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Vas Blackwood

Vas Blackwood

Actor · Born October 19, 1962 (64) · England, UK

Vasanth Blackwood is a British television and film actor. Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show (1987) and David Sinclair in Casualty (1996–97). Since playing Rory Breaker in the hit film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) he has had a number of film roles, including Mean Machine (2001), 9 Dead Gay Guys (2002) and Creep (2004). In 2005 he appeared in A Bear's Tail, a spin off of Bo' Selecta!. He also made an appearance as Lennox Gilbey in Only Fools and Horses. In 2008 he did voiceover work for Fable II on the Xbox 360 and PC. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Vas Blackwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 19, 1962 (64)
From
England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Vas Blackwood's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
25%
Morality
20%
Bonds
16%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 13 · 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 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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 12 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Absurd
7
Dread
6
Thrilling
5
Joyful
3
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Vas Blackwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vas Blackwood'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, 23 with a MovieCove page.

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

    as Mus

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

    as Edgar Wallace

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Warrior(2024)

    as Sanka Sloane

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Hitmen(2023)

    as Paul Ali Rahman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sumotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as PC Ian

  • Abomination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hercules

  • Original Gangster(2020)

    as Bobby Bravo

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Loss Adjuster(2020)

    as The Pawnbroker

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Harry

  • Red Devil(2019)

    as Father Barry Clifton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • King of Crime(2018)

    as Mr. Mustaffa

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Two Graves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Neville

  • Fanged Up(2017)

    as Shifty

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • N.O.L.A Circus(2015)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Room to Die For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Detective McQueen

  • We Still Steal the Old Way(2016)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Amoc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mr. Benjamin

  • The Comedian's Guide to Survival(2016)

    as Dustin

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Longtails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Cleaner

  • Cryptic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Meat

  • White Collar Hooligan 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Pro

  • Hoodies vs. Hooligans(2014)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Turtle and the Sea(2014)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Essex Boys Retribution(2013)

    as The Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • White Collar Hooligan 2: England Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Pro

  • All God's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mark

  • BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach

  • Offender(2012)

    as Detective Boaz

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mercenaries(2011)

    as Zac

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Daylight Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lucky

  • My Spy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · as Des

  • The Trouble with Men and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Travis

  • Rollin' with the Nines(2006)

    as Finny

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Heartbreak Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as London taxi driver

  • Manilla Envelopes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tyrone Morish

  • A Bear's Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Creep(2004)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • One Love(2003)

    as Scarface

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Rehab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cutlaas

  • 9 Dead Gay Guys(2002)

    as Donkey-Dick Dark

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Vin

  • Mean Machine(2001)

    as Massive

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Babymother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Caesar

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998)

    as Rory Breaker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Crown Prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus Hooper

  • Tight Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Roddy

  • Tygo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gary

  • Spatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 33 episodes · as Dexter

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

  • The Lenny Henry Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 13 episodes · as Winston

  • Da Silva, Da Silva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Legba Cuffey

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mikey

  • In Sickness and in Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Pele

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Henry

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Alan

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

    Show 1 episode · as Rick

  • To Turn a Blind Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Caesar

  • Only Fools and Horses(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Lennox Gilbey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Uncle JJ

  • The Holiday Hitman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Reggie

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1981 to 2024; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Creep (2004)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Offender (2012)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Hitmen (2023)

Film career

19812024

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34th

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
9808

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 Vas Blackwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Phantom Warrior (2024)

99th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 27. 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 Vas Blackwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vas Blackwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Deacon shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers