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Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Actor, also producer · Born September 7, 1976 (50) · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elliot Cowan is an English actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elliot Cowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1976 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 59 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 2% in 30 days

What are Elliot Cowan's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Ideas
17%
Self
16%
Power
5%
Society
1%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 7 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
8
Dread
9
Thrilling
7
Romantic
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • 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 Elliot Cowan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elliot Cowan'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

59 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as King Frederic

  • Gone(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)

    as Jack Smurl

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • King & Conqueror(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sweyn Godwinson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Jetty(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Russell

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • A Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Brother Luke / Dr. Traylor / Caleb Porter

  • Fifteen-Love(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Adam Jaffe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lewis Pirenne

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • A Doll's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tom Helmer

  • National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Charlie Morris

  • The Spanish Princess(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Henry VII

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Innocent(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Wilson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • All the Devil's Men(2018)

    as McKnight

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Krypton(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Daron-Vex

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Muse(2017)

    as Samuel Salomon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Butterfly Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Billy

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Norton Knatchbull

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Angel of Decay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bob

  • Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Abrecan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • We Are Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Paul

  • Howl(2015)

    as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Narcopolis(2015)

    Producer · as Frank Grieves

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Casebook of Nips and Porkington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Porkington, the rat, and Mr. Goose

  • Critical(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Tom Farrow

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Serial Thriller(2015)

    Show as Bob

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as George Martin

  • Ambassadors(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stephen Pembridge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Levitt

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hammer of the Gods(2013)

    as Hakan

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Da Vinci's Demons(2013)

    Show 28 episodes · as Lorenzo Medici

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Doors Open(2012)

    as Bruce Cameron

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Edward Arlington

  • Sinbad(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gunnar

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron McCormack

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Mark Ashburn

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

    as Gee Gee

  • Max Schmeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Alan Walken

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Marwood

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • In Love with Barbara(2008)

    as Sacchie McCorquodale

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lost in Austen(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Darcy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)

    as Bookshop Assistant

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Commanding Officer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Mark of Cain(2007)

    as Capitaine Worriss

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007)

    as James McDowall

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Ruby in the Smoke(2006)

    as Hendrick Van Eeden · as Van Eeden

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love and Other Disasters(2006)

    as James Wildstone

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Egypt(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Champollion

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Filthy Love(2004)

    as Gareth

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Wally Hudd

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Ptolemy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gavin

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Buckingham

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate Force(2002)

    Show 21 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hunter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Leyman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hunter

  • The Protagonist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alexander Croxford – The Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 55 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Muse (2017)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

19892026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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
Acting58 of 58: 57 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing1 of 58: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
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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 Elliot Cowan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

King & Conqueror (2025)

70th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Egypt (2005)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. 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 Elliot Cowan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian 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 Elliot Cowan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elliot Cowan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Teague shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors