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Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Actor · Born June 2, 1961 (65) · Dublin, Ireland

Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in numerous film and television productions including A Little Princess, First Knight, Jude and the BBC One science-fiction drama series Outcasts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liam Cunningham (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 2, 1961 (65)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 95 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 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Liam Cunningham's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
21%
Survival
20%
Bonds
18%
Power
15%
Self
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
4%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 9 · Dark 21

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 24

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 11 of 28 analyzed roles.

Mentor
11 of 28
Threshold guardian
5 of 28
Shadow
5 of 28
Ally
3 of 28
Shapeshifter
2 of 28
Hero
1 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Dread
19
Melancholic
20
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
8
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous11

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 Liam Cunningham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Liam Cunningham'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

95 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Irish Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Father

  • The Physician II(2025)

    as Canute

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Palestine 36(2025)

    as Charles Tegart

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • THE FAKE JON SNOW (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Davos Seaworth

  • 3 Body Problem(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Thomas Wade

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Masters of the Universe: Revolution(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Duncan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter(2023)

    as Captain Eliot

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Wind & the Reckoning(2022)

    as Honolulu Rifle

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe: Revelation(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Duncan / Man-At-Arms (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Domina(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Livius

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Vault(2021)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as The Pupa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Wade Carter

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • 24 Hours to Live(2017)

    as Wetzler

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as General Olin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Childhood of a Leader(2015)

    as The Father

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Soul of a Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Pursuit(2015)

    as Fionn

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ladygrey(2015)

    as Angus

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Davos Seaworth

  • Noble(2014)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Let Us Prey(2014)

    as Six

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Belgard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Balthromar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • SLR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Elliot

  • The Numbers Station(2013)

    as Grey

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Good Vibrations(2012)

    as Davy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Titanic: Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jim Larkin

  • Pitch Black Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Liam

  • Saving the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Safe House(2012)

    as Alec Wade

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • War Horse(2011)

    as Army Doctor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Guard(2011)

    as Francis Sheehy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of Joan(2011)

    as English Captain

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Harper

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 63 episodes · as Davos Seaworth

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Camelot(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Coifur

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Outcasts(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Richard Tate

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Black Butterflies(2011)

    as Jack Cope

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Whistleblower(2010)

    as Bill Hines

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    as Solon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    as The Mutt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Centurion(2010)

    as Brick

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Harry Brown(2009)

    as Sid Rourke

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Tournament(2009)

    as Powers

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blood: The Last Vampire(2009)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruadan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008)

    as "Mad Dog" Maguire

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Escapist(2008)

    as Brodie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hunger(2008)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Northanger Abbey(2007)

    as General Tilney

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Anner House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Neil Barry

  • Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Frank

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian McBride

  • Breakfast on Pluto(2005)

    as 1st Biker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse(2005)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Zhukov

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Showbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tony Golden

  • Screwback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Harry

  • The Card Player(2003)

    as John Brennan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hamilton

  • Mystics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sean Foley

  • Final Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as David Milner

  • Shadow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Abduction Club(2002)

    as John Power

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Robinson

  • Dog Soldiers(2002)

    as Capt. Ryan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Stranded(2002)

    as David Robinson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Drew Johnstone

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as John Wyndham

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

    as Father Ray Connolly

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

    Show 2 episodes · as King Theodoric

  • Rebel Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Malone

  • When the Sky Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as John Cosgrave

  • The Second Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as James Mangan

  • RKO 281(1999)

    as Gregg Toland

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Love Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Sweety Barrett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Detective Bone

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Alec Cunningham-Reid

  • Shooting the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Christopher Anderson

  • Falling for a Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mossie Sheehan

  • The Life of Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Alex Sneddon

  • Police 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as DCI Billy O'Connell

  • Jude(1996)

    as Phillotson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tom

  • First Knight(1995)

    as Sir Agravaine

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Little Princess(1995)

    as Capt. Crewe / Prince Rama

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • War of the Buttons(1994)

    as The Master

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · as Chris

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stuart Grady

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Into the West(1992)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert West

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Mart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 94 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

$403M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Let Us Prey (2014)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 19 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
Acting95 of 95: 94 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thProducing1 of 95: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s17 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s31 · 31 acting · 1 crew2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 40 roles
9297071217

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.

How do Liam Cunningham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 36 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 36

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)

93rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. 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 Liam Cunningham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles36–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles10–67 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles12–84 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles6–51 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles35–92 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most 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 Liam Cunningham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Liam Cunningham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brendan Gleeson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers