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Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

Actor · Born October 28, 1966 (60) · Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick in Being Human, Gavin Strong in Trollied, Simon Harwood in W1A and Gordon Shakespeare in the film series Nativity.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1966 (60)
From
Albrighton, Shropshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 113 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 28Up 29% in 30 days

What are Jason Watkins' films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th 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
28%
Bonds
26%
Society
20%
Morality
17%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 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 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 4 · 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 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 17
Threshold guardian
4 of 17
Hero
4 of 17
Trickster
2 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
13
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
10
Joyful
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

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 Jason Watkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Watkins' 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

113 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Enola Holmes 3(2026)

    as Brigadier Sampson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dear England(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Greg Dyke

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter

  • Dirty Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter Hammond

  • Dragonfly(2025)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    as Notary

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Game(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Huw Miller

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Presenter

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 17 episodes · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice) · as Alfred Pennyworth / Carnival Barker (voice) · as Alfred Pennyworth / Guard 1 (voice) · as Alfred Pennyworth / Provost Williams (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Simon

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Mr. Treading

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Archie(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Stanley Fox

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The One Note Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as One Note Man

  • Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Catch(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ed

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr Wraxhall

  • Rogue Heroes(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Winston Churchill

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Around the World in 80 Days(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bernard Fortescue

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Trick(2021)

    as Phil Jones

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Something Borrowed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Stanley

  • Des(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Brian Masters

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Hitmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as The Lawyer

  • McDonald & Dodds(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as DS Dodds

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Watership Down(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Orchis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Inside the Tower of London(2018)

    Show 50 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Children Act(2017)

    as Nigel Pauling

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Catchphrase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Very English Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emlyn Hooson

  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018)

    as Rupert

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hold the Sunset(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Overcoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Christopher Cobbler

  • Hampstead(2017)

    as James Smythe

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Decline and Fall(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilfred Lucas-Dockery

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Taboo(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Solomon Coop

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Harold Wilson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Are You Being Served?(2016)

    as Mr. Humphreys

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love, Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Malcolm Tanner

  • The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Pastor Hansford

  • Safe House(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Simon Duke

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christopher Jefferies

  • Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!(2014)

    as Gordon Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • W1A(2014)

    Show 14 episodes · as Simon Harwood

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Crios

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!(2012)

    as Gordon Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suffolk

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as FC Tim Ifield · as Tim Ifield

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy

  • Dirk Gently(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as DI Gilks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Will

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Applebee-Thornton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Christmas(2011)

    as Noel Noble

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Body Farm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Worrell

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Trollied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 70 episodes · as Gavin

  • Twenty Twelve(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Salter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Friday Night Dinner(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Michaels

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Vince

  • Mid Life Christmas(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nativity!(2009)

    as Gordon Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Personal Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Art Grimble

  • May Contain: Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mr. John Worrall

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Herrick

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Little Dorrit(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · as Plornish

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Wired(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mart

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Child(2008)

    as Mr. Nellist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Miss Austen Regrets(2007)

    as Rev Clarke

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lark Rise to Candleford(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Bolvangar Official

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The History of Mr Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Once Upon a Time on the Westway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Desmond Marshal

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswald Cooper

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle(2007)

    Show as Dr. Jonathan Fowler

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Housewife, 49(2005)

    as Dr Roger Brierley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sixty Six(2006)

    as Mr. Spender

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Fear of Fanny(2006)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Confetti(2006)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • New Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Steele

  • The Virgin Queen(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Christopher Hatton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Merrick

  • My Family and Other Animals(2005)

    as Durant

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Laurence

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Bradley Stainer

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Webley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    as Charlie Parker-Knowles

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sex Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Harris

  • In Denial of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Stephen Downing

  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blue Murder(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Barr

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • She Stoops to Conquer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Diggory

  • State of Mind(2003)

    as Nathan Saunders

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Russian Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Christopher Rattle

  • Sabotage!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Capt. Worplesdon

  • Circus(2000)

    as Dom

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Onegin(1999)

    as Guillot

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sex 'n' Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mick Luger

  • Bostock's Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tommy Bennett

  • Duck Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kevin 'Taz' Delaney

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Ferabbee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Grown Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bob

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Burgess

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Split Second(1992)

    as Coroner's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Cpl Geoff Porter

  • High Hopes(1988)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Bland

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Partridge

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerry

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Wraxhall

  • Geronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Older

  • The Joy of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 110 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Children Act (2017)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Inside No. 9 (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Batman: Caped Crusader (2024)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19712026

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 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
Acting112 of 112: 112 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s34 · acting2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
8909

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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 2 major nominations, 2015–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor

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 Jason Watkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Are You Being Served? (2016)

80th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Line of Duty (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. 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 Jason Watkins' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles6–73 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles14–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles23–61 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles19–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles28–77 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Jason Watkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Watkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Debbie Isitt shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers