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Tom Cullen

Tom Cullen

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born July 17, 1985 (41) · Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Tom Cullen is a Welsh stage and screen actor, best known for his leading role as Russell in the feature film "Weekend". He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1985 (41)
From
Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 40 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Tom Cullen's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd 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
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
18%
Power
17%
Morality
17%
Society
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · 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 10 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Shapeshifter
3 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Tom Cullen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Cullen'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

40 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Party(2026)

    Show as Ben Fitzmaurice

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Trespasses(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Mudtown(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Saint Pete

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Insomnia(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jack Price

  • My Happy Ending(2023)

    as Dr. Hanson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Gold(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as John Palmer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Luthor Largent · as Ser Luthor Largent

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Becoming Elizabeth(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Thomas Seymour

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Invasion(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Edwards

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Barbarians(2021)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • My Son(2021)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Zebra Girl(2021)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Castle in the Ground(2019)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Pink Wall(2019)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer · as Chris

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Souls of Totality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Guy 3

  • Knightfall(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Landry de Lauzon

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Gunpowder(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Guy Fawkes

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Luc Simon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Other Half(2016)

    Composer · Executive Producer · as Nickie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 100 Streets(2016)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mine(2016)

    as Tommy Madison

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ryan / New Aaron

  • The Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mark Wells

  • Black Mountain Poets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Richard

  • Happily Ever After(2016)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Jimmy Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joe Rose

  • Desert Dancer(2014)

    as Ardavan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days on Mars(2013)

    as Richard Harrington

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Room 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as IVES

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard "Len" Sipp

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • World Without End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wulfric

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Weekend(2011)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A bloody muddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Restaurant Manager

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Anthony Gillingham

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Daddy's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jason

  • Black Church Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Barry

  • Life Is Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Jefferson

  • Walk the Blue Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 36 of them dated from 2006 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Mine (2016)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Weekend (2011)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Gold (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
20062025

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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
Acting39 of 39: 37 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting1 of 39: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 39: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 39: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic1 of 39: 0 only music, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% of 10 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

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016, 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 Tom Cullen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Happily Ever After (2016)

72nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downton Abbey (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. 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 Tom Cullen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles29–80 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles9–62 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles38–76 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles19–64 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles30–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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.

Who does Tom Cullen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Cullen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bobby Shore shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers