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Tomi May

Tomi May

Actor

Tomi May is a British stage, film and television actor of Serbian-English parentage.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on Motif · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 22% in 30 days

What are Tomi May's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
22%
Bonds
19%
Survival
12%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 7 · 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 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
4
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Tomi May's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 37 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomi May's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

40 credits, 37 with a Motif page.

  • Shelter(2026)

    as Ross

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Gangster's Life(2026)

    as Emery

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as George Highsmith

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Words of War(2025)

    as Man in Baseball Cap

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Virdee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Risque(2025)

    as Karl

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Joan(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as King

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Reawakening(2024)

    as Carl

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gassed Up(2023)

    as Jerdan

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance(2023)

    as Hendrick

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sergeant Bloy

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Lazarus Project(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Yuri

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aaron Bismark

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Halo(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Baz

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • FBI: International(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Aleks Jesko

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    as Russian Gangster

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hitmen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Rusnac

  • The Trouble with Maggie Cole(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Emil Dubiki

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Villain(2020)

    as Johnny Garrett

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • HP: The Wolf - True Alpha(2018)

    as Stefan Torvik

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Open 24 Hours(2018)

    as Bubba Jackson

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Bromley Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jeff Barnes

  • Killing Eve(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Save Me(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Beau

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • 2:Hrs(2018)

    as Anatoli

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Russian Father

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Untitled (A Film)(2017)

    as Branko

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • High Strung(2016)

    as Detective Mullen

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Interceptor(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Pavel

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • A Dark Reflection(2015)

    as Greg Carter

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mea culpa(2014)

    as Oleg

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sweeter Side of Life(2013)

    as Ballzich

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Job Lot(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Price

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jarl Olavsonn

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Liability(2012)

    as Danil

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Seasoning House(2012)

    as Aleksander

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Miroslav · as Miroslav Minkowicz

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Torturer

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dowell

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Gassed Up (2023)

$163K worldwide

Highest rated

2:Hrs (2018)

Motif 47th

Most popular right now

The Liability (2012)

Film career

19852026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score47th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
1217

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Tomi May's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

A Gangster's Life (2026)

94th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Line of Duty (2012)

Motif 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Tomi May's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · 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 Tomi May work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomi May's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eloise Lovell Anderson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers