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Ed Speleers

Ed Speleers

Actor · Born April 7, 1988 (38) · Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · BAFTA Award nominee

Edward John Speleers (born 7 April 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon, antagonist Stephen Bonnet in the TV series Outlander, and Jimmy Kent in the TV series Downton Abbey. He has also appeared as Rhys Montrose in the fourth season of You (2023) and Jack Crusher in the third season of Star Trek: Picard (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Speleers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1988 (38)
From
Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 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 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Ed Speleers' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 10
Hero
3 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ed Speleers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ed Speleers' 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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Lady(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Thomas Cressman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Fudge Sundae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jack

  • Midas Man(2024)

    as Tex Ellington

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Peril on the Night Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mr. Roland

  • The Famous Five: Peril on the Night Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mr. Roland

  • Irish Wish(2024)

    as James Thomas

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Famous Five(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Roland

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Pylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Black Ops(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jack Crusher

  • Against the Ice(2022)

    as Bessel

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dad Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jack Crusher

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Whispers - Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Student

  • For Love or Money(2019)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Zoo(2018)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The House That Jack Built(2018)

    as Ed - Police Officer 2

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • You(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rhys Montrose

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Wale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Breathe(2017)

    as Colin Campbell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    as James Harcourt

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Slean

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Remainder(2015)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Howl(2015)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Partners in Crime(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carl Denim

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Wolf Hall(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edward Seymour

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Stephen Bonnet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Plastic(2014)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    as Nathan Reece

  • Love Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jamie

  • Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Acteon

  • A Lonely Place to Die(2011)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 14 episodes · as Jimmy Kent

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Deathless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as John Ray

  • Witchville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jason

  • Echo Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jimmy Penwarden

  • Eragon(2006)

    as Eragon

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mercenary: An Extraction Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Unholy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Wind of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Matthias Jabs

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 37 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Eragon (2006)

$250M worldwide

Highest rated

Breathe (2017)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The House That Jack Built (2018)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20062026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 40: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing3 of 40: 3 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s22 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 11 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 15 roles
0616

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.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 3 major nominations, 2014–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Short Film
  2. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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 Ed Speleers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)

67th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 74, 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 Ed Speleers' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles13–88 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–56 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles10–74 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles17–38 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles21–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Ed Speleers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ed Speleers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julian Gilbey shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers