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Simon Cotton

Simon Cotton

Actor, also writer

Simon Cotton has recently finished filming on two independent British Films, The Rise of the Krays and The Fall of the Krays. He played Ronnie Kray. The Rise of the Krays premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2015. Simon plays Steve in The Monster, also starring Richard Glover and Helen George. The short film was commissioned by Film London and will premier at the BFI in September 2015

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Simon Cotton's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
31%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Ideas
12%
Bonds
11%
Society
7%
Power3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · 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 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

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

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
1
Manic
1
Triumphant
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Simon Cotton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Cotton'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

12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Murder Between Friends(2026)

    as Devin

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot(2020)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hanna(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as CIA Officer Carter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Among the Shadows(2019)

    as Lon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Amaurosis(2017)

    as Paul Deitch

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Footsoldier 3(2017)

    as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Godless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Julian

  • Undercover Hooligan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Gavin Turner

  • Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lord Robert Dudley

  • The Fall of the Krays(2016)

    as Ronnie Kray

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Steve

  • The Rise of the Krays(2015)

    as Ronnie Kray

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 49th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 2015 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020)

$49K worldwide

Highest rated

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020)

Midcredits 40th

Film career

20152026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting11 of 12: 11 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thWriting1 of 12: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

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.

How do Simon Cotton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020)

97th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017)

Midcredits 44th · 41% liked

Reviewers score the acting 39/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 17. 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 Simon Cotton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Cotton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zackary Adler shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers