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Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

Actor, also producer and writer · Born January 4, 1961 (65) · Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Graham McTavish (born 1961) is a Scottish television actor. He has played the character Warden Ackerman in Red Dwarf in five episodes of series 8. McTavish has also had many supporting roles in British dramas and films such as Casualty, Jekyll, The Bill, Taggart and Sisterhood. He also played the ill-tempered Mercenary Commander Lewis in Rambo, had a role as Desmond's drill sergeant in the fourth season of Lost, starred in Ali G Indahouse as a Customs Officer and played a Russian pirate in NCIS. He played Ferguson in 4 episodes of season 4 of Prison Break. He has also starred in the film Green Street 2 which was released on 23rd March 2009. McTavish provided the voice and motion capture work for the evil psychopath war criminal Zoran Lazarevic in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the voice of the main protagonist Dante Alighieri in Dante's Inferno, Restoration leader Commander Lucius in the Shadow Complex video game, and the Decepticon Thundercracker in Transformers: War for Cybertron. He played Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Novakovich in the eighth season of 24, and did voice work as the Marvel Comics villain Loki in Hulk Vs. Thor and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. McTavish has also been cast in upcoming film The Wicker Tree, Robin Hardy's much anticipated sequel to 1973's The Wicker Man, and as Dwalin in the much anticipated The Hobbit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Graham McTavish, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Born
January 4, 1961 (65)
From
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 99 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Graham McTavish's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
19%
Survival
18%
Morality
17%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Ideas
10%
Society
9%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 11

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
10
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
9
Other
27

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet14
  • 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 Graham McTavish's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Graham McTavish'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

99 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Dog Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Korris

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Mighty Nein(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as King Dwendal (voice) · as King Dwendal / Husband (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Devil May Cry(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Arius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Somewhere in Montana(2025)

    as John Alexander

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wastelander: Sector 23 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The ring voz

  • Crocodiles Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Ser Harrold Westerling

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf(2021)

    as Deglan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Blood Red Sky(2021)

    as Col. Alan Drummond

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • World's Deadliest Snakes(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Serengeti Speed Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sigismund Dijkstra

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Stakeout(2019)

    as Ibrahim Kozlov

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop Cleary

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Madagascar: Africa's Galapagos(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aquaman(2018)

    as King Atlan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Stolen(2017)

    as Bully

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • DuckTales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Fergus McDuck (voice) · as Fergus McDuck / Murdoch McDuck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Castlevania(2017)

    Show 11 episodes · as Vlad Dracula Tepes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 43 episodes · as Saint of Killers

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Finest Hours(2016)

    as Frank Fauteux

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Father Kinley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Colony(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Andrew MacGregor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Creed(2015)

    as Tommy Holiday

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Titus / Vernon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)

    as Dwalin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 17 episodes · as Buck MacKenzie · as Dougal MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay(2014)

    Show 48 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Plastic(2014)

    as Steve Dawson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    as Mandrake

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

    as Dwalin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Silas Hedgepeth

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

    as Dwalin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Wicker Tree(2011)

    as Sir Lachlan Morrison

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Colombiana(2011)

    as Head Marshall Warren

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dead Space: Aftermath(2011)

    as Captain Campbell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Loki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Secretariat(2010)

    as Earl Jansen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolph

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic(2010)

    as Dante (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pandemic(2009)

    as Captain Riley

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

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

    as Geeves

  • Middle Men(2009)

    as Ivan Sokoloff

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Green Street Hooligans 2(2009)

    as Big Marc Turner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hulk Vs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Loki (voice) (archive footage)

  • Hulk vs. Thor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Loki (voice)

  • Wolverine and the X-Men(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Shaw (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

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

    as Martin

  • Rambo(2008)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Pushing Daisies(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Hansel Von Getz

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Neville

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Gavin Hardcastle

  • Good Girl, Bad Girl(2006)

    as Gromek

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • The Jam: Punk Icons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Presenter

  • The Roots of Monty Python(2005)

    as Presenter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Brady

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · as General Rapax

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as John Corcoran

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • King Arthur(2004)

    as Roman Officer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • D-Day 6.6.1944(2004)

    as Group Capt. James Stagg

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Last King(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dot the I(2003)

    as Detective 1

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Aleksei

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rosemary & Thyme(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as D.I. Taylor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    as Submarine Captain

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Poole

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Genius: Charles Darwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Davis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Ali G Indahouse(2002)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Zulu Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • 24(2001)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mikhail Novakovich

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Leyton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Stretch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Andy McKinley

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

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Brookes

  • Merlin(1998)

    as Rengal

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar: Emperor of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Oliver Cromwell: Traitor or Liberator? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

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

    as Banquo

  • The Wind in the Willows(1996)

    as Drunken Weasel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as McRae

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek Flowers

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Erik the Viking(1989)

    as Thangbrand/Citizen/Dog Soldier

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • For Queen & Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lieutenant

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as George Naseby · as Gerry Talbot

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Bloodletting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Chasing Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bill

  • Cheetah – Speed Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

  • Gunn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Perfidious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as President Senac

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

    as McCracken

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 92 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Castlevania (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Preacher (2016)

Film career

19862026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 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
Acting96 of 98: 95 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting1 of 98: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 98: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 98: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s38 · 37 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · acting2020s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 7% of 27 roles
880813

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 Graham McTavish's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Somewhere in Montana (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Castlevania (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. 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 Graham McTavish's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles41–98 · median 92 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles8–70 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles27–90 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles25–68 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles54–91 · median 77 · 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 Graham McTavish work with?

People who share at least 2 of Graham McTavish's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Carruthers shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles