Joel Fry (born May 20, 1984) is a British actor and musician, having had roles in White Van Man, Trollied, Plebs, Twenty Twelve, and W1A. In film, he appeared as Lu'kibu in 10,000 BC, Rocky in the 2019 romantic comedy film Yesterday. In 2023, Fry starred in a main role as 'Hugh', the solicitor to Burnley banker Dave Fishwick in the film Bank of Dave.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1984 (42)
- London, England
- Actor
- 29 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
What are Joel Fry's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 7
Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 6 of 13 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Stylax in Plebs (2013)
- Tricksteras Rocky in Yesterday (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Matt in Cordelia (2019)
- Tricksteras Seamus in Silent Night (2020)
- Tricksteras Bryan in Love Wedding Repeat (2020)
- Heraldas Matt in A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
- Allyas Jasper in Cruella (2021)
- Heroas Martin Lowery in In the Earth (2021)
- Allyas Al Alpaca in Lovely Little Farm (2022)
- Allyas R in The End We Start From (2023)
- Allyas Hugh in Bank of Dave (2023)
- Mentoras Mad Professor in Stitch Head (2025)
- Allyas Daniel in Alice and Steve (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous7
- 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 Joel Fry's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Joel Fry'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
47 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Alice and Steve(2026)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Stitch Head(2025)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
American Sweatshop(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsSycoraxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Paddington in Peru(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The End We Start From(2023)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Bank of Dave(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Our Flag Means Death(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Lovely Little Farm(2022)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
A Boy Called Christmas(2021)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Cruella(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
In the Earth(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Silent Night(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Love Wedding Repeat(2020)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Denmark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Cordelia(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Yesterday(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Benjamin(2018)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Princess Emmy(2019)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Requiem(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Paddington 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Cla'am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
96 Ways to Say I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
W1A(2014)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Inside No. 9(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Svengali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Plebs(2013)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
I, Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Dog Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Death in Paradise(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Game of Thrones(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
White Van Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Twenty Twelve(2011)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Fortune's Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Tamara Drewe(2010)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all filmsNo Signal! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Octavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
10,000 BC(2008)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lola and Freddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Slap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Man Who Stole Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 42 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2020.
Biggest box office
10,000 BC (2008)
Highest rated
Cruella (2021)
Most popular right now
Our Flag Means Death (2022)
Film career
Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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.
- 2008Screen debut· 10,000 BC
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Game of Thrones
- 2021First top-billed film· In the Earth
- 2021Career best· Cruella
- 2022Career best· Our Flag Means Death
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
Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016, 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 Joel Fry's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 51. 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 Joel Fry's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
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 Joel Fry work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joel Fry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mahalia Belo shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Mahalia BeloShared titles: The End We Start From (2023), Requiem (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mahalia Belo
Actors
- Lydia WilsonShared titles: Alice and Steve (2026), Requiem (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Lydia Wilson
- Harry MichellShared titles: Bank of Dave (2023), Yesterday (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Michell
- Mark StrongShared titles: The End We Start From (2023), Cruella (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Strong
Producers
- Jo BamfordShared titles: Bank of Dave (2023), Love Wedding Repeat (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jo Bamford
- Karl HallShared titles: Bank of Dave (2023), Cordelia (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Karl Hall
- Piers TempestShared titles: Bank of Dave (2023), Love Wedding Repeat (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Piers Tempest
Mixed roles
- Sally HawkinsShared titles: A Boy Called Christmas (2021), Cordelia (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sally Hawkins
