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James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born August 24, 1975 (51) · London, England, UK

James D'Arcy (born Simon Richard D'Arcy; 24 August 1975) is an English actor and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agent Carter and the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, and murder suspect Lee Ashworth in the second season of the ITV series Broadchurch. D'Arcy also co-starred in Christopher Nolan's war movies Dunkirk (2017) and Oppenheimer (2023). He wrote and directed Made in Italy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article James D'Arcy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 24, 1975 (51)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 91 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 9% in 30 days

What are James D'Arcy's films like?

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

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
24%
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Survival
17%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 20 · Intense 9

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 19 · 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 5 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 27 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 27
Hero
6 of 27
Mentor
6 of 27
Ally
4 of 27
Trickster
2 of 27
Herald
2 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
19
Dread
14
Contemplative
12
Warm
9
Other
37

How their films linger

Hopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

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 D'Arcy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James D'Arcy'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

91 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • VisionQuest(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as J.A.R.V.I.S.

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Tony & Ziva(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henry Rayner-Hunt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Day Diana Died(2025)

    as narrator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Constellation(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Magnus Taylor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • North of Normal(2022)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Patrick Blackett

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Alice, Darling(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Deadline(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as James

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Charles: Our New King(2022)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Little Show of Mine(2022)

    Show as Neddie Harris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Warning(2021)

    as The Voice of God

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Red Election(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Adam Cornwell

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Edwin Jarvis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Leonardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ludovico Sforza

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as DSI Cassian Pewe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Six Minutes to Midnight(2020)

    as Captain Drey

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • LX 2048(2020)

    as Adam Bird

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Made in Italy(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Life Like(2019)

    as Julian

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Trevor Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Das Boot(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Elizabeth: Our Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Snowman(2017)

    as Filip Becker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Diana: 7 Days That Shook the Windsors(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dunkirk(2017)

    as Colonel Winnant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Chicken/Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Production Manager · Writer

  • Guernica(2016)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sky Safari: Australia(2015)

    as James D'Arcy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Instruments of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Banquo

  • Entrando Numa Roubada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Producer

  • Survivor(2015)

    as Paul Anderson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    as Maximilian Jones

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Edwin Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Let's Be Cops(2014)

    as Mossi

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Those Who Kill(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Thomas Schaeffer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • After the Dark(2013)

    as Eric Zimit

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Broadchurch(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lee Ashworth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    as Narrator

  • The Making of a Lady(2012)

    as Captain Alec Osborn

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hitchcock(2012)

    as Anthony Perkins

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • In Their Skin(2012)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    as Young Rufus Sixsmith / Old Rufus Sixsmith / Nurse James / Archivist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Domino Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mark

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

    as Tom

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anson · as Thomas Anson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • W.E.(2011)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Screwed(2011)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Age of Heroes(2011)

    as Lt. Cdr. Ian Fleming

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Flight of the Swan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Alexis

  • Virtuality(2009)

    as Dr. Roger Fallon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Into the Storm(2009)

    as Jock Colville

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Eastmans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dr. Peter Eastman

  • Bonekickers(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    as Jack Adams

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl(2007)

    Show 9 episodes · as Duncan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)

    as Bishop

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mansfield Park(2007)

    as Tom Bertram

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angel(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Toby Clifford

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Cain Johnson

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Tiberius Gracchus

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Alex Banks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • An American Haunting(2005)

    as Richard Powell

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Burton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Exorcist: The Beginning(2004)

    as Father Francis

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

    as 1st Lt. Thomas Pullings

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dot the I(2003)

    as Barnaby F. Caspian

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • P.O.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Sherlock(2002)

    as Sherlock Holmes

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sir Gawain (voice)

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Thompson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Come Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jack

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

    as Jake Martel

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(2001)

    as Nicholas Nickleby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicholas Nickleby

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Ernie Coyne

  • Guest House Paradiso(1999)

    as Young Groom

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bass Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Trench(1999)

    as Pte. Colin Daventry

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sunburn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

  • The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Blifil

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lord Cheshire

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nicholas Jenkins (student)

  • Wilde(1997)

    as First Friend

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Ice House(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jonathan Maybury

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Franny Roote

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek Kettering

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicholas Hawthorne (Aged 22)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Hercule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

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 1987 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

$212M worldwide

Highest rated

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

VisionQuest (2026)

Film career

19872026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 89: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting2 of 89: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 89: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 89: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 89: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s32 · 30 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · 14 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 18% of 33 roles
97071217

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 James D'Arcy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 40; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Warning (2021)

85th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. 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 D'Arcy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 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 & Gore12 titles25–82 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles9–70 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles36–79 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles28–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles22–73 · median 52 · moderateheavier 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 James D'Arcy work with?

People who share at least 2 of James D'Arcy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zygi Kamasa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers