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Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

Actor · Born June 19, 1957 (69) · Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

Michael Maloney is a prolific British actor known for his extensive work across film, television, and theater. He has become one of Britain's most versatile performers, frequently appearing in Shakespearean adaptations and high-profile period dramas.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1957 (69)
From
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 132 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 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Michael Maloney's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Survival
25%
Morality
23%
Self
13%
Bonds
12%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
9%
Grief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 8 · 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 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
18
Dread
10
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous5

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 Michael Maloney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Maloney'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

132 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Blueberry Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Lord Arlington

  • Ride the Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sebastian

  • Gifted Pain(2025)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alan

  • Magpie Murders(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Charles Clover

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Where Is Anne Frank(2021)

    as Otto Frank (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Belfast(2021)

    as Frankie West

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Desmond Ulrick

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • A Brixton Tale(2021)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Three Pints and a Rabbi(2021)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • My Dad's Christmas Date(2020)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • All Creatures Great & Small(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Albert Saunders

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lawrence: After Arabia(2021)

    as George Brough

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of Christine Keeler(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lord Astor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as George Gonzalo

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Edward Heath

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr Crowley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Victoria(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Alan Wells

  • River(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tom Read

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Lunacy: The Making of Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The C-Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ian McFarlane

  • Luna(2014)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • New Worlds(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hardwick

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Fleming(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rear Admiral Rushbrooke

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Born of War(2014)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • By Any Means (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurence Walker

  • The White Queen(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Henry Stafford

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Summer in February(2013)

    as Colonel Paynter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Christian Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald Firth / Kalon · as Kalon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Charles Dean

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • DCI Banks(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Austin

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Judge

  • Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    as Graham

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

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

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as John Major

  • The Young Victoria(2009)

    as Sir Robert Peel

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Bonekickers(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Daniel Mastiff

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Attila the Hun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Vigilas

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Learners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as John

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars(2007)

    as Inspector Stirling

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inspector Stirling

  • Futureshock: Comet(2007)

    as Adam Bregorsky

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • I See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Inspector Johnny Smith

  • Notes on a Scandal(2006)

    as Sandy Pabblem

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Babel(2006)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Natalis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Pinochet's Last Stand(2006)

    as Jack Straw

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Cassius

  • The Thick of It(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Hodge

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

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

    as Peter Beckett

  • Battle of the Brave(2004)

    as Gouverneur James Murray

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Murder Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Neville Dupayne

  • Benefit to Mankind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as John Swannee

  • The Great Nazi Cash Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • American Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jason Fields

  • Lawrence of Arabia, the battle for the Arab world (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as T. E. Lawrence

  • Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as T. E. Lawrence

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Cranmer

  • Bed and Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Peter

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Malvolio

  • The Last Detective(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Me & Mrs Jones(2002)

    as Ivan McDermott

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wire in the Blood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Goode

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Believe Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brian Albumen

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John Russell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Forsyte Saga(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Prosper Profond

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Peter Segal

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Swap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Tom Forrester

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr Damien Hooper

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Messiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Henderson

  • In Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Gabriel Winterbourne

  • A Christmas Carol(2000)

    as Bob Cratchett

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Arnold Toynbee

  • Sans plomb(2000)

    as Anton

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monarch of the Glen(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Journey Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Children of the New Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Stuart, King of England

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Banquo

  • Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oliver Peel

  • Sex & Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Billy Gayle

  • Hysteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Samuel Fry

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Neville Gallagher · as Simon Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hamlet(1996)

    as Laertes

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Othello(1995)

    as Roderigo

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Midwinter's Tale(1995)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Signs and Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Stephen Palmore

  • Love on a Branch Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jasper Pye

  • The Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Waiter

  • Screen Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator

  • Rik Mayall Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Scott

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tony Scott

  • Magic Grandad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr Leyton

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence / Norfolk (voice)

  • Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Richard

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecil Palmer · as Dr. Thomas

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Truly Madly Deeply(1990)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Living with Dinosaurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lee

  • Hamlet(1990)

    as Rosencrantz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • He-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Angel

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

    as Tony

  • Relatively Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gregory Pointer

  • Nobody Here But Us Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Powell

  • Henry V(1989)

    as Louis the Dauphin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Starlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Gary

  • La maschera(1988)

    as Leonardo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as William Boot

  • Naming the Names (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Henry

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary

  • What If It's Raining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dominic

  • A Dangerous Kind of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Whymper

  • The Last Place on Earth(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lt. 'Teddy' Evans

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Kirk · as Tony

  • Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

    as Micky Argyle

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sharma and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Stephen Archer

  • Tartuffe, or The Imposter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Damis

  • The Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Toby Gashe

  • Kinvig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

  • Richard's Things(1980)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Father Andrew

  • Telford's Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Vicar's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Detective Inspector Anthony Hatch

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 130 titles, 129 of them dated from 1979 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Hamlet (1996)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Magpie Murders (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19792026

Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting130 of 130: 130 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s47 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 6% of 17 roles
8499

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 Michael Maloney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Lawrence: After Arabia (2021)

95th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 40. 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 Michael Maloney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles37–55 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles37–65 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles12–59 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Michael Maloney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Maloney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Farrell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers