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Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Actor · Born August 18, 1960 (66) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard McCabe (born 1960) is a Scottish actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard McCabe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1960 (66)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 59 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Richard McCabe's films like?

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

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
24%
Morality
23%
Power
18%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
8%
Society
8%
Survival
5%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 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 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · 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 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
3
Romantic
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 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 · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous2

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 Richard McCabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard McCabe'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

59 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page.

  • Savage House(2026)

    as Mr. Bennett

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as Quaestor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon(2023)

    as Lord Whitworth

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Yeomen of the Guard - English National Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jack Point

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Exalted Pikeman Higgins

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Anatomy of a Scandal(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Brian Taylor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Very British Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as George Whigham

  • Cyrano(2021)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • SAS: Rise of the Black Swan(2021)

    as Callum

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Duke(2020)

    as Rab Butler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 1917(2019)

    as Colonel Collins

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    as Dr. Seeley

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Christopher Robin(2017)

    as Rupert

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Thaddeus Cutter

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Harlots(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Justice Cunliffe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Rangoon(2017)

    as Major General Harding

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mindhorn(2016)

    as Jeffrey Moncrief

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Thorne(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frank Gresham Sr.

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Eye in the Sky(2015)

    as George Matherson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Scandalous Lady W(2015)

    as Lord North

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Poldark(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Trencrom

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Indian Summers(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Stafford Armitage

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Game(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Fire(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lord Hyde

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Invisible Woman(2013)

    as Mark Lemon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Legacy(2013)

    as Gerry

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Winston Churchill

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Harold Wilson

  • The Best of Men(2012)

    as Dr. Cowan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

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

    as Alan

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Szabo

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Roger Harkness

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Borgia(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Wallander(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Nyberg

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Einstein and Eddington(2008)

    as Frank Dyson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Duchess(2008)

    as Sir James Hare

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Heroes & Villains: Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Barras

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

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Nightwatching(2007)

    as Bloefeldt

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The History of the World Backwards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Gavin Matthews

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Brocklehurst

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Constant Gardener(2005)

    as Arthur Hammond

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • To the Ends of the Earth(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Brocklebank

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Doc Martin(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor Dodds

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as The King

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea(2004)

    as Horace (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

    as Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Plowden

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karl Meerman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Vice(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Walden

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Net(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as DI Colby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Barker

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Rev. Anthony Gant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Osborne

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Persuasion(1995)

    as Captain Benwick

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • For the Greater Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Trusty

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Notting Hill (1999)

$364M worldwide

Highest rated

The Best of Men (2012)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Wallander (2008)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19912026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1990s8 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
951020

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 Richard McCabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Rangoon (2017)

87th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 82, 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 Richard McCabe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles19–65 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–57 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles35–71 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles10–49 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles15–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Richard McCabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard McCabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vicki Pepperdine shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers