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James Corden

James Corden

Actor, producer and writer · Born August 22, 1978 (48) · Hillingdon, Middlesex, London, England, UK

12 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner · Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

James Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English comedian, writer, actor, producer and TV personality. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1978 (48)
From
Hillingdon, Middlesex, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 92 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are James Corden's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Self
33%
Bonds
26%
Society
18%
Morality
11%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Community13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 11

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 20 · Charged 17 · Intense 1

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 8 of 27 analyzed roles.

Trickster
8 of 27
Hero
8 of 27
Ally
6 of 27
Shadow
3 of 27
Herald
1 of 27
Mentor
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
22
Warm
18
Hopeful
12
Tense
14
Absurd
8
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 James Corden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Corden'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

92 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 87 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • California Schemin'(2025)

    as Ray Stone

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Christophers(2025)

    as Barnaby Sklar

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Smurfs(2025)

    as No Name (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Carpool Karaoke Christmas(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mammals(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jamie Buckingham

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Visual Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • Super Greed: The Fight for Football(2022)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2021)

    Producer · as James

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Friends: The Reunion(2021)

    Producer · as Self - Moderator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway(2021)

    as Peter Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Prom(2020)

    as Barry Glickman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Superintelligence(2020)

    as Superintelligence (voice) / James Corden

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • We Love Gavin and Stacey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Biggie (voice)

  • Game On! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Trolls World Tour(2020)

    as Biggie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Neil 'Smithy' Smith

  • Cats(2019)

    as Bustopher Jones

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Yesterday(2019)

    as James Corden

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The World's Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Host

  • Smallfoot(2018)

    as Percy Patterson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Just Another Immigrant(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    as John Frazier

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Flopsy Turvy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Peter Rabbit (voice)

  • Peter Rabbit(2018)

    as Peter Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • After the Screaming Stops(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Trolls: Dress Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Biggie (voice)

  • Trolls Holiday(2017)

    as Biggie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Drop the Mic(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · as Self

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Carpool Karaoke(2017)

    Show 75 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Emoji Movie(2017)

    as Hi-5 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Trolls(2016)

    as Biggie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A League of Their Own US Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Kill Your Friends(2015)

    as Roger Waters

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lady in the Van(2015)

    as Street Trader

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1,198 episodes · Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Roald Dahl's Esio Trot(2015)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Baker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Begin Again(2013)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tom Daley Goes Global (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Us & Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · Original Series Creator

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Timms

  • That Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Boy

  • The Wrong Mans(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Phil Bourne

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • One Chance(2013)

    as Paul Potts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor(2013)

    as Craig Owens

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Up All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Craig Owens

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • The Gruffalo's Child(2011)

    as The Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

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

    as Francis Henshall

  • The Three Musketeers(2011)

    as Planchet

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The One Ronnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Gulliver's Travels(2010)

    as Jinks

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Rob Brydon Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • John Bishop's Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • Animals United(2010)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Gruffalo(2009)

    as Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Planet 51(2009)

    as Soldier #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Vampire Killers(2009)

    as Fletch

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Horne & Corden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Now That’s What I Call Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Smithy

  • Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer · Writer · as Neil 'Smithy' Smith

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Post Modern Review Staff

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Telstar: The Joe Meek Story(2008)

    as Clem Cattini

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Where Have I Been All Your Life? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Liam

  • Gavin & Stacey(2007)

    Show 19 episodes · Associate Producer · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Neil 'Smithy' Smith

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sam

  • The History Boys(2006)

    as Timms

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Starter for 10(2006)

    as Tone

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman(2005)

    as Kirky

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The F Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Craig Owens

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Little Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Dafydds Brother Dewi

  • Heartlands(2002)

    as Shady

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cruise of the Gods(2002)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • All or Nothing(2002)

    as Rory

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bran - Thunderdell's Son

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy

  • Fat Friends(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jamie Rymer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Boyz Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gareth Jones

  • TwentyFourSeven(1997)

    as Carl 'Tonka' Marsh

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Forsythe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Out of Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Bold and the Beautiful(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Busboy · as Craig the Busboy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Additional Writing · Producer · as Self - Host

  • The Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles, 88 of them dated from 1956 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Peter Rabbit (2018)

$352M worldwide

Highest rated

All or Nothing (2002)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19562026

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 16 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.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 89: 70 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting8 of 89: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing12 of 89: 5 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew6 of 89: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role

89 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew2010s39 · 35 acting · 8 crew2020s16 · 11 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 15% of 33 roles
98081318

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

12 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 36 major nominations, 2008–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  5. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Specials
  6. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Interactive Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
  7. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Interactive Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Short-Form Program
  8. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Special Class Program
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Interactive Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Interactive Program
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  2. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Scripted Comedy
  3. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
  4. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy 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 James Corden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 44; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Drop the Mic (2017)

96th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Friends: The Reunion (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 James Corden's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles9–44 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles11–52 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles12–61 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles5–44 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles6–42 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian 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 James Corden work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Corden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anna Kendrick shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles