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Gerard Kearns

Gerard Kearns

Actor · Born October 4, 1984 (42) · Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerard Kearns (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television. He played Ian Gallagher, one of the original characters in Channel 4's Shameless, for 6 years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Kearns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1984 (42)
From
Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on Motif · 26 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 27% in 30 days

What are Gerard Kearns' films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Bonds
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
2
Dread
2
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Gerard Kearns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gerard Kearns' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

26 credits, 18 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Waiting for the Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dad

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gary Cobb

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Floodlights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Andrew Woodward

  • The Essex Serpent(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henry Banks

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The English Game(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tommy Marshall

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Chernobyl(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pravik

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Mermaid of Mevagissey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mathew

  • Peterloo(2018)

    as Chadderton Woman's Husband

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    as Lester

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bunny and Clive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Clive

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Halig

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Great War: The People's Story(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Poole

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Our World War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Chas Rowland

  • The Smoke(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Little Al

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daniel

  • Wasteland(2012)

    as Charlie

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Honeymooner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fran Goldman

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974(2009)

    as Leonard Cole

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983(2009)

    as Leonard Cole

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Eric(2009)

    as Ryan

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Red Riding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leonard Cole

  • The Mark of Cain(2007)

    as Mark 'Treacle' Tate

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 81 episodes · as Ian Gallagher

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Morgan

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor Black

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Looking for Eric (2009)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Looking for Eric (2009)

Motif 85th

Most popular right now

The Essex Serpent (2022)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2008 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score78th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Gerard Kearns' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Motif 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Gerard Kearns' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Gerard Kearns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gerard Kearns' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Vanstone shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers