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Rory Wilton

Rory Wilton

Actor

Film, television and stage actor, Rory Wilton graduated from The Hub Theatre School in 1992. He became Co-Artistic Director of Bedlam Theatre Company of Cornwall with Emma Spurgin Hussey in 1994, touring adventurous new writing productions nationally until 2006. He started working in film and TV during the late 1990's, joining the regular cast of Doc Martin in 2009 as Chippy Miller. He is best known for his role as Richard Tonkin in the BBC's international hit historical drama Poldark and as one of the group in the hit movie The Fisherman's Friend's., He has appeared in numerous independent film and television productions, cultivating ongoing working relationships with a number of film directors and producers. Rory is a strong supporter of emerging talent, co-running Bedlam Youth Theatre Companies in Cornwall, with his partner, the actor and writer, Emma Spurgin Hussey. He is a keen horse rider, fitness enthusiast, cook, musician, techno geek and artist. By: Rory Wilton and Emma Spurgin Hussey

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Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Rory Wilton's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
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Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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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
Survival
44%
Society
22%
Morality
19%
Bonds
14%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 7 · 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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
6
Absurd
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Rory Wilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory Wilton'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

22 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Jim

  • Arctic's Edge(2025)

    as Lucas Wade

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pirates: Behind the Legends(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Gods of the Deep(2023)

    as Hank O'Connell

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

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

    as Glen

  • Three Day Millionaire(2022)

    as The Captain

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Freeze(2022)

    as Roland Mortimer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All(2022)

    as Meryn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of the Tower of London(2022)

    as King Edward

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Flintlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as The Lord

  • A Werewolf in England(2020)

    as Bernard Bagley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • An English Haunting(2020)

    as Gordon Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sacrilege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as The Groundsman

  • Fisherman's Friends(2019)

    as Fisherman #6

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Marvin

  • The Barge People(2018)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Coffee Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Baxter

  • Blood Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Darius

  • Poldark(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Richard Tonkin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • All in the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Uther Talack

  • Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ben

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Für immer verborgen in Merren Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Logan Blythe

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Three Day Millionaire (2022)

$55K worldwide

Highest rated

The Haunting of the Tower of London (2022)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

A Werewolf in England (2020)

Film career

20142025

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34th

By decade

2010s7 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Rory Wilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 12 titles are Universally Panned.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

A Werewolf in England (2020)

89th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Poldark (2015)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 19. 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.

Who does Rory Wilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory Wilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlie Steeds shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers