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Richard Short

Richard Short

Actor, also producer · Born October 8, 1975 (51) · South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Richard Short is a British stage, film and television actor as well as a writer about sports and travel.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 8, 1975 (51)
From
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Richard Short's films like?

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

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

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 Richard Short's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Short'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

25 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mysterious Ways(2023)

    Producer · as Peter Simmons

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021)

    as Siward

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Dare(2019)

    as Adam Heinz

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Not Welcome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Terry

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Scott Harris

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Crazy Famous(2017)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Training Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Wikstrom

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Desmond "Des" Bennett

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy McVicar

  • Butterflies of Bill Baker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mac

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Pinky Pinkerton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • The Exhibitionists(2012)

    as Walter Todd

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Café(2011)

    as Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Neville Furness

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Choose(2011)

    as Detective Benson

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Lemon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Collins

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as Agent Sam Cowley

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Loser Musician

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Dunn

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Camp

  • Delirious(2006)

    as Jace Hipley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dylan Mercer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Erik Winton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1999 to 2023; peak year 2021.

Film career

19992023

Peak 2021 · 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
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 14% 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 Richard Short's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 30. 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 Richard Short's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Richard Short work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Short's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giles Alderson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors