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Tessa Ross

Tessa Ross

Producer · Born January 1, 1961 (65) · London, England, UK

3 BAFTA Awards · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee

Tessa Sarah Ross CBE (born 1961) is an English film producer and executive. She received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. She was named one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in 2013. She is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School. In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was appointed a CBE for services to broadcasting. Ross was designated Head of Film at Channel 4 in 2000 and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014. In 2011, she was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre and became Chief Executive in 2014. She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but continued working with the National Theatre as a consultant. Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including Billy Elliot (2000), The Last King of Scotland (2006), This Is England (2006), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Hunger (2008), Four Lions (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Ex Machina (2015), 45 Years (2015), Room (2015), and Carol (2015). For her work producing Conclave (2024), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture & won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1961 (65)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 91 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 155 days to Oct 26

What are Tessa Ross' films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Survival
16%
Morality
14%
Power
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 15 · Dark 35

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 33 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 20 · Intense 29

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 9

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 37

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 26 · Ambiguous 10

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Melancholic
35
Dread
18
Contemplative
19
Bittersweet
11
Other
47

How their films linger

Thought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous15
  • Other1

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 Tessa Ross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tessa Ross' 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

91 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ink(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Bird(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Conclave(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Starve Acre(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Iron Claw(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Zone of Interest(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Mothers(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Six Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Wonder(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sherwood(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Life After Life(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Trigonometry(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Day Shall Come(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Brexit(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • They Shall Not Grow Old(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Our Kind of Traitor(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Carol(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Room(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Suffragette(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Lobster(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Life(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 45 Years(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Black Sea(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Turner(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • '71(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Riot Club(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Most Wanted Man(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Frank(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Double(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Under the Skin(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Cuban Fury(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Look of Love(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Trance(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Seven Psychopaths(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Running Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • On the Road(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shame(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the Fifth(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Attack the Block(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Submarine(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • One Day(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Eagle(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 127 Hours(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Another Year(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Four Lions(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Never Let Me Go(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Bones(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Boy(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Summer in Genoa(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • In Bruges(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Incendiary(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Brick Lane(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • This Is England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Mischief Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last King of Scotland(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Venus(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Brothers of the Head(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Isolation(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Enduring Love(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Shoes(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Like Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Billy Elliot(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Clocking Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 27 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Births, Marriages and Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Our Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Cold Enough for Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Robinson in Space(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Deep Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Interview Day(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lineage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Sweetsick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Semplica Girl Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 90 titles, 84 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

12 Years a Slave (2013)

$188M worldwide

Highest rated

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Conclave (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing90 of 90: 90 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s24 · crew2010s41 · crew2020s12 · crew

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.

Awards

3 BAFTA Awards from 9 major nominations, 2013–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  4. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tessa Ross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Ink (2026)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

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 Tessa Ross' work okay for kids?

Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore37 titles28–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity49 titles17–66 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity37 titles30–89 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles15–68 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles28–86 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most 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 Tessa Ross work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tessa Ross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juliette Howell shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles