From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Robert "Will" Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural Pop Idol contest (February 2002), making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. He has won multiple awards. Young has sold over eight million albums worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 20, 1979 (47)
- Wokingham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Actor, also producer
- 7 on Motif · 14 credits in all
What are Will Young's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Bertie in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
- Shadowas Ryan in Bedlam (2011)
Moods and endings
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 Will Young's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Will Young's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
14 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
McDonald & Dodds(2020)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Perspectives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Bedlam(2011)
Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows
Coriolanus(2011)
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
Skins(2007)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all showsDavina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Dancing on Ice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
OFI Sunday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Paul O'Grady Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
CD:UK (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
Star power in the 64th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1998 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Highest rated
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Most popular right now
Coriolanus (2011)
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Mrs. Henderson Presents
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Will Young work with?
People who share at least 2 of Will Young's Motif titles; Kevan Van Thompson shares the most, 2.
- Kevan Van ThompsonShared titles: Coriolanus (2011), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Kevan Van Thompson
