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Nick Dunning

Nick Dunning

Actor · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · London, England, UK

Nick Dunning was born in 1959 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Alexander (2004), The Tudors (2007) and The Iron Lady (2011). He has been married to Lise-Anne McLaughlin since 1992. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 58 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Nick Dunning's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
34%
Self
21%
Survival
13%
Bonds
10%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Contemplative
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Nick Dunning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nick Dunning'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

58 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Hardacres(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hugill

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Barber(2023)

    as Eunan Brady

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lola(2022)

    as Television Newsreader

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Lights(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Robinson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mayfair Witches(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Father Callum

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Wreck(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sir Russell Pleasence

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roger Denholm

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • As Luck Would Have It(2021)

    as Drake

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • She Runs at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Chief Dunning (voice)

  • Miss Scarlet(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Superintendent Stirling

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Out of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Michael Horgan

  • Point of No Return(2018)

    as William Napier

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Little Women(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bangs

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Striking Out(2017)

    Show as Conrad Rafferty

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Kill Ratio(2016)

    as General Lazer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Quirke(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Malachy Griffin

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as William Bayley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jim

  • Flat Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lord charles wimsgrove

  • Hatfields & McCoys(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Preacher Dyke Garrett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Jim Prior

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Injustice(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jeremy Forbes-Watson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Vexed(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Peter Dixon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Triage(2009)

    as Dr. Hersbach

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Dead Men Walking(2008)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hughie Green, Most Sincerely(2008)

    as Vic Hallums

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • My Boy Jack(2007)

    as Colonel Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Thomas Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Attalus

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Return(2003)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • In America(2002)

    as Gynaecologist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Delmont

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate Force(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Declan Keane

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wenham

  • Heaven on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tom Doyle

  • Into the Blue(1997)

    as Jack Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Eastman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Super Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dad

  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as 1st Hotel Guy/Smiler

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Carlyon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tony Byard

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • London Kills Me(1991)

    as Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as David Freeman

  • Events at Drimaghleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Barry

  • All Good Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frank Bromley

  • Drop the Dead Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Lorelei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • The Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Simon

  • Way Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Alistair

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Harper · as Jack Paice

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as TV Reporter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Chris (as Nick Durring)

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Keef

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd PC

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1978 to 2024; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

The Iron Lady (2011)

$116M worldwide

Highest rated

In America (2002)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Tudors (2007)

Film career

19782024

Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting55 of 57: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting2 of 57: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew1990s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2000s11 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8909

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 Nick Dunning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

London Kills Me (1991)

67th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

In America (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Nick Dunning's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nick Dunning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nick Dunning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liam Carney shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers