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Adam Basil

Adam Basil

Actor

Born in the east of England, Adam Basil's interests in theatre were present from a young age, and throughout his early life, he both studied and performed traditional British theatre, and later studied acting technique under Ivanna Chubbuck in Los Angeles, California. However, due to his unusually high levels of athleticism, he moved into the world of creature work, soon amassing an impressively large number of credits on some of the biggest films of the 21st century. He was cast by Bill Condon to portray the creature version of The Beast in Disney's 2017 "Beauty and the Beast", and due to his unique abilities in the worlds of physical theatre and advanced embodiment of Chubbuck acting techniques, he was personally selected by Andy Serkis to bring Marvel's Venom to life in "Venom 2: Let There be Carnage". Later, he became a well-known internet sensation for his terrifying portrayal of The Bloater in HBO's blockbuster series "The Last of Us", and has played a recurring character on season three of Apple TV's sci-fi series "Foundation". His acting skills have transcended beyond the world of film as well, and he voiced the titular character of Judge Dredd in the Penguin Audio Books of the "Judge Dredd" series.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Adam Basil's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
20%
Power
16%
Society
11%
Self
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · 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 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Adam Basil's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Basil'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

32 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Thing with Feathers (2025)

$791K worldwide

Highest rated

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)

Midcredits 47th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 30: 12 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew18 of 30: 17 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s23 · 12 acting · 12 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 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.

How do Adam Basil's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 23; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Stand Your Ground (2025)

86th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Old Guard (2020)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. 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 Adam Basil work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Basil's MovieCove titles; Beau Fowler shares the most, 2.