Francis Chouler
Actor · Born October 28, 1986 (39) · Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Francis is a South African born actor living and working from Cape Town. Born the youngest of four to a German/Dutch mother and English South African father, Francis was schooled in two of Cape Town's Rudolf Steiner schools before attending the University of Cape Town, where he received his four year Bachelors degree in acting 'cum laude' in 2010. Beginning his career in theatre, Francis has played 4 seasons of Shakespeare at Maynardville open air theatre in Cape Town. He first came to international attention in the 2010 Bollywood action film Crook: It's Good to Be Bad where he played the lead antagonist opposite Emraan Hashmi Francis appears as Jack Cleary in fellow South African and Academy Award Winner Gavin Hood's thriller Eye in the Sky, opposite Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Iain Glen, which opened Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015. Television includes Netflix/ BBC's The Crown, Amazon's The Widow. Francis will play John Rawlins in the upcoming "Ulysses Grant" mini series on The History Channel. Francis recently appeared in first commercial for Rolls Royce in 40 years, directed by Lena Heady of HBO's Game of Thrones. A keen improviser, Francis is a member of "The Longshots" improvised theatre troupe and performs regularly in Cape Town. He recently performed his first solo theatre production in Nocturne by Adam Rapp to critical acclaim. Francis is represented by Samantha Bernhardi Artists Management and Moonyeenn Lee Associates. @francischouler on Instagram and twitter.
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Biography from IMDb.
- October 28, 1986 (39)
- Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Francis Chouler's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Artie Warrington in Love on Safari (2018)
- Allyas John Rawlins in Grant (2020)
- Shadowas Pierce in Invasive (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Francis Chouler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- Dekkoo, show their title on Dekkoo
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- ViX, show their title on ViX
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Francis Chouler'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
27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Beter as Gister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Lilies Not for Me(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
G20(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Invasive(2024)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Ephemeron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Let's Do This Again Sometime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Nêrens, Noord-Kaap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Dam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Day We Didn't Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Grant(2020)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Blue Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Love on Safari(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Troy: Fall of a City(2018)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Deadly Leaks 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Detour(2016)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Mandela's Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
No Man Left Behind(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Die Boekklub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Eye in the Sky(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Spud 3: Learning to Fly(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Love the One You Love(2014)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dredd(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Borrowers(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
I Used To Love Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2011.
Film career
Peak 2011 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.
- 2011Screen debut· The Borrowers
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 Francis Chouler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 28. 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.
Who does Francis Chouler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Francis Chouler's MovieCove titles; Marisa Sonemann-Turner shares the most, 2.
- Marisa Sonemann-TurnerShared titles: Grant (2020), No Man Left Behind (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Marisa Sonemann-Turner