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John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Actor

John Macmillan is a British actor. Known for House of the Dragon (2022), The Nevers (2021) and King Lear (2018). THEATRE includes The Lady from the Sea at The Bridge; Phaedra at the National Theatre; The Lover / The Collection in the West End; Killer at Shoreditch Town Hall; Yerma (also at Park Avenue Armory, New York), The Member of the Wedding and In the Red and Brown Water at the Young Vic; The Homecoming at Trafalgar Studios; Children's Children and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida; Piranha Heights at Soho; Cymbeline for Cheek by Jowl (world tour); Macbeth at the Royal Exchange Manchester; and Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse and on Broadway (for the last two he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award). TELEVISION includes Surface, One Day, The Cleaner, The Burning Girls, The Great, Ghosts, Extraordinary, House of the Dragon, The Nevers, Famalam, King Lear, Hang Ups, Back, Kiss Me First, Ordinary Lies, The Windsors, Chewing Gum, Hoff the Record, Critical, and Silk. FILM includes The Woman in Cabin 10, The Scurry, Jay Kelly, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Maleficent, The Dark Knight Rises, and Hanna.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are John Macmillan's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
23%
Morality
19%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · 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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Allyas Prince Charming in 7 Bears (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
4
Joyful
3
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 John Macmillan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Macmillan'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, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Elsinore(2026)

    as Horatio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Oresteia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Jerome

  • Ponies(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tom Hasbeck

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Chef

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dating in Your 20s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Cynic

  • The Woman in Cabin 10(2025)

    as Captain Addis

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 7 Bears(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Prince Charming (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Up the Catalogue(2024)

    as Daniel Fortescue

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Seize Them! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as King Guthrum

  • One Day(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Burning Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mike Sudduth

  • Supa Team 4(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Magedzee / Bad Magz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Phaedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Eric

  • The People We Hate at the Wedding(2022)

    as Ollie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ser Laenor Velaryon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Surface(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Bus Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr. Relaxation (voice)

  • Ron's Gone Wrong(2021)

    as Bubble Techs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Cleaner(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Strazzamo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Nevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Byner

  • The Dig(2021)

    as Dr Rothman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tumbleweed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Cooper Cat (voice)

  • Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ben (segment "Mine")

  • Dial M for Middlesbrough(2019)

    as Chad

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ghosts(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hang Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Adebowale 'Abs' Walters

  • King Lear(2018)

    as Edmund

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Famalam(2018)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Kiss Me First(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Saul Green

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

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

    as Ben

  • Back(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julian

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Yerma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Victor

  • Carnage(2017)

    as Troye King Jones

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chewing Gum(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ronald

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Critical(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Staff Nurse Justin Costello

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Fury(2014)

    as Corporal

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Maleficent(2014)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jason

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Analyst #2

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Comedy Blaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald

  • Friend Request Pending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jason

  • Hanna(2011)

    as Lewis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Silk(2011)

    Show 18 episodes · as John Bright

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Community Officer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as She

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harry Fielding

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Solomon Franks

    Midcredits score: 88th 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 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Hanna (2011)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

Carnage (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Silk (2011)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 2010Screen debut· Heartless

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
1020

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.

How do John Macmillan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Supa Team 4 (2023)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 57. 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 John Macmillan'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 32 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles23–52 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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.