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Duncan Duff

Duncan Duff

Actor · Born February 8, 1964 (62) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Duncan Duff (born 1964 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) is a British stage, television and film actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London 1985 - 1987. He is best known for His role in Not Going out as Pete and for A Quiet Passion (2016), Wild Target (2010), Big Kids (2000), and Hamish Macbeth (1997). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1964 (62)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 27 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 6% in 30 days

What are Duncan Duff's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
25%
Society
20%
Ideas
18%
Morality
6%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Elegiac
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Duncan Duff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Duncan Duff'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

27 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Bay of Silence(2020)

    as Curator

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • My Letter to the World(2017)

    as Austin Dickinson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecil Parkinson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Quiet Passion(2016)

    as Austin Dickinson · as austin dickinson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Clean Sheets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Will

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Plotpoint

  • Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Social Worker

  • Burke and Hare(2010)

    as Attendent

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lip Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Wild Target(2010)

    as Jeweller

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • New Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ernst

  • The Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Richard

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Governor of Boulogne

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Congratulations Leader

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Not Going Out(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Arran MacKenzie · as Arran McKenzie

  • Broken News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Richard Pritchard - ESN

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gordon Menzies

  • Big Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Art of Carving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Presenter

  • Hamish Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 14 episodes · as Doc Brown

  • Calling the Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Matt

  • In Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Vicar

  • Carry on Columbus(1992)

    as Inquisitor 2

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Wreck on the Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Brian

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

  • King's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1986 to 2020; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

A Quiet Passion (2016)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Wild Target (2010)

Midcredits 69th

Film career

19862020

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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 Duncan Duff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

My Letter to the World (2017)

82nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wild Target (2010)

Midcredits 69th · 65% liked

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 Duncan Duff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Duncan Duff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Catherine Bailey shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers