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Steve Nicolson

Steve Nicolson

Actor · Born March 1, 1966 (60) · Croyden - England - UK

Steve Nicolson was born in March 1966 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Criminal (2016) and Space Race (2005).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1966 (60)
From
Croyden - England - UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Steve Nicolson's films like?

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

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th 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
41%
Survival
21%
Society
13%
Bonds
10%
Self
9%
Power
7%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · 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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · 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
9
Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1

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 Steve Nicolson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Nicolson'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

39 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Steeltown Murders(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as DI Tony Warren

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Small Axe(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Drill Instructor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Manhunt(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kenny Munro

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mary Poppins Returns(2018)

    as Park Keeper

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2016)

    as SSBN Captain

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • River(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jimmy Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Lovers(2015)

    as Yost

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • 6 Bullets(2012)

    as Inspector Kvitko

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Boris

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Romania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rodger Marston

  • The Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lewis

  • White Lightnin'(2009)

    as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Vital Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Merv Chapman

  • Death Train(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Space Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sergey Korolyov

  • Space Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sergej Koroljov

  • Johnny English(2003)

    as Dieter Klein

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as DC John Chatham · as DS John Chatham

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)

    as Demichev

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steve Jensen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Pym

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Foreign Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Prince

  • Falling Through(2000)

    as Dmitri

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as British Sergeant

  • Big Bad World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicky Gardener

  • Bravo Two Zero(1999)

    as Dinger

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Major Julian Rutherford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • All Men Are Mortal(1995)

    as Laforet

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Martin Chuzzlewit(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mark Tapley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as DI Cloaks

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as DC Cottam

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as British Sergeant

  • So You Think You've Got Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian

  • Let Him Have It(1991)

    as PC Harrison

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Marine Tommy Green

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Ronny Sachs

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 210 episodes · as Gavin Sharp

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1981 to 2023; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Johnny English (2003)

$160M worldwide

Highest rated

Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Film career

19812023

Peak 2002 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Steve Nicolson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

EastEnders (1985)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)

Midcredits 92nd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 30. 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 Steve Nicolson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Steve Nicolson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Nicolson's MovieCove titles; Keith Allen shares the most, 2.