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Steven Hartley

Steven Hartley

Actor · Born January 1, 1960 (66) · Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Steven Hartley is one of the best known faces and voices on British TV, film and radio. Born in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, Steven has become internationally known for his film, TV and theatre work. Steven trained at LAMDA between 1981-1984 and has worked constantly ever since, becoming a regular in leading roles on British television, and working in film and theatre in many diverse and acclaimed roles in the UK and US. Steven lives in London with his wife Abby Francis , and daughter Tess.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1960 (66)
From
Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 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 64 days to Oct 27

What are Steven Hartley's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
24%
Self
23%
Morality
21%
Survival
19%
Power
7%
Bonds
6%
Fate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · 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 0 · 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 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical1

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 Steven Hartley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Hartley'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

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Shadow

  • Alexander: The Making of a God(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Memnon

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow and Bone(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Chalikov

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Elliott from Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Klinger

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wheel of Time: Origins(2021)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • All Creatures Great & Small(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as John Monkham

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • O Black Hole! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Vulture

  • Brassic(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Russell Hardwick

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hellblade: Senua's Psychosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Zynbel

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shadow / Zynbel

  • Son of Perdition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Norman Clifford

  • Allies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Brigadier General Groves

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marcus Gascoigne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Robocroc(2013)

    as Colonel Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Jet Stream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jack

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Sgt. Maurice Linklater

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Began

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Macken

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain of the Guard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Little Joey Horton

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Caerleon

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Walker(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as George Rogers

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Back: The Michael Watson Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Agent Picard

  • A Dog of Flanders(1999)

    as Cogez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Meadows

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alan Enstone

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Travis

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Chris Branch

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery(1992)

    as Terreros

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Split Second(1992)

    as Foster

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning(1991)

    as Aleksandr Mashenko

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Press Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as John Hartwood

  • Young Toscanini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Comparsa (uncredited)

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Igor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Miller

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 315 episodes · as Matthew Jackson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1,228 episodes · Actor

  • The Chelsea Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Darren Dowd (Prosecution)

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1984 to 2024; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Split Second (1992)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wheel of Time: Origins (2021)

Midcredits 51st

Most popular right now

Split Second (1992)

Film career

19842024

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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Steven Hartley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

EastEnders (1985)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Happy Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. 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.

Who does Steven Hartley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Hartley's MovieCove titles; Jon Voight shares the most, 2.