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Daniel Rigby

Daniel Rigby

Actor · Born December 6, 1982 (43) · Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Daniel Rigby (born December 6, 1982) is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC television film Eric and Ernie.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 6, 1982 (43)
From
Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 34 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Daniel Rigby's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Morality
13%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Romantic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Daniel Rigby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Rigby'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

34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cold Storage(2026)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Summerwater(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Steve Tindall

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • I, Jack Wright(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as John Wright

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Renegade Nell(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Trotter

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Tom Jones(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Benjamin Partridge

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Witchfinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hebble

  • Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After(2021)

    as Jester

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Landscapers(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as DCI Tony Collier

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(2021)

    as Bendigo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Baker

  • Watership Down(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dandelion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Careful How You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Sick Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · as Officer Hayward

  • Timewasters(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Sump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as PC Clarke

  • National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night(2017)

    as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Flowers(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Donald Flowers

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2016)

    Show as Charles Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Teletubbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 120 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chris

  • That Day We Sang(2014)

    as Mr Kirkby

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • From There to Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charlie

  • Big School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mr Martin

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Salter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Alan Dangle

  • Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Will

  • Eric & Ernie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Eric Morecambe

  • Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Eric Morecambe (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Demetrius / Robin Starveling

  • Spooks: Code 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • Stand Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as John J Jones

  • Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Billy

  • Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Canon Prescott

    Midcredits score: 89th 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 33 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

I, Jack Wright (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s10 · acting

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.

How do Daniel Rigby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After (2021)

81st percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

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 Daniel Rigby's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Daniel Rigby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Rigby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sophie Thompson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers