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Jacob Anderson

Jacob Anderson

Actor · Born June 18, 1990 (36) · London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Jacob Basil Anderson, born on June 18, 1990, in Bristol, England, is a British actor and musician. He is widely recognized for his role as Grey Worm in the acclaimed television series Game of Thrones. Anderson has also appeared in other notable productions, such as Broadchurch, Episodes, and the AMC series Interview with the Vampire, where he portrays Louis de Pointe du Lac. In addition to his acting career, Anderson is a musician who performs under the alias Raleigh Ritchie, inspired by characters from The Royal Tenenbaums. His music blends genres like soul, trip-hop, and alternative R&B. His debut album, You're a Man Now, Boy, was released in 2016 to positive reviews, followed by his second album, Andy, in 2020.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 18, 1990 (36)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 37 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 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Jacob Anderson's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd 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
Bonds
24%
Self
17%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Survival
16%
Power
11%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Jacob Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Anderson'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

37 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Apples(2025)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Lestat(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Louis de Pointe du Lac

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Vampire Lestat: After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Guest

  • Still Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Max

  • Timestalker(2024)

    as Scipio

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Slow Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tug

  • Interview with the Vampire(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Louis de Pointe du Lac

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Hall

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Everything: The Real Thing Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Britain's Child Drug Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Overlord(2018)

    as Dawson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Super Recogniser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Scott

  • [ HI MAINTENANCE ] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer · as He

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Grey Worm

  • The Mimic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Steven Coombs

  • Broadchurch(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dean Thomas

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Comedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lloyd

  • Offender(2012)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Demons Never Die(2011)

    as Sachin

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Injustice(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Simon (Young Offender)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 53 episodes · as Grey Worm

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Episodes(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Chatroom(2010)

    as Si

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 4.3.2.1.(2010)

    as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Royal Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Wesley

  • Gunrush(2009)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Adulthood(2008)

    as Omen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Things I Haven't Told You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Danny

  • West 10 LDN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Benji

  • Primeval(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucien

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Inston-Vee Vinder

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Dom Parke

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Good People, Bad Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tom

  • Queen of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Louis de Pointe du Lac

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 35 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Overlord (2018)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Interview with the Vampire (2022)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Bad Apples (2025)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19862026

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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
Acting36 of 37: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 37: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 37: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 37: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2015–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · 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 Jacob Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Demons Never Die (2011)

74th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 37. 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 Jacob Anderson'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 48 · 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 Jacob Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Anderson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Assad Zaman shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers