Sean Biggerstaff
Actor · Born March 15, 1983 (43) · Glasgow, Scotland
Sean Biggerstaff was born on March 15, 1983 to a fireman and a community education worker. He joined a local drama group and he acted as "Augustus Gloop" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". After that, for six years, he joined the Scottish Youth Theatre. It was there he got his big break when Alan Rickman asked him be Tom in The Winter Guest (1997). That appearance led to the role of Oliver Wood in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 15, 1983 (43)
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Sean Biggerstaff's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Tom in The Winter Guest (1997)
- Heroas Ben Willis in Cashback (2006)
- Allyas Bothwell in Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
- Mentoras Sergeant Odd in Whisky Galore (2016)
Moods and endings
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 Sean Biggerstaff's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Sean Biggerstaff'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
20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Broono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Good Omens(2019)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Super November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Whisky Galore(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Enora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
In Extremis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Mary Queen of Scots(2013)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
X on a Map (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Consenting Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Cashback(2006)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Cashback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Last King(2003)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Doctor Who: Shada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Winter Guest(1997)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Crow Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1996 to 2024; peak year 2003.
Film career
Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1997Screen debut· The Winter Guest
- 2004First top-billed film· Cashback
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.
How do Sean Biggerstaff's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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.
Who does Sean Biggerstaff work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sean Biggerstaff's MovieCove titles; Scott Thomas shares the most, 2.
- Scott ThomasShared titles: Cashback (2006), The Winter Guest (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Thomas
- Alan J. WandsShared titles: Whisky Galore (2016), The Winter Guest (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Alan J. Wands