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Rory McCann

Rory McCann

Actor · Born April 24, 1969 (57) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series Game of Thrones, Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy Hot Fuzz (2007), Jurgen the Brutal in the adventure comedy Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and the voice of Megatron in Transformers: EarthSpark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rory McCann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1969 (57)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 38 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Rory McCann's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th 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
Morality
40%
Bonds
22%
Survival
15%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Power
2%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · 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 0 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Cold
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Rory McCann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory McCann'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

38 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tornado(2025)

    as Kitten

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Damned(2024)

    as Ragnar

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as General Tegula

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Knuckles(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as The Buyer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Jackdaw(2023)

    as Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ahsoka(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Baylan Skoll

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Transformers: EarthSpark(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · as Megatron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Regular Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Duke Vedmire (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Irregulars(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as The Bird Master / Arthur Hilton

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Jumanji: The Next Level(2019)

    as Jurgen the Brutal

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage(2017)

    as Tennyson Torch

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Slow West(2015)

    as John Ross

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Banished(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marston

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 59 episodes · as Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Season of the Witch(2011)

    as Soldier Commander

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    as Bello

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Solomon Kane(2009)

    as McNess

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Crew(2008)

    as Moby

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

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

    as Attila the Hun

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Attila the Hun

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    as Michael Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sixty Six(2006)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beowulf & Grendel(2005)

    as Breca

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Crateros

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Father Critchon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Young Adam(2003)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Rig(2003)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • State of Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Stuart Brown

  • The Book Group(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kenny McLeod

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Adam

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as Derek Hatch

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pasty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Thug

  • Monarch of the Glen(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Ratcatcher(1999)

    as Gordon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Coming Soon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Fergus

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

$346M worldwide

Highest rated

Slow West (2015)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992025

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. 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
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0313

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.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rory McCann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Transformers: EarthSpark (2022)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 39. 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 Rory McCann's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles50–80 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–64 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles44–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most 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 Rory McCann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory McCann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Maclean shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers