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Ryan Gage

Ryan Gage

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born January 17, 1983 (43) · England, UK

Ryan Gage is an English actor who has worked extensively across film, television, theatre and video games. He is most widely recognized for playing the conniving deputy Alfrid Lickspittle in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies and for his portrayal of King Louis XIII in the BBC series The Musketeers.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 17, 1983 (43)
From
England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 36 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ryan Gage's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: 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
Survival
40%
Morality
23%
Bonds
17%
Power
11%
Self
7%
Society
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Ryan Gage's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Gage'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

36 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Leonora in the Morning Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Edward James

  • Warlord(2025)

    as The Brute

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Draw(2025)

    as Alec

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Robin Hood(2025)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Assassin's Guild(2024)

    as Flower Hunter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

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

    as Gene

  • Renegade Nell(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Japhia

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

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

    as Gene

  • The Famous Five(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prince Regent

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Goodnight Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Kingslayer(2022)

    as Aumônier Anselme

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ridley(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hadderly

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Choose or Die(2022)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of a Mathematician(2020)

    as Robert Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Midwife(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • I Hate Suzie(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • London Arabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Oleg

  • 100 Streets(2016)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Angel of Decay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Him

  • Lucky Man(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Davey Wells

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Gamechangers(2015)

    as Jounalist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Serial Thriller(2015)

    Show as Him

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)

    as Alfrid

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 30 episodes · as King Louis

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

    as Alfrid

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Home Front(2013)

    as Danny Hastings

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danny Hastings

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ludo Talenti

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Finbar Finch

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Osric / Player Queen

  • Outlaw(2007)

    as Manning's Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Down to Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin

  • Judge Dredd(1995)

    as Young Thief (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Hitler

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Kingslayer (2022)

$3.4K worldwide

Highest rated

The Musketeers (2014)

Midcredits 83rd

Film career

19882025

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · 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 Ryan Gage's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Kingslayer (2022)

96th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Endeavour (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 36. 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 Ryan Gage's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–61 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Ryan Gage work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Gage's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stuart Brennan shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers