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Julian Nest

Julian Nest

Actor

Julian is an experienced screen actor from England who was born and grew up in Hertfordshire. Several years of consistent feature film work has led to the recent growth in Julian's profile. These include his role playing alongside Jim Broadbent as his butler Durkan in "Black 47", and filming "Dreamland", a fantasy horror directed by Bruce McDonald, which immediately followed on from his substantial supporting role in "Dark Justice", playing opposite Pascale Bussieries. "Toy Gun", a comedy where Julian plays scenes with John Hannah and Julian Sands, has been released in the USA and he has also recently worked with award-winning director Clara Van Gool on "The Beast in the Jungle". He was recently seen in Series 2 of multi-award-winning German TV hit series "Bad Banks" James Lambert-Martin

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Julian Nest's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Self
24%
Survival
16%
Bonds
15%
Power
15%
Redemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

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 1 · Some laughs 1 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Tense
3
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Julian Nest's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julian Nest'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

22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Winter of the Crow(2025)

    as Dan Southerton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shed of the Dead(2019)

    as Birch

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2019)

    as Wino

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Beast in the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Poet

  • Black '47(2018)

    as Durkan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dark Justice(2018)

    as Officer Crumley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bad Banks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Senior Case Officer

  • Toy Gun(2018)

    as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sunset Song(2015)

    as Peter Semple

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    as Willis

  • D'Symmetrie vum Päiperlek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as BBC Chess Correspondent

  • Rag Tale(2005)

    as Royal Advisor #2

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Point Men(2001)

    as Jeep Driver

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • CQ(2001)

    as Fantasy Critic

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fortress 2: Re-Entry(2000)

    as Sponsel

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Falling Through(2000)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 8 ½ Women(1999)

    as First Man in Cinema

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Liftboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Fotograaf / Zakenman

  • Midnight Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Doctor

  • Father's Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jeremy

  • Sexual Healing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Music Journalist

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Shed of the Dead (2019)

$39K worldwide

Highest rated

Shed of the Dead (2019)

Midcredits 24th

Most popular right now

Winter of the Crow (2025)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1999Screen debut· 8 ½ Women
  • 2018Career best· Black '47

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score24th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Julian Nest's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 14; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Rag Tale (2005)

83rd percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

Midcredits 78th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 27. 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.

Who does Julian Nest work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julian Nest's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hana Sofia Lopes shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers