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Gregor Fisher

Gregor Fisher

Actor · Born December 22, 1953 (72) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gregor Fisher is a Scottish comedian and actor, best known for his role as Rab C. Nesbitt in the sitcom of the same name, which aired from 1988 to 2014. He has also appeared in films like "Love Actually" and "The Merchant of Venice", and has been active in the entertainment industry since 1977.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1953 (72)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 50 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 40 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Gregor Fisher's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
36%
Society
19%
Power
14%
Morality
12%
Survival
10%
Self
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 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 3 · Serious 1 · 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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · 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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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 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 3 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 5
Hero
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Gregor Fisher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gregor Fisher'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

50 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Only Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ken Pritchard

  • The Cockfields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ray

  • The ABC Murders(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dexter Dooley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Whisky Galore(2016)

    as Macroon

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Miff Ferrie

  • Love Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Will

  • Wild Target(2010)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Oliver Twist(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Bumble

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Missing(2006)

    as DS Doug Duvall

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Missing: All Secrets Have a Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Lassie(2005)

    as Mapes

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Solanio

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Snoddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Snoddy

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(2001)

    as Mr. Squeers

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Squeers

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Perks

  • Gormenghast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as The Fly

  • Rikki Fulton: The Time Of His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Baldy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Tales of Para Handy(1994)

    Show 9 episodes · as Para Handy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Rab C. Nesbitt Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rab C. Nesbitt

  • Rab C. Nesbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 61 episodes · as Rab C. Nesbitt

  • Triple Scotch & Wry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Various

  • Silent Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Franz Gruber

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Without a Clue(1988)

    as Bobby at Warehouse

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Double Scotch & Wry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Various

  • White Mischief(1987)

    as McPherson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blood Red Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alex McGuigan

  • Scotch & Wry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • City Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Quincey Dickens

  • Naked Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Boon(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom McGeary

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Bill

  • 1984(1984)

    as Parsons

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • End of the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mike

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert Pickard

  • Another Time, Another Place(1983)

    as Beel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Foxy Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Policeman

  • Just a Boys' Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Tanza

  • Donal and Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Georgie

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

    Actor

  • Scotch and Wry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as DI Forsyth

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Georgie

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1970 to 2024; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Without a Clue (1988)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

1984 (1984)

Film career

19702024

Peak 2004 · 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
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 10% of 10 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 Gregor Fisher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 49. 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 Gregor Fisher's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Gregor Fisher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gregor Fisher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Radford shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers