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Jonas Armstrong

Jonas Armstrong

Actor · Born January 1, 1981 (45) · Dublin, Ireland

William Jonas Armstrong is an English actor, best known for his role as Robin Hood in the BBC series of the same name. He has also starred in films such as Edge of Tomorrow, Book of Blood, and Walking with the Enemy. Armstrong was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1981. He moved to England when he was 10 years old. He studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2003. Armstrong's first major television role came in 2004, when he was cast as Anthony Millington in the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, Teachers. He then appeared in the crime drama series The Ghost Squad as Pete Maitland. In 2006, Armstrong was cast as Robin Hood in the BBC series of the same name. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Armstrong's performance was praised by critics. He remained with the series for all four seasons, which aired from 2006 to 2010. Since then, Armstrong has starred in a number of films and television series, including Edge of Tomorrow, Book of Blood, and Walking with the Enemy. He has also appeared in the stage productions of "The Crucible" and "Richard II." Armstrong is currently filming the upcoming television series After the Flood, a six-part mystery thriller series for ITV. He will play the role of Lee, a man who is trying to piece together his life after a devastating flood.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1981 (45)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 37 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Jonas Armstrong's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
16%
Self
15%
Society
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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 4 · 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

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Jonas Armstrong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jonas Armstrong'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

37 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Internship(2026)

    as Vlad Kurchenko

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Unforgivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Peter McKinney Sr

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Paul

  • After the Flood(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lee Ellison

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Boat Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur Lake

  • Three Day Millionaire(2022)

    as Mr. Graham

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    as Barry Bennell

  • The Drowning(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jason

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Hollington Drive(2021)

    Show as Gareth

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Bay(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sean Meredith

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Boiling Point(2019)

    as Freeman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Backstage At Live Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bob Geldof

  • Troy: Fall of a City(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Menelaus

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • C.B. Strike(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Saul Morris

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Geldof

  • Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joe

  • The Dovekeepers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yoav

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Edge of Tomorrow(2014)

    as Skinner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Walking with the Enemy(2013)

    as Elek Cohen

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Owen Chase

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nathaniel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Twenty8K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Clint O'Connor

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joe Nash

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hit & Miss(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Steve

  • Rage of the Yeti(2011)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dylan Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Body Farm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Warner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Field of Blood(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Terry Hewitt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Book of Blood(2009)

    as Simon McNeal

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Losing Gemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steve

  • Robin Hood(2006)

    Show 39 episodes · as Robin Hood

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Pete Maitland

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Cade

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

$381M worldwide

Highest rated

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Robin Hood (2006)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20012026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 2001Screen debut· Teachers
  • 2009First film· Book of Blood
  • 2009First top-billed film· Book of Blood
  • 2009Breakout· Book of Blood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% 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 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.

How do Jonas Armstrong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Troy: Fall of a City (2018)

86th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Line of Duty (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 27. 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 Jonas Armstrong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles16–61 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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 Jonas Armstrong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonas Armstrong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carolina Giammetta shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers

Producers