John Travers
Actor · Born January 31, 1989 (37) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Michael O'Dwyer, of the Irish Times, commented on his great screen presence; John Travers. From growing up in the 1990s in North Belfast to becoming a well established and extremely humble Northern Irish actor. From winning Best Actor at the Cherbourg Film Festival in 2003 of Aisling Walsh's incredible Song for a Raggy Boy - the feature film played Sundance, Seattle, Tribeca, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Karlovy Vary, Cork, Ghent, Lyubyana, Bergen, Gothenberg, Copenhagen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast and Salerno festivals to brilliant effect, picking up eighteen awards and bringing massive praise to John - his very first acting role. John Travers had previously set his goals in boxing, and was a very promising young fighter, winning various junior titles around the Ulster province and Ireland. It was there that he was subsequently cast in a big budget feature film that would change the course of his life. From that role he has never looked back. As his profile grew, John was being sent for and winning roles in not only feature films but commercials too; the Adidas campaign for MJZ, John was cast opposite several world class footballers including Jermaine Defoe, Del Piero, Djibril Cisse, Ashley Cole and David Trezeguet, shot in St.Albans by Fredrik Bond; also a Dublin anti-litter campaign, invest NI, BT, and even lent his growing skills to anti bullying and anti knife crime advertisements across Ireland. In 2007 John was cast as Young Quinlan, in Lord Richard Attenborough's 'Closing the Ring'. He played the younger version of the late, great Pete Postlethwaite and won critical appraisal for his role. It was at this time that John's casting power really became apparent, with lead roles in various other bigger budget feature films like 48 Angels, Peacefire, the Mighty Celt and Wilderness, including 2012's 'Good Vibarations'. Besides an exciting career in film, John has also had a commercially successful career on stage too. Although late to the theatre game, he quickly gained repertoire within the Irish theatre circle, winning yet more appraisal for his stage craft in such plays as 'The Jonny Miester and Stitch', 'Basra Boy' and 'Tartan' to name a few. He especially gained much notability for his energetic performance in one man shows, where he would dominate the entire stage by himself for sometimes well over an hour. In 2017, John played the late, great Robin Williams, in a one man stage production written by Kieron Magee, chronicling the life of the legendary actor and comedian. In 2018, John made a return to the Edinburgh fringe, after almost 10 years, with a play called Vivarium; written by playwrite, Don McCamphill.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 31, 1989 (37)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are John Travers' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Liam Mercier 636 in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
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 John Travers' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for John Travers' 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
19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Nightride(2021)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
My Name Is Emily(2015)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsThe Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Truth Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Shooting for Socrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Two Dogs Caged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Good Vibrations(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Meeting Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Peacefire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Closing the Ring(2007)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Wilderness(2006)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
48 Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Mighty Celt(2005)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Song for a Raggy Boy(2003)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Deep Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Emperor's New Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Demonwarp(1988)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1988 to 2022; peak year 2006.
Film career
Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 2003Screen debut· Song for a Raggy Boy
Billing
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 John Travers' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 38. 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.
Who does John Travers work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Travers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Simpson shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Andrew SimpsonShared titles: Nightride (2021), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Simpson
- Bernard ManningShared titles: The Mighty Celt (2005), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Manning
Cinematographers
- Seamus DeasyShared titles: My Name Is Emily (2015), The Mighty Celt (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Seamus Deasy