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Neil Whitely

Neil Whitely

Actor · Born July 12, 1957 (69) · Sheffield, England, UK

Born
July 12, 1957 (69)
From
Sheffield, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 49 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 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Neil Whitely's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Romance movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
42%
Self
22%
Society
20%
Survival
11%
Morality
3%
Power
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · 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 16 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Tense
7
Romantic
7
Joyful
8
Hopeful
7
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Neil Whitely's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil Whitely'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

49 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trapped in the Spotlight(2025)

    as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bee My Love(2026)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Holy Hustle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Pastor Mathis

  • Crossroad Springs(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mason

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Everything's Going to Be Great(2025)

    as Dr. Kannengiser

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Murderbot(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Company Lawyer (Vinland Kemben)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Morningside(2025)

    as Papa

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cross(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Kittworth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Heiress and the Handyman(2024)

    as Michael Carr

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Country Hearts Christmas(2023)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Our Christmas Wedding(2023)

    as Mr. Greenwich

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fellow Travelers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Langston's Attorney

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Country Hearts(2023)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • All Aboard for Love(2023)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sappy Holiday(2022)

    as Mr. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Merry Christmas Wish(2022)

    as Sidney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Astonishing Tales of Terror: Rocktapussy!(2022)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    as George

  • Home for a Royal Heart(2022)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Sisterly Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Colton Fisher

  • An Ice Wine Christmas(2021)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Riverfront Romance(2021)

    as Mayor Greg Berns

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Clarice(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Dale

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas by Chance(2020)

    as Mr Davis

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Home for Harvest(2019)

    as Mr. Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • When Hope Calls(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Harley West

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Jett(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • In the Dark(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Lee

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Our House(2018)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Impulse(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Baby Stealer(2018)

    as Officer Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Pyewacket(2017)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Magical Christmas Ornaments(2017)

    as Administrator

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Flint(2017)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shimmer Lake(2017)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emery Wright

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Incorporated(2015)

    as Interviewer 1

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Between(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken (Gord's Grandpa)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Randolph

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Defiance(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • A Little Bit Zombie(2012)

    as The Professor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Barnes

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • RED(2010)

    as FBI Commander

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Head of Security

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as MC

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Repo Men(2010)

    as Passenger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Drop Box(2006)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Loss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sleeping Panhandler

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as NTSB Investigator Dennis Jones · as Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Pyewacket (2017)

$167K worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas Incorporated (2015)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2017 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Neil Whitely's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Morningside (2025)

97th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

When Hope Calls (2019)

Midcredits 86th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 23. 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 Neil Whitely work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil Whitely's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Cymek shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers