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Robert Cavanah

Robert Cavanah

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born December 20, 1965 (60) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Trained at Drama Centre London. Known for television, film and stage, including Heathcliff in ITV's Wuthering Heights, John Morrison in RNT's Men Should Weep, Mark Antony in Young Vic's Julius Caesar. Writes, directs and produces, including feature film Pimp, BBC Doctors and CH4 Brookside. Coach and Teacher of acting workshops online and in studio.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 20, 1965 (60)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Robert Cavanah's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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
Bonds
28%
Morality
26%
Survival
23%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
4
Cold
2
Melancholic
1
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Robert Cavanah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Cavanah'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

57 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

  • Red Riding(2026)

    as Sergeant George Dixon

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Knightfall(2026)

    as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alistair Campbell

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Undeclared War(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Campbell Scott

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Professor T(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as James Samson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Mallorca Files(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Rogan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Queen Marie of Romania(2019)

    as Joe Boyle

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ransom(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Rafael Blauch

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Psychiatrist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Billionaire Ransom(2016)

    as Tom Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The London Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr. Hyde

  • Assassin(2015)

    as Tony Boyd

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jared Fraser

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Essex Boys Retribution(2013)

    as Mickey Steele (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Graeme Benson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Quinton

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Transporter(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob Tyler

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall of the Essex Boys(2013)

    as Mickey Steele

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hernando De Caballos

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tontine Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marcus Spence

  • Pimp(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Woody

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Soccer Mom(2008)

    as Harry Davies

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Whittaker

  • 8MM 2(2005)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Sahara(2005)

    as Captain Tombs

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald McCrary

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last King(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rochester

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Stevenson

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    as MI6 Agent Stevens

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 34 episodes · as Adam Carnegie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bruce Arneson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as DC Jon Parry

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Dalcastle

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2,613 episodes · as Dr. Peter Kendrick

  • Billy and Zorba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Black

  • Hanuman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tom

  • Highlander: The Raven(1998)

    Show 5 episodes · as Liam Riley

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Wuthering Heights(1998)

    as Heathcliff

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Platinum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Burrows

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Informant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lt. Lauter

  • The Longest Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sanders Jr.

  • The Cold Light of Day(1996)

    as Policeman Caves

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Virgin in the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Olivier de Bretagne

  • Hamish Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Ross

  • Mystery!: Cadfael(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver de Bretagne

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Being Human(1994)

    as Raider

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg(1994)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · as Temple

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Franklin Waterman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as James Barnes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Phillip Maxwell

  • Darkside Witches II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Klimster

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 55 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Highest rated

Wuthering Heights (1998)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Highlander: The Raven (1998)

Film career

19842026

Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 56 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 57: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 57: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 57: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 10 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 Robert Cavanah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Pimp (2010)

79th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shetland (2013)

Midcredits 91st · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 34. 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 Robert Cavanah work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Cavanah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Dyer shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers