John Hurt

Actor · Died January 25, 2017, aged 77 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Golden Globe winner · 4 BAFTA Awards · Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 22, 1940
Died: January 25, 2017 (aged 77)
From: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Works as: Actor
Titles: 131 on MovieCove · 246 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are John Hurt's films like?

Across their 111 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama29 titles62^nd

Action14 titles40^th

Comedy13 titles41^st

Animation11 titles68^th

Biography10 titles85^th

Crime10 titles67^th

Documentary10 titles87^th

Adventure6 titles69^th

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

20%

Morality

18%

Bonds

16%

Society

13%

Survival

13%

Ideas

11%

Power

10%

Family bonds19 Survival15 Identity15 Purpose14 Art11 Truth10 Justice12 Self-worth9

What they feel like to watch

their average across 108 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 4 · Earnest 100

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 25 · Serious 27 · Dark 56

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 42 · Stylized 40 · Heightened 26

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 21 · Charged 44 · Intense 43

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 47 · Shifting 56 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 67 · Some laughs 33 · Funny 8

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 57 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 6

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 58 · Full focus 20

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 31 · Affecting 32 · Heavy 45

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 62 · Open-ended 29 · Ambiguous 17

Roles they play

72 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 31 of 72 analyzed roles.

Mentor

31 of 72

Hero

16 of 72

Shadow

11 of 72

Ally

6 of 72

Threshold guardian

5 of 72

Trickster

2 of 72

Shapeshifter

1 of 72

Show the 72 roles

Allyas Phil Corbett in Young and Willing (1962)
Shapeshifteras Richard Rich in A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Heroas Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971)
Heroas Forbush in Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
Shadowas Malcolm Scrawdyke in Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
Heroas Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Allyas Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Allyas Max in Midnight Express (1978)
Heroas Hazel in Watership Down (1978)
Heroas John Merrick in The Elephant Man (1980)
Tricksteras Irvine in Heaven's Gate (1980)
Allyas Kerwin in Partners (1982)
Heroas Snitter in The Plague Dogs (1982)
Shadowas Lawrence Fassett in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Heroas Bob Champion in Champions (1984)
Heroas Winston Smith in 1984 (1984)
Shadowas Sid in Jake Speed (1986)
Heroas The Storyteller in The Storyteller (1987)
Shadowas Douglas Benoit in From the Hip (1987)
Heroas Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent (1987)
Mentoras Gilbert Colvile in White Mischief (1987)
Mentoras Lucien Metz in The Bengali Night (1988)
Mentoras Charles Rutherford in Windprints (1989)
Mentoras Stephen Ward in Scandal (1989)
Tricksteras 'Bird' O'Donnell in The Field (1990)
Heroas Buchanan in Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Mentoras La Dame aux Chats in Romeo.Juliet (1990)
Allyas Duncan Phipps in King Ralph (1991)
Shadowas Lord Percival Graves in King Ralph (1991)
Shadowas Anthony in Dark at Noon (1992)
Shadowas Villano in Monolith (1993)
Threshold guardianas The Countess in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Shadowas Rex Goodyear in Shades of Fear (1994)
Mentoras Marquis of Montrose in Rob Roy (1995)
Mentoras Charley Prince in Wild Bill (1995)
Heroas Giles De'Ath in Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
Mentoras Mr. Summers in All the Little Animals (1998)
Heroas Alan White in New Blood (1999)
Mentoras Alan White in New Blood (1999)
Mentoras Father Lareaux in Lost Souls (2000)
Heroas Krapp in Krapp's Last Tape (2000)
Mentoras Dr. Iannis in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Mentoras Narrator in The 'Alien' Saga (2002)
Threshold guardianas Christian in Miranda (2002)
Mentoras Porfiry - Chief Investigator in Crime and Punishment (2002)
Shadowas Victor Foss in Owning Mahowny (2003)
Mentoras Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm in Hellboy (2004)
Mentoras Felix in Short Order (2005)
Mentoras Christopher in Shooting Dogs (2005)
Shadowas Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta (2005)
Mentoras Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm in Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
Mentoras Professor Oxley in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Mentoras Mondrian Kilroy in Lezione 21 (2008)
Mentoras Rothgar in Outlander (2008)
Mentoras Professor Broom in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Threshold guardianas The Dragon in Merlin (2008)
Shadowas Old Man Peanut in 44 Inch Chest (2009)
Heroas Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009)
Allyas Guitar in The Limits of Control (2009)
Threshold guardianas Owl in The Gruffalo (2009)
Mentoras Brother Carnak in Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)
Mentoras Control in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Threshold guardianas Owl in The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
Mentoras Old Man in Immortals (2011)
Mentoras Kingsley Bedford in Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
Mentoras Audric Baillard in Labyrinth (2012)
Mentoras Gilliam in Snowpiercer (2013)
Mentoras Christopher Marlowe in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Mentoras The Priest in Jackie (2016)
Heroas Ralph in That Good Night (2017)
Mentoras Leslie Salmon in My Name Is Lenny (2017)
Mentoras Miki in Damascus Cover (2017)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Contemplative

Dread

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking40 Bittersweet39 Haunting31 Hopeful22 Unsettling20 Feel-good15

How their films end · 16 with a twist

Happy24
Bittersweet46
Tragic18
Ambiguous21
Cyclical2

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 John Hurt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 81 of their 131 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (40).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV6 titles, show their 6 titles on Shout! TV
Cineverse4 titles, show their 4 titles on Cineverse
Howdy3 titles, show their 3 titles on Howdy
Lionsgate+3 titles, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
Magnolia Selects2 titles, show their 2 titles on Magnolia Selects
Monsters and Nightmares2 titles, show their 2 titles on Monsters and Nightmares
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Sundance Now2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
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BBC Select1 title, show their title on BBC Select
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
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Subscription and free streaming for John Hurt'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

246 credits, 131 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dr Who at the Proms 2024(2024)
as The Doctor (War) (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ayamé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Damascus Cover(2017)
as Miki
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
That Good Night(2017)
as Ralph
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
My Name Is Lenny(2017)
as Leslie Salmon
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Journey(2016)
as Harry Patterson
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Jackie(2016)
as The Priest
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Siegfried Sassoon
Back to Utopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Professor Peter Panludic (voice)
ChickLit(2016)
as Francis Bonar
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as The Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited)
The Last Panthers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 6 episodes · as Tom
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure(2015)
as Sailor John (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
A.K.A Nadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as 347
Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Jack
The Alchemist's Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as The Alchemist (voice)
Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Narator
Wimbledon The Official Film 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Narrator
Hercules(2014)
as Cotys
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Only Lovers Left Alive(2013)
as Christopher Marlowe
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as The War Doctor
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as The War Doctor
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot(2013)
as The War Doctor (archive voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor(2013)
as The War Doctor
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Doctor Who at the Proms(2013)
as The War Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Snowpiercer(2013)
as Gilliam
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jayne Mansfield's Car(2012)
as Kingsley Bedford
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith(2013)
as War Doctor
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Sightseers(2012)
as Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Labyrinth(2012)
Show 2 episodes · as Audric Baillard
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator (voice)
More Than Honey(2012)
as Narrator (english voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Hollow Crown(2012)
Show 1 episode · as The Chorus
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Snipist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as The Ministry
Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as The Ministry (voice)
Trailer War(2012)
Actor
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Gruffalo's Child(2011)
as The Owl (voice)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Immortals(2011)
as Old Zeus
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
In Love with Alma Cogan(2012)
as MC
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)
as Control
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Planet Dinosaur(2011)
Show 6 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)
as Ollivander
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
23 Degrees, 5 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Professor Orit
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Narrator
The Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Priest
The Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 10 episodes · as Priest
Melancholia(2011)
as Dexter
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Human Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Sailcloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Man
Whistle and I'll Come to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as James Parkin
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie(2010)
as Carnak
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)
as Ollivander
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Love at First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Arthur
Brighton Rock(2010)
as Phil Corkery
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures(2010)
as Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Lou(2010)
as Doyle
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Waking Sleeping Beauty(2009)
as The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Gruffalo(2009)
as Owl (voice)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
44 Inch Chest(2009)
as Old Man Peanut
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Bellhop
The Limits of Control(2009)
as Guitar
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
An Englishman in New York(2009)
as Quentin Crisp
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Centenary: The BP Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Lezione 21(2008)
as Mondrian Kilroy
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Merlin(2008)
Show 65 episodes · as Kilgharrah (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
New York, I Love You(2008)
as Bellhop
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008)
as Trevor Bruttenholm
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Recount(2008)
as Warren Christopher
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)
as Professor Harold Oxley
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Outlander(2008)
as Rothgar
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen(2008)
Actor
The Oxford Murders(2008)
as Arthur Seldom
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Masters of Science Fiction(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Samswope
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Fanny's father
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron(2007)
as Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked(2006)
as Adam Sutler
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Plot Against Harold Wilson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Shooting Dogs(2005)
as Christopher
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
V for Vendetta(2005)
as Adam Sutler
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Proposition(2005)
as Jellon Lamb
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as The Horned King (voice) (archive sound)
Hiroshima(2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Skeleton Key(2005)
as Ben Devereaux
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Manderlay(2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Hiroshima: The First Weapon of Mass Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
Doctor Who(2005)
Show 1 episode · as The Doctor
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Valiant(2005)
as Felix (voice)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Short Order(2005)
as Felix
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Shadowing the Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Pride(2004)
as Harry (voice)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Hellboy(2004)
as Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Alan Clark Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 6 episodes · as Alan Clark
Dogville(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Man from Maybury Hill
Owning Mahowny(2003)
as Victor Foss
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The 'Alien' Saga(2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Crime and Punishment(2002)
as Porfiry, chief investigator
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Jack Blake
Miranda(2002)
as Christian
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Edge of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Shaolin: Wheel of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)
as Mr Ollivander
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Captain Corelli's Mandolin(2001)
as Dr. Iannis
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Tabloid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Vince
Lost Souls(2000)
as Father Lareaux
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Krapp's Last Tape(2000)
as Krapp
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Tigger Movie(2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
New Blood(1999)
as Alan White
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
You're Dead... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Maitland
If... Dog... Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Sean Cooper
Watership Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 3 episodes · as General Woundwort (voice)
All the Little Animals(1998)
as Mr. Summers
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Climb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Chuck Langer
Love and Death on Long Island(1997)
as Giles De'Ath
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as James morton
Night Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Michael Poole
Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Babits
Contact(1997)
as S. R. Hadden
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Tender Loving Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Dr. Turner
Dead Man(1995)
as John Scholfield
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Saigon Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Jack Lee
Wild Bill(1995)
as Charley Prince
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Picture Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Marquis de Prey
On Jupiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Narrator (voice)
Rob Roy(1995)
as John Graham
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Marquis de Prey
The World of Jim Henson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as The Storyteller (archive footage)
Second Best(1994)
as Uncle Turpin
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Rabbit Ears - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues(1993)
as The Countess
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Shades of Fear(1994)
as Rex Goodyear
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Thumbelina(1994)
as Mr. Mole (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Monolith(1993)
as Villano
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Six Characters in Search of An Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as The Father
Dark at Noon(1992)
as Anthony / Le Marquis
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Red Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Archie Carpenter
I Dreamt I Woke Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Boorman's Alter Ego
Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · as The Father
Journey to Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Alfred
Lapse of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Conrad Farmer
King Ralph(1991)
as Graves
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Frankenstein Unbound(1990)
as Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Field(1990)
as Bird' O'Donnell
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Windprints(1989)
as Charles Rutherford
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Who Bombed Birmingham? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Chris Mullin
Romeo.Juliet(1990)
as La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Little Sweetheart(1988)
as Robert Burger
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 5 episodes · as The Storyteller (archive footage)
Scandal(1989)
as Stephen Ward
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
David Macaulay: Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)
The Bengali Night(1988)
as Lucien Metz
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
A Dinner of Herbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Verse Reader
The Storyteller: The True Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: A Story Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: The Luck Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Fearnot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as The Storyteller
The Storyteller(1987)
Show 9 episodes · as The Storyteller
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Granville Jones
White Mischief(1987)
as Gilbert Colville
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Vincent(1987)
as Vincent Van Gogh (voice)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Spaceballs(1987)
as John Hurt
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Aria(1987)
as The Actor
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Hunting of the Snark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as The Narrator
From the Hip(1987)
as Douglas Benoit
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Frightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Actor
Iceberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Monolith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Rocinante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Bill
Thames Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Narrator
ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Alfred
Jake Speed(1986)
as Syd
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Narrator (voice)
The Black Cauldron(1985)
as The Horned King (voice)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
After Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Peter Hunningford
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Jack Lee · as Rex Goodyear
1984(1984)
as Winston Smith
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Hit(1984)
as Braddock
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Success Is the Best Revenge(1984)
as Dino Montecurva
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Champions(1984)
as Bob Champion
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Natural World(1983)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Osterman Weekend(1983)
as Lawrence Fassett
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as The Fool
The Plague Dogs(1982)
as Snitter (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Partners(1982)
as Kerwin
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Night Crossing(1982)
as Peter Strelzyk
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
History of the World: Part I(1981)
as Jesus - The Roman Empire
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Heaven's Gate(1980)
as Billy Irvine
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Elephant Man(1980)
as John Merrick
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
An Evening with Quentin Crisp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Host
Alien(1979)
as Kane
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 3 episodes · as Rodion Raskolnikov
The Lord of the Rings(1978)
as Aragorn (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Watership Down(1978)
as Hazel (voice)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midnight Express(1978)
as Max
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Shout(1978)
as Anthony Fielding
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Atkinson
East of Elephant Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Nash
The Hollywood Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Three Dangerous Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Lt. George Simmonds
The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Dave
Spectre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Mitri Cyon
I, Claudius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 5 episodes · as Caligula
The Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Captain Simmonds
La linea del fiume(1976)
as Chandler
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Peddler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Alec Cassell
The Naked Civil Servant(1975)
as Quentin Crisp
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Show 1 episode · as March Hare
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Shades of Greene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Fred
Ten from the Twenties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Philip Repton
The Ghoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Tom Rawlings
The Sweeney(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Tony Grey
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs(1974)
as Malcolm Scrawdyke
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Nova(1974)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Playboy of the Western World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)
Wessex Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 1 episode · as Joshua Harlborough
The Pied Piper(1972)
as Franz
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as James Parkin
Green Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Bob
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins(1971)
as Richard Forbush
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
10 Rillington Place(1971)
as Timothy Evans
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Alec Cassell
In Search of Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Daniel
Sinful Davey(1969)
as Davey Haggart
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Before Winter Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Lieutenant Pilkington
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Bob
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Guy Beresford
The Sailor from Gibraltar(1967)
as John
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A Man for All Seasons(1966)
as Richard Rich
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Show 1 episode · as Peter Heywood
Gideon's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Freddy Tisdale
Thursday Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Orpheus
This Is My Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Charlie
First Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Garry
Young and Willing(1962)
as Phil Corbett
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · as Private Briggs · as Tom
Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 1 episode · as Joe

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 244 titles from 1956 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

$787M worldwide

Highest rated

Alien (1979)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19562025

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 42 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.

1966Screen debut· A Man for All Seasons
1971BAFTA Award nomination· 10 Rillington Place
1975First top-billed film· The Naked Civil Servant
1975BAFTA Award win· The Naked Civil Servant
1978Golden Globe win· Midnight Express
1979BAFTA Award nomination· Alien

Show 3 more milestones

1984Career best· Nineteen Eighty-Four
1988Career best· The Storyteller
2009BAFTA Award nomination· An Englishman in New York

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting244 of 244 · 67^th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s33 · acting1980s46 · acting1990s40 · acting2000s52 · acting2010s56 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 87 roles

20%

14%

57%

43%

33%

11%

667681869196010611

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe, 4 BAFTA Awards and 1 other major award from 14 major nominations, 1972–2012.

WinNomination

2012
- BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
2010
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
2009
- Berlinale award, won
1995
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
1991
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1981
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
1980
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
1979
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor

Show 2 earlier years

1976
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
1972
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor

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 John Hurt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65^th percentile, the median of the 119 of 120 with a score; across their 108 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 108

Approval · how many liked their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 108

Reach · how many have seen their films

78^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 108

Midcredits score across 130 titles, by percentile

75^th and up57
50^th to 74^th35
25^th to 49^th25
Below 25^th13

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 130 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved30
Cult Classic7
Crowd Pleaser53
Broadly Agreed10
Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

Krapp's Last Tape (2000)

89^th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Alien (1979)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 96 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. 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 John Hurt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 51 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore36 titles37–88 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity51 titles10–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity36 titles12–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs33 titles21–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense34 titles37–86 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most films

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 John Hurt work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Hurt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Broadbent shares the most, 5.

Directors

Jim Jarmusch3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Jim Jarmusch
Michael Caton-Jones3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Michael Caton-Jones
Guillermo del Toro4 titles · 2 as director See all 4 shared titles with Guillermo del Toro
Tony Britten2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Tony Britten

John Hurt

What are John Hurt's films like?

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Where can I watch John Hurt's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

Awards

How do John Hurt's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is John Hurt's work okay for kids?

Who does John Hurt work with?

Directors

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Actors

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Mixed roles