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Jon Buckland

Jon Buckland

Actor · Born September 11, 1977 (49) · Islington, London, England, UK

Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being influenced by acts such as the Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine and U2. Noted for sparse and delicate arrangements, he uses the slide bar and delay pedal with a stylistic chiming and ringing timbre that led to comparisons with the Edge. Buckland has a degree in astronomy and mathematics at University College London, where he formed Coldplay with Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. The group signed with Parlophone in 1999, finding global fame through the release of Parachutes (2000) and subsequent records. He won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. The band have sold over 100 million albums worldwide as of 2021,[a] making them the most successful group of the 21st century. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1977 (49)
From
Islington, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 21 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Jon Buckland's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
58%
Bonds
22%
Ideas
11%
Self
9%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Hopeful
2
Triumphant
2
Warm
1
Cathartic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jon Buckland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Buckland'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

21 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Coldplay - Live In Ahmedabad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • DOC Clara x Sofia - Tour Coldplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Coldplay - Prosieben in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Coldplay: BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend • Whitby Abbey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Membro da banda

  • Coldplay: Everyday Life – Live in Jordan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Coldplay: Live in Jordan (Sunrise Performance) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Coldplay: Live in Jordan (Sunset Performance) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Ocean Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Songs

  • Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Coldplay - Live at iTunes Festival - SXSW (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Earth Wins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Coldplay - Live at La Cigale 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Coldplay - Live at iTunes Festival: London 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Coldplay: MTV World Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Coldplay at the BBC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Guitar

  • Street Coffee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Coldplay Diary 2002-03 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    as Jonny Buckland

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 48th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Film career

  • 2004Screen debut· Shaun of the Dead

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 21: 16 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 21: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic2 of 21: 2 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 21: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 8 acting · 4 crew2020s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jon Buckland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 2; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 2 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 2 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2

Most loved · actor

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

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 Jon Buckland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Buckland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Martin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers