Damon Albarn, OBE (born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the British rock band blur as well as co-founder, vocalist, instrumentalist and principal songwriter of the virtual band Gorillaz.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 23, 1968 (58)
- Whitechapel, London, England, UK
- Actor, composer and producer, also writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Damon Albarn's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Damon Albarn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Damon Albarn'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
28 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 78 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Gorillaz: Live at Rock Werchter 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Gorillaz Live (YouTube Music Nights) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Blur at the BBC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Le vol du Boli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: wonder.land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Lucy(2014)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
blur: Parklive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Broken(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Boy in the Oak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Anna and the Moods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
19-2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
101 Reykjavik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Ravenous(1999)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Trainspotting(1996)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Blur: Starshaped(1993)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Artificial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Blur - Live at Movistar Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 32nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Highest rated
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006)
Most popular right now
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Film career
- 1997Screen debut· Face
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.
How do Damon Albarn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. 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 Damon Albarn's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Damon Albarn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Damon Albarn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex James shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Toby L.Shared titles: Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium (2024), Blur: To the End (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Toby L.
Actors
- Alex JamesShared titles: Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium (2024), Blur: To the End (2024), Blur: New World Towers (2015), Blur: Live at Hyde Park (2010), Blur: Starshaped (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Alex James
- Dave RowntreeShared titles: Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium (2024), Blur: To the End (2024), Blur: New World Towers (2015), Blur: Live at Hyde Park (2010), Blur: Starshaped (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Dave Rowntree
- Graham CoxonShared titles: Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium (2024), Blur: To the End (2024), Blur: New World Towers (2015), Blur: Live at Hyde Park (2010), Blur: Starshaped (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Graham Coxon
- Jamie HewlettShared titles: Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019), Along for the Ride (2016), Bananaz (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Jamie Hewlett
Composers
- Nelson De FreitasShared titles: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Broken (2012), Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Nelson De Freitas
- Electric Wave BureauShared titles: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Broken (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Electric Wave Bureau
- Michael SmithShared titles: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Broken (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Smith
- Suzi WinstanleyShared titles: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Broken (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Suzi Winstanley
Producers
- Cara SpellerShared titles: Bananaz (2008), Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Cara Speller
- Ceri LevyShared titles: Bananaz (2008), Blur: Starshaped (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Ceri Levy