Simon

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Paul Calf's Video Diary(1993)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Avery McManus

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Civvies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Walker

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hamish

  • Harbour Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Neal McBride

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Gerard

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Reasonable Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pretty Boy

  • Loser's Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek Pierce

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 9 episodes · as Narrator · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Bedlam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Monroe

  • Vows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Deacon Sylvester

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 117 titles, 113 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

The Mummy Returns (2001)

$444M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hurricane (1999)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Incomer (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19832026

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 18 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
Acting116 of 117: 115 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing2 of 117: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s25 · 24 acting · 2 crew2010s40 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 7% of 28 roles
94041419

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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1995, Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Hannah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Bone in the Throat (2015)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pauline Calf's Wedding Video (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 36. 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 John Hannah's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles18–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles21–50 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles34–73 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles26–46 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles10–66 · median 55 · 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 John Hannah work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Hannah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Sommers shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles