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Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Actor · Born April 21, 1969 (57) · Fitzrovia, London, England, UK

Toby Stephens (born April 21, 1969) is an British actor of stage, film, and television. He is best known for his roles in Die Another Day (2002), Jane Eyre (2006), Black Sails (2014 – 2017), and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023 – present). He is the youngest son of iconic actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1969 (57)
From
Fitzrovia, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 60 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Toby Stephens' films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
29%
Bonds
23%
Survival
19%
Power
13%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 6 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 9

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

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 12 · 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 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 22
Shadow
4 of 22
Ally
3 of 22
Mentor
2 of 22
Threshold guardian
2 of 22
Shapeshifter
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
13
Dread
5
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Toby Stephens' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toby Stephens' 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

60 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Season(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Christopher Hext

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Marama(2025)

    as Nathaniel Cole

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Morrigan(2025)

    as Malachy Crowley

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Giant(2025)

    as Frank Warren

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Severed Sun(2024)

    as The Pastor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Melford Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Gentleman Ghost / Russell Craddock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • One Day(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Lionel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Poseidon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dodger Special: Coronation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as President Van Buren

  • Prisoner C33 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Prisoner C33 / Oscar Wilde

  • Alex Rider(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Damian Cray

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • McDonald & Dodds(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Holgate

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Summer of Rockets(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Samuel Petrukhin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    as Bill Beaman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 28 episodes · as John Robinson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Journey(2016)

    as Tony Blair

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 13 Hours(2016)

    as Glen 'Bub' Doherty

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Edward Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • In Vitro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Black Sails(2014)

    Show 38 episodes · as Captain James Flint

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Private Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Elyot Chase

  • Believe(2013)

    as Dr. Farquar

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Machine(2013)

    as Vincent McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • All Things to All Men(2013)

    as Riley

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Vexed(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as DI Jack Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Wired(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Crawford Hill

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as David Connelly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Robin Hood(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prince John

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edward Rochester

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Severance(2006)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Umbrella Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Dark Corners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Woodleigh

  • Sharpe's Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dodd

  • The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Peter Tremaine

  • The Queen's Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tony Armstrong Jones - Lord Snowdon

  • Mangal Pandey(2005)

    as Captain William Gordon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Doctor Edward Armstrong

  • London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Casanova

  • Working Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Cambridge Spies(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kim Philby

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Die Another Day(2002)

    as Gustav Graves

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tsar Alexandre Ier de Russie

  • Possession(2002)

    as Fergus Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Nick Henderson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charles

  • The Announcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ross

  • Space Cowboys(2000)

    as Young Frank

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(2000)

    as Jay Gatsby

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Onegin(1999)

    as Lensky

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Luke Bradley

  • Cousin Bette(1998)

    as Victorin Hulot

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Photographing Fairies(1997)

    as Charles Castle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gilbert Markham

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Twelfth Night(1996)

    as Orsino

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as William Dodd

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Orlando(1992)

    as Othello

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Camomile Lawn(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Oliver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Blake

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Die Another Day (2002)

$432M worldwide

Highest rated

Jane Eyre (2006)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Black Sails (2014)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting59 of 60: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 60: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
920212

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 Toby Stephens' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Season (2026)

69th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jane Eyre (2006)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Toby Stephens' work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles47–95 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles13–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles36–87 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles7–68 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles43–77 · median 64 · 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 Toby Stephens work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toby Stephens' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Watkins shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers