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Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds

Actor · Born February 6, 1970 (56) · Wanstead, London, England, UK

Paul Reynolds is an English actor who made his start as a child actor in a variety of small parts, but became most recognized for his role as "Colin Matthews" on the BAFTA award winning drama, Press Gang.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 6, 1970 (56)
From
Wanstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on Motif · 45 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 22% in 30 days

What are Paul Reynolds' films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif 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
Self
34%
Survival
32%
Society
15%
Morality
11%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
3
Cold
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Paul Reynolds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Reynolds' titles on Motif; 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

45 credits, 24 with a Motif page.

  • The Kemps: All Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Security Guard

  • Riki the Rhino(2020)

    as Beni

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Terminal(2018)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Aux(2018)

    as DI Reed

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Level Up(2016)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Humans(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Father At Stall

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hoodies vs. Hooligans(2014)

    as Tone

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Montevideo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shifty Driver

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Davies

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • M.I.High(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Quentin Flake

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Smoking Room(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Suburbia(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Drinkwater

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Bands Reunited (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Trevor's World of Sport (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sammy Dobbs

  • Revengers Tragedy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Junior

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Warren Murray

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as DS Dave Marvin

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Stardom(2000)

    as Nigel Pope

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Asylum (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Snape

  • Maisie Raine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kelvin Raine

  • Croupier(1998)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Butler Styles

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kevin Pullen

  • Blue Juice(1995)

    as Recording Engineer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Michael

  • Chiller (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

  • Dirtysomething (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dog

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jason Preece

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Money For Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Brian Thurrock

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce

  • Absolutely Fabulous(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Squeak

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Cutter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Exam Conditions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Eric Shaffer

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as David Flint

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Let Him Have It(1991)

    as Christopher Craig

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • All Good Things (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anthony Frame

  • Slipstream(1989)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Press Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 43 episodes · as Colin Mathews

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Marcel Proust

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Morgan · as Kev Crowley · as Roddy Scotton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Castaway(1986)

    as Mike Kingsland

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dog

  • The Beastmaster(1982)

    as Tiis

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Minder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Gino

  • Terry and June (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayne

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1979 to 2023; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Croupier (1998)

$7.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Let Him Have It (1991)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Croupier (1998)

Film career

19792023

Peak 1990 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
8297

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 Motif, 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 Paul Reynolds' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Riki the Rhino (2020)

93rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Let Him Have It (1991)

Midcredits 85th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Paul Reynolds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Reynolds' Motif titles; Diane Shorthouse shares the most, 2.