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William Ruane

William Ruane

Actor · Born June 7, 1985 (41) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

William was given his breakthrough at 16 years old by award-winning British director Ken Loach in Sweet Sixteen where he plays Pinball. Ruane has gone on to work with Loach in 3 other films, Tickets, The Wind That Shakes The Barley (winner of the 2006 palme d'or) and The Angels' Share, (winner of the 2012 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film festival).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 7, 1985 (41)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 14 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are William Ruane's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Survival
25%
Bonds
18%
Morality
17%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · 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 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · 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 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · 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 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Warm
1
Other
1

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 William Ruane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Ruane'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

14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie

  • Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Big Yin

  • Kelly + Victor(2012)

    as Craig

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Angels' Share(2012)

    as Rhino

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Field of Blood(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as DC McGovern

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Papal Physician

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Fast Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Wakefield

  • Kick About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Dog Altogether (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Youth In Pub

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006)

    as Johnny Gogan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

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

    as Frank

  • Sea of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • Sweet Sixteen(2002)

    as Pinball

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2002 to 2017; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

The Angels' Share (2012)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Sweet Sixteen (2002)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Angels' Share (2012)

Film career

20022017

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s8 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 William Ruane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 52. 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 William Ruane's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does William Ruane work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Ruane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Loach shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Composers and editors

Producers