John Michie

Actor · Born October 25, 1956 (70) · Burma

Ruggedly handsome and a very versatile actor John Michie has been a regular screen actor on British television for years. Amazingly it wasn't until recently that Michie got a starring role. He is famed for playing the lovable rogue DI Robbie Ross in the wonderful ITV Drama Taggart. Due to those chiseled good looks John has become somewhat of a sex symbol. He is often billed as the "The Thinking woman's crumpet"

What are John Michie's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

46%

Self

16%

Ideas

13%

Society

11%

Bonds

10%

Survival

3%

Justice3 Purpose2 Community2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Ally

1 of 3

Mentor

1 of 3

Shadow

1 of 3

Allyas Tony Fitzjohn in To Walk with Lions (1999)
Mentoras DCS Jack Mulgrew in London Kills (2019)
Shadowas Fergus Sinclair Snr in Karen Pirie (2022)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Hopeful

3

Contemplative

2

Bittersweet

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 Thought-provoking2 Haunting3

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet1
Tragic1
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 John Michie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (7).

Also on these channels

PBS Masterpiece3 titles, show their 3 titles on PBS Masterpiece
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for John Michie'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

33 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Nessie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Jimmy
Karen Pirie(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Fergus Sinclair Snr
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Ridley(2022)
Show 4 episodes · as Harry Bentham
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
London Kills(2019)
Show as DCS Jack Mulgrew
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Paramedics on Scene(2019)
Show as Narrator
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Long Night at Blackstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as The Laird
West Skerra Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Tom
Death in Paradise(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Peter Galbraith
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Big, Bigger, Biggest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 13 episodes · as Narrator
In Search of Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)
The Paul O'Grady Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
Puckoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Col. Charrington Thurk
Swamp Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as narrator
Hellraisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · Actor
To Walk with Lions(1999)
as Tony Fitzjohn
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 221 episodes · as Guy Self
Monk Dawson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Eddie Dawson
Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)
Show 1 episode · as Andrew Goodenough
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Bare Necessities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Barry
Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Cray
Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Nick
Heartbeat(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Hugh
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Moon and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 13 episodes · as Trevor Moon
Poirot(1989)
Show 1 episode · as James Robinson
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Distant Voices, Still Lives(1988)
as Soldier
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)
Show 3 episodes · as Nick
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Rockliffe's Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 1 episode · as Bonnamy
Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Jacob Armstrong
Albion Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 100 episodes · Actor
Taggart(1983)
Show 103 episodes · as DI Robbie Ross
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Silly Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Geroge

Career shape

Star power in the 57^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1982 to 2023.

Highest rated

Karen Pirie (2022)

Midcredits 77^th

Film career

1988Screen debut· Distant Voices, Still Lives

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting31 of 31 · 66^th

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s3 · acting

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.

Who does John Michie work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Michie's MovieCove titles; Steve John Shepherd shares the most, 2.

Steve John Shepherd2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Steve John Shepherd