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Kevin Guthrie

Kevin Guthrie

Actor · Born March 21, 1988 (38) · Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Kevin Guthrie is a Scottish actor. His best known roles are Ally in Sunshine on Leith (2013), Ewan Tavendale in Terence Davies's Sunset Song (2015), and Abernathy in the first 2 Fantastic Beast films - Fantastic Beast and where to find them (2016), and Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). He also performed the lead role in Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, in 2011. In September 2020, Guthrie was charged with sexual assault. A trial before jury was set for January 2021 but was administratively adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Guthrie remained on bail in the interim. On 16 April 2021, he was convicted following a four-day trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court of carrying out a sexual assault on a woman that took place at the residence of fellow actor Scott Reid in Kelvindale, Glasgow between 30 September and 1 October 2017. On 14 May 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison and was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely. An attempted appeal of his conviction was rejected in November 2021. Guthrie was released from HM Prison Dumfries in May 2022, having had the term reduced to two years following a successful appeal to cut his prison time. He failed, however, in attempting to have his conviction quashed.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 21, 1988 (38)
From
Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 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 17% in 30 days

What are Kevin Guthrie's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Society
26%
Power
21%
Bonds
14%
Survival
6%
Morality
3%
Ideas
2%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
3
Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kevin Guthrie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Guthrie'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Land of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Owen

  • Killing Me Softly with Her Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mark

  • Concrete Plans(2020)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The English Game(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fergus Suter

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Get Duked!(2019)

    as PC Hamish

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Connect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Brian

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018)

    as Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Edie(2017)

    as Jonny

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dunkirk(2017)

    as Highlander 3

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

    as Mr. Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Whisky Galore(2016)

    as George Campbell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Song(2015)

    as Ewan Tavendale

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Barney Thomson(2015)

    as MacPherson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Two Doors Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ian

  • Sunshine on Leith(2013)

    as Ally

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Field of Blood(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sean

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Misfits(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2009 to 2022; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Sunshine on Leith (2013)

$8.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The English Game (2020)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

20092022

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Kevin Guthrie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Concrete Plans (2020)

55th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dunkirk (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 44. 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 Kevin Guthrie'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 23 · 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 Kevin Guthrie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Guthrie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cosmo shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers