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George Russo

George Russo

Actor, also writer and producer

George Russo is an English actor, writer and producer with over twenty years of experience in TV and film. In his first screenplay, the slice of life drama 'Turnout' (2011) George played the lead role alongside Neil Maskel, Ophelia Lovibond and Ben 'Plan B' Drew. It was picked up and Distributed by Revolver Entertainment and had a UK theatrical release. His second feature was the acclaimed crime drama 'Villain' (2020) directed by BAFTA nominated director Phil Barantini. It received many glowing reviews including the New York Times 'critics pick' and went on to hold the No1 film spot on Netflix UK's movie chart for over a week. In September 2022 George appeared in a one off special episode of the long running popular UK soap Eastenders. Set in the winter of 1979, he played Eric Mitchell, the extremely abusive father of brothers Grant and Phil and husband to the iconic Peggy Mitchell, portrayed by Jaime Winstone. His two short films Smack Edd (2019) and Baby Boy (2021) have screened at film festivals all over the world picking up numerous awards along the way. The latter won George an award for best actor at the BAFTA and BIFA qualifying BUFF film festival. Baby Boy was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious Iris Prize, resulting in multiple screenings on Channel 4 and becoming available on their streaming service All4 for a whole year. In 2022 George reprised his role as Joey 'Basildon Joe' Waller in the popular Rise Of The Footsoldier franchise spin off 'Tate: Two Days Of Blood' (2023). He also has several other projects being released in 2023 including supporting roles in two BBC Dramas and a recurring role in an unannounced, high profile HBO series.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 45% in 30 days

What are George Russo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Survival
27%
Bonds
18%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · 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 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Cold
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • 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 George Russo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for George Russo'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

32 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance(2023)

    as Joey 'Basildon Joe' Waller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wolf(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Richards

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Gold(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Policeman Jack

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Turn of the Screw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Danny Arthur

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins(2021)

    as Joey Waller

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Baby Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nicky Reed aka Skinny Nicky

  • Villain(2020)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Sean Franks

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Corrupted(2019)

    as Walsh

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Marine 6: Close Quarters(2018)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Gunned Down(2017)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Lenny(2017)

    as Frank Warren

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bonded by Blood 2(2017)

    as Damon Alvin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    as Armed Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Stranger Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dicky

  • Top Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Graham Hawkins

  • I Am Soldier(2014)

    as JJ

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Green Street 3: Never Back Down(2013)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    Writer · as George

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Mackey

  • Skin Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Skeggs

  • Urban Gothic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Macca

  • Daylight Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyrider

  • Maisie Raine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Farrel

  • Point Dume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Calvin Watkins

  • Little Napoleons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Graham

  • Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · as Johnny Mandell

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Faraday

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jason

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Les Gens de Mogador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 13 episodes · as Victor

  • Villain – The Next Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Wuss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 1972 to 2023; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023)

$473K worldwide

Highest rated

My Name Is Lenny (2017)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013)

Film career

19722023

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting31 of 32: 29 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting3 of 32: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
1318

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 George Russo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

EastEnders (1985)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Name Is Lenny (2017)

Midcredits 59th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 31. 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 George Russo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does George Russo work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Russo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Fairbrass shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles