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Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Actor · Born June 18, 1957 (69) · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked aka Pirate Radio, super-roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2, the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Henry Clinton in Turn: Washington's Spies. He won The Samuel Beckett Award for his first play Sanctuary written for Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1987, and the Raindance and Sapporo Film Festival awards for his first screenplay for the British film New Year's Day in 2001.

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Born
June 18, 1957 (69)
From
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 100 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Ralph Brown's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: 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
Self
24%
Bonds
21%
Morality
21%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 14

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

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 16 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 21 · 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 8 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

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 8 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 9 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
11
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
7
Hopeful
5
Other
30

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ralph Brown's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Brown'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

100 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • American Sports Story(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Tremaine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • War Game(2024)

    as Lieutenant General Roger Simms

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sexy Beast(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Riley

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Genie(2023)

    as Sorcerer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Leverage: Redemption(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Gemini Man(2019)

    as Del Patterson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Godfather of Harlem(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as President Lyndon Johnson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid Chiltern

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Final Score(2018)

    as Steed

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Max Planck

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Jackie(2016)

    as Dave Powers

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Reg(2016)

    as Bob Clay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hard Tide(2015)

    as Gaz

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Ivchenko

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Babylon(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Deputy Mayor Grant Delgado

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Legends(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Terrence Graves

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Seventeenth Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Herbert

  • Walking with the Enemy(2013)

    as Grudez

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Assets(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wallace Austin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • All Things to All Men(2013)

    as McDeer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Mimic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Denholm · as Neil's Dad

  • Stoker(2013)

    as Sheriff Howard

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jack the Giant Slayer(2013)

    as General Entin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Poison Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Max Capel

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tim Sherrington

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tower Block(2012)

    as Neville

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dark Tide(2012)

    as Brady

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • I, Anna(2012)

    as George Stone

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Blake

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Killing Bono(2011)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Him & Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · as Niguel

  • Huge(2010)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • SUS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Karn

  • The Kid(2010)

    as Gordon Peters

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mission London(2010)

    as Detective Collway

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pirate Radio(2009)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Caught in the Act(2008)

    as Joep Schut

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flood(2007)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Meadowlands(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wintersgill

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Contractor(2007)

    as Jeremy Collins

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Closure(2007)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Puritan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mickey Conway

  • Modern Toss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Rich Hall's Cattle Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frank Morgan

  • Stoned(2005)

    as Gysin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist(2005)

    as Sergeant Major

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Big Dippers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dave

  • Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Phil Howell

  • Exorcist: The Beginning(2004)

    as Sergeant Major

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Nighty Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jacques

  • I'll Be There(2003)

    as Digger

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Final Curtain(2002)

    as Timothy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lenny Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barry Hindes

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Seymour

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mean Machine(2001)

    as Burton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer · as Mr. Diamond

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrei Kachan

  • Last Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike Coleman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Lock, Stock... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · as Miami Vice

  • Extremely Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Connor

  • Cleopatra(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guevarius

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

    as Ric Olié

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • A Respectable Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Hadley

  • Up 'n' Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Phil

  • Amistad(1997)

    as Lieutenant Gedney

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Pilgrim

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Duke

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Place of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sgt Bob Mann

  • Ivanhoe(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Prince John

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Karaoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Beasley

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Connon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Requiem Apache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mick

  • Wayne's World 2(1993)

    as Del Preston

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Blues(1993)

    as Leamington

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Westwood

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Crying Game(1992)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Alien³(1992)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Pope Must Diet(1991)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Impromptu(1991)

    as Eugene Delacroix

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Obsession(1989)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Curious Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Detective Inspector Rollason

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Rollason

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Heckle

  • Rules of Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mick Rendall

  • Scandal(1989)

    as Paul Mann

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Christabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Lange

  • Coppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Buster(1988)

    as Ronny Biggs

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Black and Blue Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Insp. Drury

  • Withnail and I(1987)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • London's Burning: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Policeman

  • Black Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Yardley

  • The Hit(1984)

    as Second Man

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(1982)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Rep

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Bjorn of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Eddie

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 99 of them dated from 1972 to 2024; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

$198M worldwide

Highest rated

Withnail and I (1987)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Alien³ (1992)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19722024

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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
Acting100 of 100: 99 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting1 of 100: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2010s30 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 33 roles
849409

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 Ralph Brown's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

War Game (2024)

85th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Withnail and I (1987)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. 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 Ralph Brown's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles48–91 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles13–64 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles32–89 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles20–50 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles33–92 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Ralph Brown work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Brown's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Robinson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers