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Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns

Actor · Born July 11, 1978 (48) · Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in Cardinal Burns (2012–2014) and Slow Horses (2022). He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), Viktor in the action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), and Crazy Cedric in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019). In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in Stath Lets Flats, Will_5000 in Sick Note, Simon in GameFace, Daniel in Turn Up Charlie, and Voltaire in The Great. Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, southwest London (1989–1996). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1978 (48)
From
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Dustin Demri-Burns' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
29%
Morality
17%
Society
11%
Power
9%
Survival
2%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

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
Absurd
8
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Thrilling
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Dustin Demri-Burns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dustin Demri-Burns' 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

46 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hugo Fox

  • The Magic Faraway Tree(2026)

    as Saucepan Man

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dope Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Damaso Salucci

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Sweetpea(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Decameron(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arriguccio

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Record(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Cosmo Thompson

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Live at the Moth Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer · as Dustin

  • The Flatshare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Phil

  • Am I Being Unreasonable?(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ellie & Natasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Min Harper

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • All My Friends Hate Me(2021)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Truth Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor Kettering

  • The Great(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Voltaire

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Capture(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Francis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daudran (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    as Cedric

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Lodge(2019)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gary

  • The Spy Who Dumped Me(2018)

    as Viktor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Stath Lets Flats(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Julian

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Francis Rossi

  • Doodlebugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Various (voice)

  • Sick Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Will_5000

  • GameFace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Simon

  • Bob the Builder: Mega Machines(2017)

    as Tread / Thud (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Francis Rossi · as Josef

  • The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe(2017)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Digby Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 72 episodes · as Grumpy (voice)

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    as Analyst #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Friends(2015)

    as David Schnieder

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ludo Backslash

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Monsieur Silk

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Alan Partridge(2013)

    as Danny Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · Writer · as Coco Chanel (uncredited) · as Horror · as Keppel · as Lady Godiva / Pandora · as Nora Ephron

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

    Show 1 episode · as Computer Geek · as PC Universe Worker

  • I Give It a Year(2013)

    as Dove Violinist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bad Education(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Persuasionists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Focus Group

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Clumsy Medic

  • Saxondale(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Brian May'

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hyperdrive(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Queppu Warrior

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Nightswimming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Young Man

  • Close Personal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Worst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 42 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

$75M worldwide

Highest rated

Alan Partridge (2013)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Criminal Record (2024)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting45 of 45: 43 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting2 of 45: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% 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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2013, Best Comedy Programme.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dustin Demri-Burns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Bob the Builder: Mega Machines (2017)

85th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Slow Horses (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Dustin Demri-Burns' work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles31–66 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Dustin Demri-Burns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dustin Demri-Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Stourton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers