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Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris

Actor · Born November 7, 1978 (47) · Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK

Oliver Graham Chris is an English actor. He has appeared in television series, TV films, and on the stage. His work has included theatrical productions in London's West End and New York City's Broadway. Chris was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 7 November 1978. He passed his eleven-plus exam and attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. He later graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. In 2005, he completed an evening class at Birkbeck College and was subsequently accepted for a degree course in history, politics and philosophy. Chris has appeared in several comedy series, including The Office, Green Wing, According to Bex, Nathan Barley, The IT Crowd, Rescue Me and Bluestone 42. In 2004, Chris re-wrote the lyrics to the Beatles' "Let It Be" to a song about the England football player Wayne Rooney and recorded it in collaboration with the actor Stephen Campbell Moore and a number of other actors and journalists. The song was reprised and re-recorded, with rewritten lyrics, for the 2006 Fifa World Cup and became a hit on YouTube, with 200,000 views. Chris has also narrated most of the Alex Rider series of audiobooks by Anthony Horowitz, although Dan Stevens replaced him as reader for Snakehead, Crocodile Tears and Scorpia Rising. In early 2006, Chris played the role of Captain Leonard in Sharpe's Challenge, starring Sean Bean, while 2007 saw him in the TV comedy Bonkers, written by Sally Wainwright as well as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Wilton's Music Hall. In 2006, he also appeared as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. He later appeared in Peter Hall's production of The Portrait of a Lady. He made his West End debut in late 2008 in Lisa Kron's comedy, Well. In 2010, he appeared alongside Judi Dench in Hall's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. Chris was cast in Ben Miller's feature-length debut comedy film Huge, which premiered in June 2010. In 2011, saw him appear in two episodes of Silent Witness, whilst also playing one of the leading roles in the National Theatre production of One Man, Two Guvnors alongside James Corden. He appeared in three series of the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. He also played Dr Richard Truscott in the ITV medical drama series Breathless, set in the 1960s, which ran for one series from October 2013. From 2014 to 2016, Chris played Prince William in the play King Charles III, appearing in the West End and on Broadway. In May 2017, he appeared in the same role in the BBC Two film adaptation.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 7, 1978 (47)
From
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 57 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 25% in 30 days

What are Oliver Chris' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
38%
Power
29%
Self
19%
Society
8%
Morality
7%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Romantic
6
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Oliver Chris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Chris' 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, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Magic Faraway Tree(2026)

    as Mr Watzisname

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Choral(2025)

    as Major Dobson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Rivals(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as James Vereker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Shoshana(2023)

    as Ralph Cairns

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • White Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Andrew

  • What's Love Got to Do with It?(2022)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Maternal(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Guy Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Living(2022)

    as Hart

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • A Very British Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as George Emslie

  • Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as The Beast

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Director Sef Sermak

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Miss Marx(2020)

    as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Trying(2020)

    Show 27 episodes · as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Scarlet(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Basil Sinclaire

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Emma.(2020)

    as John Knightley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Sir Gareth

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Theseus / Oberon

  • The Queen and I(2018)

    as Prince Charles

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    as Tony Morley

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Man of the Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hector

  • National Theatre Live: Young Marx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Engels

  • Motherland(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • King Charles III(2017)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night(2017)

    as Orsino

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as James Colthurst

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Milo Murphy's Law(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Scandalous Lady W(2015)

    as Viscount Deerhurst

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke of Beaufort

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Breathless(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Richard Truscott

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Bluestone 42 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 16 episodes · as Nick

  • Is This a Joke? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Driving Me Nuts

  • National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Stanley Stubbers

  • Sean Lock: Rogue Landlord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Huge(2010)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • FM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Kyle

  • Fairy Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Vukoosin Ergovich

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Macabre (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bonkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marcus Lewis

  • Green Wing Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Boyce

  • Tripping Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sam

  • The IT Crowd(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Carey

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Nathan Barley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Herbert

  • According to Bex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    as Director in Gallery

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Green Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 18 episodes · as Boyce

  • Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Percy Bysshe Shelley

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2003)

    as Henry Percy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Gathering(2003)

    as Brett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Real Jane Austen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Tom Lefroy

  • Rescue Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Luke Chatwin

  • The Office(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ricky Howard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Charley Doone

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charley Doone

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr James Sabiston

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Living (2022)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Trying (2020)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting56 of 57: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting1 of 57: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 11 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 Oliver Chris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Huge (2010)

73rd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. 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 Oliver Chris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles6–37 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–67 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles23–70 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–55 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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 Oliver Chris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Chris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hubert Burton shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers