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Jonnie Broadbent

Jonnie Broadbent

Actor · Born January 14, 1977 (49) · Yorkshire, England, UK

Jonathan was born on 14 January 1977 in Yorkshire, England. He became interested in acting at school, helped by his enthusiastic drama teacher Michael Day, who added Theatre Studies to the school's A level syllabus and who recommended Jonathan for the National Youth Theatre, where he was one of the youngest ever pupils at their summer school. Whilst still at school he toured Norway playing the name part in 'Macbeth' and Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet'. He then went on to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and since graduating has played a wide variety of stage roles, including in 'Peter Pan' at the National Theatre', in 'The Dumb Waiter' and 'The Turn of the Screw' at Bristol Old Vic ,'She Stoops to Conquer' on its nation-wide tour and Love for Love', 'Queen Anne', and 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' for the RSC , 'Amadeus' at Wilton's Theatre in London and 'Hamlet' and 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Rose, Bankside. In 2011 he joined Filter Theatre, becoming an artistic associate , appearing in their contemporary version of 'Twelfth Night, first as Orsino and then as a younger than usual Malvolio - and probably the only Malvolio in stage history to strip down to a tiny pair of gold briefs and turn cartwheels across the stage - and their equally revisionist production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Lyric, Hammersmith as a nerdy asthmatic Oberon. In 2016 he was awarded the Clarence Derwent prize as best supporting actor in the Donmar Warehouse's revival of 'My Night with Reg'. Though not a prolific screen actor - in film or television - he is in demand for voice-overs and has contributed to dozens of episodes of 'Thomas the Tank Engine,'

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 14, 1977 (49)
From
Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Jonnie Broadbent's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
63%
Self
18%
Ideas
10%
Society
5%
Morality
4%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

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 Jonnie Broadbent's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jonnie Broadbent'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

21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Benediction(2021)

    as Robert Graves

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Royal Shakespeare Company: The Comedy of Errors(2021)

    as Dromio of Syracuse

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as James Burke

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: The Great Race(2016)

    as Bill / Ben (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Slip Coach (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: 1st Class Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bill / Ben / Slip Coach (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure(2015)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries(2015)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Engines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Slip Coach (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue(2014)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave(2014)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Spills and Thrills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Thomas & Friends: The Thomas Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bill / Ben (voice)

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Parnell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Magic Flute(2006)

    as Communications Runner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(2006)

    as Duke Senior's man

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Alice in Wonderland(1999)

    as Royal Gardener #1

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gimme Gimme Gimme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as The Salmon

Career shape

Star power in the 36th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1999 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s2 · acting

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 Jonnie Broadbent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of the 9 of 10 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries (2015)

89th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

Midcredits 71st · 63% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. 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 Jonnie Broadbent work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonnie Broadbent's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Brenner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers