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Denzil Smith

Denzil Smith

Actor · Born November 6, 1960 (65) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Denzil Smith is an Indian film and stage actor and producer. Smith was born into an Anglo-Indian family in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Benjamin John Smith and Kathleen (Katsy) Maude Shepherd. He has an older sister Cheryl Roy-Smith, and younger brother Lionel Smith. Smith’s father was a civil servant with the Government of India and possessed a deep love for music and the arts

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 6, 1960 (65)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Denzil Smith's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
32%
Bonds
24%
Self
22%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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 2 · Even-paced 7 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Warm
3
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Denzil Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Denzil Smith'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

54 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Confession of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3(2024)

    as Maharaj in 1824

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust(2024)

    as Hawker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Naam Namak Nishan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 17 episodes · as LT Gen S P Nair

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

    Show 7 episodes · as Deven

  • Poacher(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nilesh Sharma

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Tiger 3(2023)

    as Indian Defence Minister

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Ladykiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dr. Khurana

  • ICU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Father

  • Leo(2023)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Abhijeet Mehta

  • White Ant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Taaza Khabar(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dybbuk: The Curse Is Real(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bellbottom(2021)

    as R. N. Kao

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Silence... Can You Hear It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Commissioner

  • Tenet(2020)

    as Sanjay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Beecham House(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maharaja of Kalyan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Mind the Malhotras(2019)

    Show 19 episodes · as Dr. Gulfam Rastogi

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Delhi Crime(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · as Vishal Chaturvedi

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Photograph(2019)

    as Hasmukh Bhai

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Badla(2019)

    as Detective Sodhi

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Swarup

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Baazaar(2018)

    as Kishore Wadhwa

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Politician

  • Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi(2018)

    as Adnan Chow

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Aksar 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Manjha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Principal

  • Jagga Jasoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Terrorist

  • Viceroy's House(2017)

    as Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Brahman Naman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bernie

  • Phantom(2015)

    as ISI Chief Haider

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2015)

    as Mr. Dharuna

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Points of Origin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dr. Ambani

  • Zid(2014)

    as Inspector Moses

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Lunchbox(2013)

    as Mr. Shroff

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Coffin Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Father John

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

    as Shiva (voice)

  • Hanuman the Immortal 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Raaka

  • Shaurya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Brigadier P. P. V. Nair

  • Mumbai Salsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kay Kay

  • Frozen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tenzing

  • One Night with the King(2006)

    as Prince Carshena

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Memsahib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Prof. Neil Thakker

  • Ek Ajnabee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lee Kap

  • Time Bomb 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · as Head of ACT RAW

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

    as Deputy Comissioner Kumar

  • Paap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Life of the Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as King Sudhodana

  • Mango Soufflé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ranjith

  • Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mahesh Nair

  • Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama(1993)

    as Sugreeva (voice) (English)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Village Headman

  • 3 Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Revenue Officer

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 51 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Badla (2019)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lunchbox (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Delhi Crime (2019)

Film career

19962025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1997Screen debut· Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama
  • 2019Career best· Delhi Crime

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
9717

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 Denzil Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (2024)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Denzil Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles11–43 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian 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 Denzil Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denzil Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Parveez Shaikh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles