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Colin Stinton

Colin Stinton

Actor · Born March 10, 1947 (79) · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Colin Stinton (born March 10, 1947, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actor whose career has spanned over four decades across stage, film, and television. He earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for his role in the U.S. premiere of Richard Nelson's Some Americans Abroad and played Mr. Robinson in both the London and New York stage productions of The Graduate. He made his screen debut in 1980 and has since accumulated over 100 credits. His most notable film roles include Dr. Dave Greenwalt in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Neal Daniels (CIA Deputy Director) in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Teddy Mayer in Rush (2013), a Customs Officer in Closer (2004), Inspector Rogers in The Machinist (2004), a Theoretical Physicist in Proof (2005), Daniel Burnham in The Current War (2017), a NORAD Colonel in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), and Moscow Station Chief in All the Old Knives (2022). Other credits include The Verdict (1982), The Russia House (1990), Spy Game (2001), The Hours (2002), TransSiberian (2008), Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), and Hunter Killer (2018). On television, Stinton is best known as President Arthur Coleman Winters in the Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums" (2007), US Secretary of State Traynor Styles in Spooks (2006), Justice Robert H. Jackson in Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006), Anthony Markowitz in Broken News (2005, series regular), US Ambassador in Veep (2014), Dean Jackson in Outlander (2017), Lawrence Spivak in The Crown (2019), Chennault in The Queen's Gambit (2020), and Bastien in The Serpent (2021). He has also done extensive voice-over work for video games including Overwatch, Apex Legends, and RoboCop: Rogue City.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 10, 1947 (79)
From
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 80 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 8% in 30 days

What are Colin Stinton's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
21%
Survival
13%
Power
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
9%
Society
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Cold
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Colin Stinton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Stinton'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

80 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page.

  • Down Cemetery Road(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Crawford

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Suttle

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • All the Old Knives(2022)

    as Moscow Station Chief

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bastien

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman 1984(2020)

    as NORAD Colonel

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Blithe Spirit(2020)

    as Cecil B. DeMille

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Hesh Cooper

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Queen's Gambit(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Chennault

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Adults in the Room(2019)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hanna(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Kaladski

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    as Senator from Iowa

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beirut(2018)

    as Mr. Jones

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Current War(2017)

    as Daniel Burnham

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Absentia(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Steven Mandel

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Borg vs. McEnroe(2017)

    as Talk Show Host

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawrence E. Spivak

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Very British Deterrent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Jackson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Rush(2013)

    as Teddy Mayer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • City Slacker(2012)

    as Freddie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as US Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Leprechauns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Thorpe

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

    as Bob Gilruth

  • Red Mist(2008)

    as Detective Cartert

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • House of Saddam(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as American Journalist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Harley Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Transsiberian(2008)

    as Embassy Official

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Radio Announcer

  • Consenting Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Kinsey

  • The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

    as Neal Daniels

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of Tony Blair(2007)

    as US Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Big Nothing(2006)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Justice Robert Jackson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Kovak Box(2006)

    as Encargado Consulado

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Second in Command(2006)

    as Ambassador George Norland

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A for Andromeda(2006)

    as Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Broken News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anthony Markovitz

  • Proof(2005)

    as Theoretical Physicist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as President Arthur Winters

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Jacket(2005)

    as Jury Foreman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Closer(2004)

    as Customs Officer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Machinist(2004)

    as Inspector Rogers

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 12 Days of Terror(2004)

    as Dr. John Nichols

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Belly of the Beast(2003)

    as Jim Cox

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Walker 'Brig' Young

  • Quicksand(2003)

    as Harbinson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Hours(2002)

    as Hotel Clerk

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Wire in the Blood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Sutton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Colonel Hoyt Jackson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Thunderpants(2002)

    as Foster

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Traynor Styles

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Falklands Play(2002)

    as Alexander Haig (US Secretary of State)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The American Embassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John Macavoy

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spy Game(2001)

    as Henry Pollard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Larry Karp

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • My Family(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Winslow Boy(1999)

    as Desmond Curry

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    as Dave Greenwalt

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Reisner

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • In Love and War(1996)

    as Tom Burnside

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 99-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hanson

  • Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Art Morgan

  • A Year in Provence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bishop Brian Stanford

  • The 10 Percenters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Ghostwatch(1992)

    as Dr. Emilio Sylvestri

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mike Mulholland

  • Flodder in Amerika!(1992)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Homicide(1991)

    as Walter B. Wells

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Russia House(1990)

    as Henziger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story(1990)

    as Raymond Smith

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Ginger Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Dale

  • Mother Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Lester

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lip Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Salesman #2

  • Still Crazy Like a Fox(1987)

    as Thurmond Richards

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Very Peculiar Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charlie Dusenberry

  • Daniel(1983)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Verdict(1982)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Paul's Case(1980)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles from 1980 to 2025; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Closer (2004)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Ghostwatch (1992)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Closer (2004)

Film career

19802025

Peak 2005 · 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
Acting80 of 80: 80 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 32 roles
829707

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 Colin Stinton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 41; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Adults in the Room (2019)

94th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rush (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. 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 Colin Stinton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Colin Stinton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Stinton's MovieCove titles; Richard Fell shares the most, 2.