Professor David Wilson (born 23 April 1957) is a Scottish emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University. A former prison governor, he is well known as a criminologist specialising in serial killers through his work with various British police forces, academic publications, books, and media appearances.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 23, 1957 (69)
- Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 1 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Known for
What are David Wilson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 David Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, their 1 MovieCove title streams on a subscription or free service, on BritBox (1).
Subscription and free streaming for David Wilson'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.
Filmography
7 credits, 1 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Murder UK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
David Wilson's Crime Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Killer Psychopaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Coins in the Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Bar Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1972 to 2025.
How do David Wilson's films land?
Across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 1 title is Mixed.
- Mixed1
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 David Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Wilson's MovieCove titles; Emilia Fox shares the most, 2.
- Emilia FoxShared titles: In the Footsteps of Killers (2021), Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Emilia Fox
