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Tony Jayawardena

Tony Jayawardena

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Tony Jayawardena's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
32%
Society
17%
Survival
10%
Morality
7%
Parenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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 1 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · 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 3 · 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 2 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · 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 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Tony Jayawardena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Jayawardena'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

24 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • National Theatre Live: The Jungle Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Russian Ambassador Bakov

  • National Theatre Live: Nye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr Dain/Winston Churchill

  • CBeebies Presents: Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Vinayak Savarkar

  • Dragonkeeper(2024)

    as Master Lan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Glassworker(2024)

    as Colonel Amano

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Jekyll(2023)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Avoidance(2022)

    Show as Keith

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: East is East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as George Khan

  • The Duchess(2020)

    Show as Mr. Michaels

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Ackley Bridge(2017)

    Show 28 episodes · as Rashid Hyatt

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • RSC Live: The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Stephano

  • A Street Cat Named Bob(2016)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Sonny Ramphal

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Windsors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sandy

  • Jadoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as London Chef

  • Trance(2013)

    as Security Guard #2

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cuckoo(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Hassan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Tower Block(2012)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as 2nd Lord Dumaine

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jagdeep

  • Chasing Liberty(2004)

    as White House Guard

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Phil

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2004 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Dragonkeeper (2024)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Glassworker (2024)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Ackley Bridge (2017)

Film career

20042025

Peak 2012 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting20 of 20: 20 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s6 · acting

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.

How do Tony Jayawardena's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Doctor Jekyll (2023)

84th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 34. 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 Tony Jayawardena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Jayawardena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Manuel Jiménez shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers