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Karl Davies

Karl Davies

Actor, also producer · Born August 6, 1982 (44) · Marple, Greater Manchester, England

Karl Davies was born on 6 August 1982 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Happy Valley (2014), Chernobyl (2019) and Game of Thrones (2011).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 6, 1982 (44)
From
Marple, Greater Manchester, England
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 32 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Karl Davies' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
20%
Power
19%
Morality
18%
Bonds
18%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · 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 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1

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 Karl Davies' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Davies' 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

32 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Baby(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Tower(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as DCI Tim Bailie · as DCS Tim Bailie

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Viktor Proskuryakov

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Fractured(2016)

    Producer · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • CUR:FEW (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Wyatt

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon Tarsich

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

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

    as Daniel Greed

  • Brief Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Terry

  • The Quiet Hour(2014)

    as Jude

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The People Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Nipplejesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Disturbed Man

  • Black Sea(2014)

    as Liam

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Home for Christmas(2014)

    as Matt Jones

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Castles in the Sky(2014)

    as Arnold 'Skip' Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Daniel Cawood

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Crimson Field(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lieutenant Corporal Lawrence Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • My Mad Fat Diary(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Syndicate(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Luke Summers

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald Mallen

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Daniel Stanley

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alton Lannister

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Who Sank the Titanic? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Philips

  • The Unsinkable Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jack Phillips

  • Octane(2007)

    as Brent Black

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Very British Sex Scandal(2007)

    as John Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 18 episodes · as Lyle Anderson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley(2007)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Me and Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Woodley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 14 episodes · as Nick Pullen

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Emmerdale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2,838 episodes · as Robert Sugden

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1972 to 2022; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Black Sea (2014)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19722022

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1972Screen debut· Emmerdale
  • 2014First film· Black Sea

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 31 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · 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 Karl Davies' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Octane (2007)

96th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chernobyl (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 36. 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 Karl Davies' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–47 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

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 Karl Davies work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Davies' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Patterson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers