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Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Actor · Born March 29, 1974 (52) · Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1974 (52)
From
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 99 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 26

What are Shaun Dooley's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th 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
Morality
23%
Survival
21%
Self
17%
Society
15%
Bonds
13%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 3 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 9
Ally
3 of 9
Shadow
3 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
20
Dread
13
Contemplative
11
Hopeful
9
Other
23

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

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 Shaun Dooley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shaun Dooley'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

99 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    as Mel Ferd, the Crusading Reporter

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim(2024)

    as Freca (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hestia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mark

  • Guy Martin: Top Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Adam

  • Criminal Record(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as DS Kim Cardwell

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr Bates vs. The Post Office(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Rudkin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saltburn(2023)

    as Jeff Quick

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Long Shadow(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as DCS Chris Gregg

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mysterious Ways(2023)

    as Church Protestor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tyger(2024)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Changing Ends(2023)

    Show 18 episodes · as Graham

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • House of Maxwell(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Yellowstone Supervolcano: American Doomsday(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Arctic Ice Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Grace(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Terrence Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • It's a Sin(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Clive Tozer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Stranger(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Doug Tripp

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as King Foltest · as King Foltest of Temeria

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Official Secrets(2019)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • One Day in Gaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • The Corrupted(2019)

    as Eamonn

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Pond Life(2018)

    as Russ Buckfield

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jack(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jeremiah Rawson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Fraud: How They Steal Your Bank Account (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • When Missing Turns to Murder(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of EastEnders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Reverend Tom Stuart (archive footage)

  • Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Innocent(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as DCI Mike Braithwaite

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Four Days That Shook Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Surgeons: At the Edge of Life(2018)

    Show 43 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Gunpowder(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sir William Wade

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The eBay Scammers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Blood Shed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jack

  • Jamestown(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · as Reverend Michaelmas Winter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Sydney Harbour Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Cuffs(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as DC Carl Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Peekaboo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Andy

  • Strangeways: Britain's Toughest Prison Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Richard III: The Princes in the Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Our Guy in India(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Devil Makes Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Devil

  • The Game(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as DC Jim Fenchurch

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Blood Moon(2014)

    as Calhoun

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Our World War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fred Firth

  • The Kármán Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dave

  • Edge of Alaska(2014)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Life and Death Row(2014)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The White Queen(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert Brackenbury

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Broadchurch(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ricky Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Offender(2012)

    as Nash

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • The Woman in Black(2012)

    as Fisher

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joe Gargery

  • The Borrowers(2011)

    as Josh Charles

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Len Fisher

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Junkhearts(2011)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Awakening(2011)

    as Malcolm McNair

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sugartown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Exile(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mike Eldridge

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • South Riding(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr Holly

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Road to Coronation Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Derek Bennett

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

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Married Single Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eddie

  • Misfits(2009)

    Show 16 episodes · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974(2009)

    as Dick Alderman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980(2009)

    as Dick Alderman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983(2009)

    as Dick Alderman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kandahar Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Richard Lee

  • Salvage(2009)

    as Kieran

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Detective Dick Alderman

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Liam

  • Eden Lake(2008)

    as Jon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Harley Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Diana: Last Days of a Princess(2007)

    as Trevor Rees Jones

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mobile(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as D I George Fleming

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Benidorm(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ex Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Martin (Carer)

  • Vital Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob Glover

  • The Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pitch Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ellis

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Epzo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Cool Hand Cooper

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Rosemary & Thyme(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Becker

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Tomlinson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Drake

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Plain Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as PC Graham

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Hubert Hudson

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ollington

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    as Pte. John Hookway

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Private John Hookway

  • Groove on a Stanley Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Shaun

  • The Grand(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Heckler

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Trask · as Mark Purdy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Pascoe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Paramedic

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Fire Officer · as Fireman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Woman in Black (2012)

$129M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Misfits (2009)

Film career

19862025

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 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
Acting97 of 97: 97 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s44 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
9914

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 Shaun Dooley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Tyger (2024)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. 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 Shaun Dooley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles51–90 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles6–77 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles20–90 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles23–61 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles57–87 · median 64 · 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 Shaun Dooley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shaun Dooley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Woodroffe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers