Justin Chadwick (born 6 December 1968) is an English actor and television and film director. He directed episodes of EastEnders, Byker Grove, The Bill, Spooks and Red Cap before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the mini-series Bleak House, which was broadcast by the BBC in the UK and by PBS in the United States as part of its Masterpiece Theatre series. Chadwick was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special, the Royal Television Society Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for Bleak House, which was the Best Drama Serial winner in the British Academy Television Awards 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Chadwick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 6, 1968 (57)
- Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
- Director, actor and producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Justin Chadwick's films like?
Across their 13 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Clint Eastwood in London Kills Me (1991)
- Tricksteras Tom in Au Pair (1994)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- 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 Justin Chadwick's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (8).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Justin Chadwick'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
40 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.
Brothers Under Fire(2026)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Natalie Portman - Vom Kinderstar zur Hollywood-Ikone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Shardlake(2024)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Becoming Elizabeth(2022)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Next of Kin(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Tin Star(2017)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Tulip Fever(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all filmsBoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The First Grader(2010)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Bleak House(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all showsMurder Prevention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Red Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
MI-5(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Helen West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Life Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Daylight Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Vice(1999)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Vanishing Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Tide of Life(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Band of Gold(1995)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all showsMelvyn's Pencils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Au Pair(1994)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Advocate(1993)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Family Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Bossanova Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Heartbeat(1992)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
London Kills Me(1991)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Casualty(1986)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 40 titles, 37 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Highest rated
Bleak House (2005)
Most popular right now
Brothers Under Fire (2026)
Film career
- 1993Screen debut· The Hour of the Pig
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.
Awards
a BAFTA Award from 5 major nominations, 2006–2014.
- BAFTA Award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Serial
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
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 Justin Chadwick's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Justin Chadwick's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Justin Chadwick work with?
People who share at least 2 of Justin Chadwick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Heffes shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Naomie HarrisShared titles: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Naomie Harris
- Tony KgorogeShared titles: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Kgoroge
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alex HeffesShared titles: Shardlake (2024), Next of Kin (2018), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Alex Heffes
- Rick RussellShared titles: Shardlake (2024), Becoming Elizabeth (2022), Tulip Fever (2017), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Rick Russell
- Paul KnightShared titles: The First Grader (2010), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Bleak House (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Knight
- Kieran McGuiganShared titles: The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Bleak House (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Kieran McGuigan
Producers
- David M. ThompsonShared titles: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)See all 3 shared titles with David M. Thompson
- George OrmondShared titles: Shardlake (2024), Becoming Elizabeth (2022)See all 2 shared titles with George Ormond
- Alison OwenShared titles: Tulip Fever (2017), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Owen
- Anant SinghShared titles: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The First Grader (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Anant Singh
