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Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan

Actor · Born January 11, 1956 (70) · Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

BAFTA Award winner · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 11, 1956 (70)
From
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 102 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 26% in 30 days

What are Phyllis Logan's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
27%
Survival
19%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Self
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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 9 · 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 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
14
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
9
Bittersweet
9
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4
  • 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 Phyllis Logan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phyllis Logan'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

102 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Taste for Murder(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Elena Da Vinale

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    as Elsie Hughes

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Puzzle Lady(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cora Felton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bombing of Pan Am 103(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Moira Shearer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Austen(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Austen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • No Way Up(2024)

    as Mardy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Surprised by Oxford(2023)

    as Provost Regina Knight

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rocketry: The Nambi Effect(2022)

    as Mrs Cleaver

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Harold & Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mary

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Mrs Hughes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Last Train to Christmas(2021)

    as Auntie Vi

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

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

    as Sheena Dunbar

  • The Last Bus(2021)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • You Really Got Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Older Linda

  • Elliott from Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Our Queen at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Misbehaviour(2020)

    as Evelyn Alexander

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Highland Vet(2020)

    Show as Narrated By

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Adventures of Paddington(2019)

    Show 154 episodes · as Mrs. Bird (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Guilt(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maggie Lynch

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Mrs Hughes

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriends(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Good Karma Hospital(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maggie Smart

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Day of the Flowers(2012)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Grace Bain

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Lip Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 47 episodes · as Mrs. Hughes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Nativity!(2009)

    as Mrs. Lore

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Honest(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Missing(2006)

    as Karen Foster

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Missing: All Secrets Have a Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandra Zins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Beneath the Skin(2005)

    as DCI Grace Shilling

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Andinio

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Suburbia(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Sea of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mathieson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

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

    as Linda Brentwood

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady George Fawcett

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Real Jane Austen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mrs. Austen

  • Fields of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Rachel Greenlaw

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diana Jewell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Georgina Hogarth

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Miriam Whitelaw

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • All the King's Men(1999)

    as Mary Beck

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hope and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Annie Gilbert

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

    as Betty

  • Invasion: Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sqn. Ldr. Helen Knox

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Leaming

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Shooting Fish(1997)

    as Mrs Ross

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Merrill

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets & Lies(1996)

    as Monica Purley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as DS Jenny Ettrick

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Helen Wharton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Frau Bunofsky

  • Mirror Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Anna Spalinsky

  • Chiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Spalinsky

  • Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mrs Wilde

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Samantha Fisher

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Supt. Chalmers

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Rik Mayall Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wilde

  • Silent Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Nancy Muir

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Karla

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christine Moorhead

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Freddie as F.R.O.7.(1992)

    as Nessie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Bell · as Julia Kendall · as Rose Brown

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Effie's Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr Ruth Kovacs

  • And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Andrea

  • Happy Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dora Jackson

  • The Dark Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Attorney Camilla Staffa

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dora

  • Goldeneye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ann Fleming

  • And a Nightingale Sang(1989)

    as Helen

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

  • Defrosting the Fridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lee

  • Sitting Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alison

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Angry Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mary Penrys Jones

  • The Kitchen Toto(1987)

    as Janet Graham

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrea · as Dr Ruth Kovacs

  • Hannay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway(1989)

    as Mary Welsh

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sheila Walsh

  • First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy

  • The Inquiry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Claudia Procula

  • The McGuffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Anne

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 47 episodes · as Lady Jane Felsham · as Lady Jane Felsham (archive footage)

  • The Doctor and the Devils(1985)

    as Elizabeth Rock

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Time and the Conways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kay Conway

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Alison · as Anne · as Lee

  • Off Peak(1985)

    as Janet

  • Every Picture Tells a Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Agnes Scott

  • 1984(1984)

    as The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    as Alison

  • End of the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Rose

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

    as Julia

  • Another Time, Another Place(1983)

    as Janie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Good Time Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Nancy Park

  • The White Bird Passes(1980)

    as Janie (age 16)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shoestring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy Park

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

$108M worldwide

Highest rated

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Downton Abbey (2010)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19702026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting101 of 101: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s28 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
8409

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

a BAFTA Award and 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 7 major nominations, 1984–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 1984
    • BAFTA Award, won · Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress

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 Phyllis Logan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of the 24 of 25 with a score; across their 20 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 20

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1989)

85th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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 Phyllis Logan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles9–54 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles13–42 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles17–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–42 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles15–56 · median 31 · 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 Phyllis Logan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phyllis Logan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joanne Froggatt shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers