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John Light

Actor · Born September 30, 1974 (52) · Birmingham, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Light (born 30 September 1974) is an English cinema, television and theatre actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ligh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 30, 1974 (52)
From
Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 48 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are John Light's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
24%
Morality
23%
Survival
12%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Betrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · 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 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 7
Shadow
3 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Contemplative
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • 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 John Light's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Light'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

48 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • There's Always Hope(2021)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Provence(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Marcel Vannier

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lord Asriel / George Boatwright

  • Around the World in 80 Days(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Ambrose Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Showtrial(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Adrian Gilligan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Maigret's Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as 达科特

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Oberon/Theseus

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diagoras

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • WPC 56(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Chief Inspector Roger Nelson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Captain Flynn / Hercule Flambeau · as Hercule Flambeau

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter(2012)

    as Jason Fox

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Albert Nobbs(2011)

    as Mr. Smythe-Willard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • DCI Banks(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Keane

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Franks

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Silk(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Bradley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Simon Maxwell

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Garwood

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Partition(2007)

    as Walter Hankins

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Scoop(2006)

    as Poker Player

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dresden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Newman

  • The Prophecy: Forsaken(2005)

    as Satan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

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

    as Peter

  • The Prophecy: Uprising(2005)

    as John Riegert / Satan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • North & South(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Henry Lennox

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Lion in Winter(2003)

    as Geoffrey

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lloyd & Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Colin Cochrane

  • Dracula II: Ascension(2003)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Il Papa buono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mattia Carcano (giovane)

  • The Good Pope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mattia Carcano (young)

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor(2003)

    as John Andre

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Affairs(2001)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    as John Elias

  • Band of Brothers(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Col. O. Dobie

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Love in a Cold Climate(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christian

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

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

    as Tony Deighton

  • Mary, Mother of Jesus(1999)

    as Archangel Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    as Lord Edward FitzGerald

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

    as Phil/Journalist

  • The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax(1999)

    as Robin Hughes-Wright

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life(1999)

    as David Blakely

  • A Rather English Marriage(1998)

    as Young Reggie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cider with Rosie(1998)

    as Boyfriend Harold

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mario Brunos

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Fawcett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as DC 'Hat' Bowler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Private Frank Floyd

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1984 to 2023; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Partition (2007)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

Film career

19842023

Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2002Screen debut· Intimate Affairs

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 John Light's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)

75th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

North & South (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 John Light's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does John Light work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Light's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Soisson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers