Paul Viragh is an actor, writer and director born in London to a Hungarian refugee family. He is a UK/Canadian dual national & WGA member. His first feature as screenwriter and executive producer SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL about disabled punk icon Ian Dury, starred Andy Serkis, Naomi Harris, and Olivia Williams, was critically acclaimed receiving 8 (including 2 BAFTAs) nominations including Best Screenplay. Paul has been nominated twice for the Blacklist, and for the Imerson best radio play award. Other features include: ASHES starring Ray Winstone, Lesley Manville and Jim Sturgess directed by Mat Whitecross. FACE OF AN ANGEL directed by Michael Winterbottom with Daniel Bruhl and Kate Beckinsale based on the true crime Amanda Knox case in Italy. SHOSHANA set in 1930s Palestine, received its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and UK premier at the London Film Festival in 2023. It was on general release worldwide in 2024. IDOLS is currently shooting in Spain and Italy.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 1, 1962 (64)
- Balham, London, England
- Writer and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Paul Viragh's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Paul Viragh's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Viragh'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
16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Shoshana(2023)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Face of an Angel(2014)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Everest: Shooting the Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Penelope(2006)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all filmsExtraordinary Rendition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Keeping Mum(2005)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
A Line in the Sand(2004)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Whose Baby? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Final Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midsomer Murders(1997)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Heartbeat(1992)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Birds of a Feather(1989)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
The Paradise Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1989 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
Highest rated
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
Most popular right now
The Face of an Angel (2014)
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Keeping Mum
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.
How do Paul Viragh's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Paul Viragh work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Viragh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Winterbottom shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Michael WinterbottomShared titles: Shoshana (2023), The Face of an Angel (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Winterbottom
Editors
- Marc RichardsonShared titles: Shoshana (2023), The Face of an Angel (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Richardson
Producers
- Andrew EatonShared titles: Shoshana (2023), The Face of an Angel (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Eaton
- Josh HyamsShared titles: Shoshana (2023), The Face of an Angel (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Hyams
- Melissa ParmenterShared titles: Shoshana (2023), The Face of an Angel (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa Parmenter
- Norman MerryShared titles: The Face of an Angel (2014), Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Norman Merry
