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Sean Pertwee

Sean Pertwee

Actor · Born June 4, 1964 (62) · London, England, UK

​Sean Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor well known for his film and voice over work. He is the son of Jon Pertwee, who was best known for playing the third incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running television series Doctor Who.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 4, 1964 (62)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 126 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 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Sean Pertwee's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st 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
Self
24%
Survival
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
14%
Morality
13%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 16

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 7

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 19 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Dread
13
Thrilling
13
Melancholic
14
Absurd
8
Other
26

How their films linger

Unsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical2

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 Sean Pertwee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Pertwee'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

126 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sean Hoare

  • NCIS: Tony & Ziva(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Aaron Graves

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Duchess(2024)

    as Danny Oswald

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Night Caller(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lawrence Brightway

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Invitation(2022)

    as Mr. Fields

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2020)

    as John Moorcroft

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • What Killed Maradona?(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Two Weeks to Live(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Pale Horse(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inspector Stanley Lejeune

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Prodigal Son(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Owen Shannon

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Incredible Bats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Cameron

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • You(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vic

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Incredible Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Incredible Spiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (engl.)

  • Howl(2015)

    as Driver

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Incredible Frogs(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 100 episodes · as Alfred Pennyworth

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarazin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Spains Worst Rail Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Alan Partridge(2013)

    as Steve Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Job Lot(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt Steve Fox

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Eleven(2013)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Charlie

  • Alien Uprising(2012)

    as Tramp

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gareth Lestrade

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • St George's Day(2012)

    as Proctor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Seasoning House(2012)

    as Goran

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Them From That Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Various

  • Naked Harbour(2012)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Powell

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

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

    as Detective

  • Wild Bill(2011)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Camelot(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ector

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie(2010)

    as Proteus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Playground(2010)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 4.3.2.1.(2010)

    as Mr. Richards

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Lynch

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Volcano That Stopped Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Escape from Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • In Passing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Captain P Maybrick

  • Journey to the Edge of the Universe(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Unsinkable Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Mutant Chronicles(2008)

    as Capt. Nathan Rooker

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday(2008)

    as Dr. Talbot

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Honest(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as DS Ed Bain

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Mr. Groznyi

  • Predators in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Dangerous Parking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ray

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as King Henry's Uncle

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Goal II: Living the Dream(2007)

    as Barry Rankin

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Soldier on the Train / Simon the Lecturer · as Soldier on the Train/Simon the Lecturer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Auschwitz: The Great Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

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

    Show 1 episode · as Julius Caesar

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wilderness(2006)

    as Jed

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • When Evil Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as The Janitor

  • Apollo 13: The Inside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Last Drop(2006)

    as Bill McMillan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby(2005)

    as Duncan Smithie

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Goal! The Dream Begins(2005)

    as Barry Rankin

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Bear's Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Richard Head

  • The Prophecy: Uprising(2005)

    as Dani Simionescu

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Europe: A Natural History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Wild Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • A Bear's Christmas Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Richard Hennerson

  • Zero Hour(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Massive Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • D-DAY - Men and Machines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Labienus

  • Equilibrium(2002)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bo' Selecta! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dog Soldiers(2002)

    as Sgt. Harry G. Wells

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Formula 51(2001)

    as Detective Virgil Kane

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • In the Beginning(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Five Seconds to Spare(2000)

    as Piers

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Seven Days to Live(2000)

    as Martin Shaw

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Love, Honor and Obey(2000)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tube Tales(1999)

    as Driver (segment "Steal Away")

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Heinz

  • Cleopatra(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marcus Brutus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Feet(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark Cubitt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Soldier(1998)

    as Mace

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Tale of the Mummy(1998)

    as Bradley Cortese

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Stiff Upper Lips(1997)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Macbeth

  • Event Horizon(1997)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bodyguards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ian Worrell

  • Deadly Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ion

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as DI John Flynn

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Juice(1995)

    as JC

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • I.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Martin

  • Shopping(1994)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Monk's Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hugh Beringar

  • The Leper of St. Giles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hugh Beringar

  • The Sanctuary Sparrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hugh Beringar

  • Mystery!: Cadfael(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hugh Beringar

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • One Corpse Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hugh Beringar

  • The Changeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tomazo

  • Dirty Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Quiet One

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

    Show 1 episode · as Francis Barrat

  • He-Play She-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Fraser

  • Swing Kids(1993)

    as Gestapo Arresting Berger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Leon the Pig Farmer(1992)

    as Keith Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dazza Scott

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Virtual Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Andries

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Heinz

  • Coping with Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Peter

  • London Kills Me(1991)

    as German Tourist

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tomazo

  • The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story(1990)

    as Oliver Koch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Sgt. Kevin Powers

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnie Oglander · as Sir George Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dominic Lutovski

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Det. Sgt. Barry Vine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Prick Up Your Ears(1987)

    as Orton's Friend

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Nick Johns

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ion · as Martin

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Borderline (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 125 titles, 124 of them dated from 1983 to 2025; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

The Invitation (2022)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Gotham (2014)

Film career

19832025

Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 11 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
Acting125 of 125: 125 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s35 · acting2000s42 · acting2010s31 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 35 roles
8797020712

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 Sean Pertwee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of the 42 of 43 with a score; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 73 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

The Magnificent Eleven (2013)

95th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. 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 Sean Pertwee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 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 & Gore13 titles73–94 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles18–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles39–87 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles19–86 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles56–81 · median 75 · 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 Sean Pertwee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Pertwee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neil Marshall shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles