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Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

Actor, also writer · Born November 3, 1948 (77) · Tyntetown, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Robert Pugh (born 3rd November 1948) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 3, 1948 (77)
From
Tyntetown, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 115 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Robert Pugh's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
24%
Self
20%
Survival
15%
Bonds
14%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · 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 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 10
Shapeshifter
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Warm
5
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Robert Pugh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Pugh'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

115 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page.

  • Litter Pickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Small Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gramps

  • Eternal Beauty(2019)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Colette(2018)

    as Jules

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as John Osborne

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Canaries(2017)

    as Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Repair Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 60 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Damilola, Our Loved Boy(2016)

    as DCI Nick Ephgrave

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Aberfan: The Green Hollow(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reg(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Henry

  • Common(2014)

    as DI Hastings

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as Butcher Beynon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Undeniable(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Sunday Roast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Basil

  • The Thirteenth Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as John the Dig

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarpedon

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The White Queen(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Woodville

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mr Selfridge(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lord Wynnstay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Love Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sergeant Rooney

  • Metamorphosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mr. Samsa

  • Murder: Joint Enterprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as DI Sheehy

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Glendower

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Watson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hunky Dory(2011)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Thurston

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Craster

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Judge Patrick Coburn

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter MacShane Senior

  • West Is West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr. Jordan

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    as Baron Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Writer(2010)

    as Richard Rycart

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    as Mr Davis

  • Into the Storm(2009)

    as General Ismay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alex

  • Lark Rise to Candleford(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Time of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Toby

  • The Time of Your Life(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Toby

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Legion(2007)

    as Kustennin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Longford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Harold Wilson

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonah

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Robin Hood(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hermann Goering

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Virgin Queen(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lord Chancellor Gardiner

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Bleak House(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Chadband

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Kinky Boots(2005)

    as Harold Price

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tony Mack

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as DCI Carroll Jordan

  • Uncle Adolf(2005)

    as Gregor Strasser

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Easterbrook

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Gorley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie Creme · as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

    as Mr. Allen, Master

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Undertaking Betty(2002)

    as Hugh Rhys-Jones

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Intended(2002)

    as Le Blanc

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Taliesin Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Handicott

  • Happy Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hank Thomas

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Cross

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Brian

  • Enigma(2001)

    as Skynner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • In a Land of Plenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Charles Freeman

  • Sword of Honour(2001)

    as Brigadier

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugh Wentworth-Davies

  • The Tichborne Claimant(1998)

    as The Claimant

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Biggs

  • The Lakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 14 episodes · as Father Matthew

  • The Near Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Eddie Harte

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Caradoc Singer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Different for Girls(1996)

    as CID Detective · as DS Cole

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Harrington

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing(1995)

    as Cleon

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Resort to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Danny McCrea

  • The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain(1995)

    as Williams the Petroleum

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bramwell(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Priest(1994)

    as Mr. Unsworth

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Mind to Murder(1995)

    as DCI John Martin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hello, Hello, Hello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Policeman

  • Tender Loving Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Keith Dobbs

  • Thicker Than Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Paul

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Morgan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

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

    as Terry's Boss

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · as DS Alun Simms

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Old Scores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bleddyn Morgan

  • Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Cassidy

  • Here Is the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Insp. Trickey

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Hughes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Angry Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Emlyn

  • South of the Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob

  • Thin Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Michael Haig

  • Thin Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Michael Haig

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Williams

  • Mallet! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jim Mallet

  • Boy Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as RSM

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoff Harris - Prison Officer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Love Me Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Vic

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 30 episodes · as Andrew Ponting

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Police Sergeant

  • Wynne and Penkovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Interrogator

  • Winter Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Military Policeman

  • Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jack Humphreys

  • Submariners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Woodentop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as DI Galloway

  • Superman III(1983)

    as Junkyard Worker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Giro City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as John Williams

  • Britannia Hospital(1982)

    as Picket: The Radicals

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Bunker(1981)

    as Turnow

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Nighthawks(1981)

    as Kenna

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Inseminoid(1981)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    as James Farrell

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Danger UXB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sapper 'Tiny' Powell

  • Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

  • The Witch in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 113 of them dated from 1975 to 2022; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

$212M worldwide

Highest rated

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752022

Peak 2010 · 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.

  • 1980Screen debut· S.O.S. Titanic
  • 2003Breakout· Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • 2003Career best· Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 114: 113 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thDirecting1 of 114: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
800010

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 Robert Pugh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

95th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. 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 Robert Pugh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles20–62 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Robert Pugh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Pugh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Blair shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles