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Paul Spurrier

Paul Spurrier

Actor, director, cinematographer, writer and editor, also composer and producer · Born May 23, 1967 (59) · Suffolk, England, UK

Paul Spurrier (born 23 May 1967 Suffolk) is a British former child actor on stage, television, and film, and a screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than thirty different roles, with credits including Anna Karenina and The Lost Boys for the BBC, Tales of the Unexpected for Anglia Television, and the feature film The Wild Geese as Richard Harris's son Emile. He also appeared in Der schwarze Bumerang [de] – an Australian/German TV-Serial in 4 parts in 1982. Here he played the role of the 15-year-old boy and his adventures in the Australian outback with Aboriginal Australians.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 23, 1967 (59)
From
Suffolk, England, UK
Works as
Actor, director, cinematographer, writer and editor, also composer and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 27 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Paul Spurrier's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
27%
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Morality
8%
Ideas
8%
Survival
8%
Society
4%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · 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 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Bittersweet
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Spurrier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Spurrier'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

27 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dream! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay · Songs

  • Maidaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Australian football coach

  • Influencer(2022)

    as Rupert

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sang krasue 2(2023)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Eullenia(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Creator · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Forest(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Edge of the Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

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

    Director · Composer · Editor · Screenplay · Sound Editor · Story · as Customer

  • Underground(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • King of the Wind(1989)

    as King Louis XV

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Labours of Erica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hardwicke House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 5 episodes · as Spotty

  • Max Headroom(1985)

    as Bryce Lynch

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Cosmo Dexter

  • Judgement Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Peter Rush

  • Vice Versa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · as Richard 'Dick' Bultitude

  • Dark Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Johnnie

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as David · as Young William Perkins

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Lady Oscar(1979)

    as Louis Joseph

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Renoir, My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jean Renoir, as a Boy

  • The Wild Geese(1978)

    as Emile Janders

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Jean

  • Beloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Prince as a Boy

  • Victorian Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Henry

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1976 to 2025; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Influencer (2022)

$227K worldwide

Highest rated

Max Headroom (1985)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Anna Karenina (1977)

Film career

19762025

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. 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
Acting21 of 27: 20 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting6 of 27: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting4 of 27: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 27: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic2 of 27: 0 only music, 2 with another roleCinematography4 of 27: 1 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing3 of 27: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 27: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

27 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · 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 Paul Spurrier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor

Eullenia (2019)

71st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Max Headroom (1985)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. 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 Paul Spurrier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Spurrier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jiriya Spurrier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers