Andrew James Matfin Bell (born March 14, 1986) is an English actor. He rose to prominence for his debut role in Billy Elliot (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest winners of the award. He is also known for his leading roles as Tintin in The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and as Ben Grimm/Thing in Fantastic Four (2015). Other notable performances include in the films King Kong (2005), Jumper (2008), Snowpiercer (2013), Rocketman (2019), and All of Us Strangers (2023). He earned a second BAFTA Award nomination for his leading performance in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). In television, Bell starred as Abraham Woodhull in the AMC historical drama series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 14, 1986 (40)
- Billingham, Stockton on Tees, England, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 37 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
What are Jamie Bell's films like?
Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 28
Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 22
A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 9
Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 21
Steady 6 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 8
Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 7
Casual 7 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 20
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 14 of 29 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Billy in Billy Elliot (2000)
- Heroas Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare in Deathwatch (2002)
- Heroas Chris Munn in Undertow (2004)
- Heroas Dick Dandelion in Dear Wendy (2005)
- Heroas Dean in The Chumscrubber (2005)
- Heroas Hallam Foe in Hallam Foe (2007)
- Heraldas Griffin in Jumper (2008)
- Allyas Griffin in Jumper (2008)
- Allyas Asael Bielski in Defiance (2008)
- Heroas Tintin in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- Allyas Snowy in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- Shadowas Jack in Retreat (2011)
- Heraldas St. John Rivers in Jane Eyre (2011)
- Allyas Joey Cassidy in Man on a Ledge (2012)
- Shadowas K in Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
- Allyas Edgar in Snowpiercer (2013)
- Heroas Abraham Woodhull in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014)
- Threshold guardianas Ben Grimm in Fantastic Four (2015)
- Heroas Peter Turner in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
- Heroas Rusty Firmin in 6 Days (2017)
- Heroas Bryon Widner in Skin (2018)
- Heroas Jarhead Earl in Donnybrook (2018)
- Allyas Bernie Taupin in Rocketman (2019)
- Heroas Danny in Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
- Shapeshifteras Robert Ritter in Without Remorse (2021)
- Shadowas Harper in Shining Girls (2022)
- Mentoras Dad in All of Us Strangers (2023)
- Shadowas Tommy Walsh in Surrounded (2023)
- Heroas Niall in Half Man (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet21
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous6
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 Jamie Bell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Snowpiercer (2013) · actor · free
- Filth (2013) · actor · free
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002) · actor · free
- Hallam Foe (2007) · actor · free
- Skin (2018) · actor · free
- Man on a Ledge (2012) · actor · free
- Undertow (2004) · actor · free
- 6 Days (2017) · actor · free
- Deathwatch (2002) · actor · free
- Retreat (2011) · actor · free
- Donnybrook (2018) · actor · free
- Rocketman (2019) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011) · actor · free
- Snowpiercer (2013) · actor · free
- Defiance (2008) · actor · free
- Filth (2013) · actor · free
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002) · actor · free
- Skin (2018) · actor · free
- The Chumscrubber (2005) · actor · free
- Undertow (2004) · actor · free
- Teen Spirit (2018) · producer · free
- discovery+
- Lionsgate+, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- PBS Masterpiece, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Bell'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
45 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Uprising(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Half Man(2026)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Rosebush Pruning(2026)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Shell(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
All of Us Strangers(2023)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Surrounded(2023)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
DI Ray(2022)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Shining Girls(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Without Remorse(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Skin(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Rocketman(2019)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Teen Spirit(2018)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Donnybrook(2018)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
6 Days(2017)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Fantastic Four(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Turn: Washington's Spies(2014)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II(2013)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Filth(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Snowpiercer(2013)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Man on a Ledge(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Tintin(2011)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Retreat(2011)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Jane Eyre(2011)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Eagle(2011)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Defiance(2008)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Jumper(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Hallam Foe(2007)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Flags of Our Fathers(2006)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
King Kong(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Chumscrubber(2005)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Dear Wendy(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Undertow(2004)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Nicholas Nickleby(2002)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Deathwatch(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Close and True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Billy Elliot(2000)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Fred & Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Takes One to Know One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Turn of the Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 41 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2012.
Biggest box office
King Kong (2005)
Highest rated
Billy Elliot (2000)
Most popular right now
The Uprising (2026)
Film career
Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 26 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.
- 2000Screen debut· Billy Elliot
- 2000First top-billed film· Billy Elliot
- 2000BAFTA Award win· Billy Elliot
- 2014Career best· TURN: Washington's Spies
- 2017BAFTA Award nomination· Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Billing
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 BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 5 major nominations, 2001–2018.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Child Performance
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 Jamie Bell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
21 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser21
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. 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 Jamie Bell's work okay for kids?
Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier 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 Jamie Bell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jamie Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Serkis shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Max MinghellaShared titles: Shell (2024), Teen Spirit (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Max Minghella
Writers
- Lee HallShared titles: Rocketman (2019), Billy Elliot (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Hall
- Simon KinbergShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Jumper (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Kinberg
- Lars von TrierShared titles: Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Dear Wendy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Lars von Trier
Actors
- Andy SerkisShared titles: The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006), King Kong (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Andy Serkis
- Elle FanningShared titles: Rosebush Pruning (2026), Teen Spirit (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Elle Fanning
- Elisabeth MossShared titles: Shell (2024), Shining Girls (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Elisabeth Moss
- Brett GelmanShared titles: Surrounded (2023), Without Remorse (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Brett Gelman
Composers and cinematographers
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Snowpiercer (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
- Philip GlassShared titles: Fantastic Four (2015), Undertow (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Glass
- Anthony Dod MantleShared titles: The Eagle (2011), Dear Wendy (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Dod Mantle
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Defiance (2008), King Kong (2005)See all 2 shared titles with James Newton Howard
Producers
- Peter JacksonShared titles: The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006), King Kong (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Jackson
- Gregory GoodmanShared titles: The Uprising (2026), Fantastic Four (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Gregory Goodman
- Rachel DargavelShared titles: Rosebush Pruning (2026), Filth (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Dargavel
- Andrew C. RobinsonShared titles: Shell (2024), Teen Spirit (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew C. Robinson
Mixed roles
- Saar KleinShared titles: Jumper (2008), Undertow (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Saar Klein
- Philippa BoyensShared titles: Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006), King Kong (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Philippa Boyens
