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Samuel West

Samuel West

Actor · Born June 19, 1966 (60) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Samuel West was born on June 19, 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England as Samuel Alexander Joseph West. He is known for his work on Howards End (1992), Van Helsing (2004) and Notting Hill (1999).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1966 (60)
From
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 122 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Samuel West's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
21%
Bonds
17%
Morality
16%
Society
16%
Power
13%
Ideas
12%
Survival
6%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 8 · 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 8 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 15
Shadow
3 of 15
Mentor
3 of 15
Herald
2 of 15
Trickster
1 of 15
Hero
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
17
Tense
13
Melancholic
17
Joyful
6
Hopeful
8
Other
25

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7

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 Samuel West's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samuel West'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

122 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sam & Ade Go Birding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Master of Ceremonies

  • Remembers… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Midwich Cuckoos(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bernard Westcott

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Peter Judd

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Small Axe(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hill

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Gatecrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Policeman

  • All Creatures Great & Small(2020)

    Show 42 episodes · as Siegfried Farnon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Gentlemen(2019)

    as Lord Pressfield

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Trust(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Talbot

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • On Chesil Beach(2017)

    as Geoffrey Ponting

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Path of Blood(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as Sir Anthony Eden

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Spying on the Royals(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

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

  • Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Blunt

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • All the world's a stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Evolution of Us(2016)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sir William Chester

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Suffragette(2015)

    as Benedict Haughton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sir Walter Pole

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Inside the Court of Henry VIII(2015)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Eichmann Show(2015)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Riot Club(2014)

    as Tutor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Norman Skinner

  • Secrets of Underground London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • The Crimson Field(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot Vincent

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Faberge: A Life of Its Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • W1A(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Fleming(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rear Admiral John Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Host

  • Questioning Darwin(2014)

    as Charles Darwin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Secrets of the Tower of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace: Hampton Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Mr Selfridge(2013)

    Show 40 episodes · as Frank Edwards

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

    as Bertie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop of Winchester

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets of the Manor House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Eternal Law(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zak Gist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • First Man on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (Voice UK)

  • Hitler's Children(2011)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald McCormack

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Any Human Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter Scabius (Older)

  • Dark Relic(2010)

    as Friar George

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Albert Schweitzer(2009)

    as Phil Figgis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Blood of the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Garrow's Law(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Erskine

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Romantics(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Maharajas' Motor Car: The Story of Rolls-Royce in India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator - (Voice)

  • World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as narrator

  • Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley(2008)

    as Ted Heath

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Random Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Colin

  • Einstein's Big Idea(2005)

    as Humphry Davy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • After the War: Conquering Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ring of the Nibelungs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gunther

  • Ring of the Nibelungs(2004)

    as Gunther

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2004)

    as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cambridge Spies(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anthony Blunt

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure(2002)

    as Pongo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Col. James Wintringham

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Iris(2001)

    as Young Maurice

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Private Life of a Masterpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 32 episodes · as Narrator

  • Pandaemonium(2000)

    as Robert Southey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Rice

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Nero's Golden House(2001)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bread and Roses(2000)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Complicity(2000)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nevil Maskelyne

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Nevil Maskelyne

  • A History of Britain(2000)

    Show as Various

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

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

    as Pork

  • In Excess: The Death of Michael Hutchence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Battle of the Sexes - In the Animal World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    as Anna's Co-Star

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War(1999)

    as Major Edrington

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • War of the Century - When Hitler Fought Stalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • The Dance of Shiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lieutenant Davies

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

    Show 1 episode · as Major Edrington

  • Rupert's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rupert McKay

  • Stiff Upper Lips(1997)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • I Hate Christmas Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Soldier

  • The Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Prince Albert Victor Edward

  • Zoya(1995)

    as Nicolai

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as James Oswood · as Jeremy Thacker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

  • Over Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Archie Bunting

  • Jane Eyre(1996)

    as St John Rivers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Heavy Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as 'Monty' Bodkin

  • Carrington(1995)

    as Gerald Brenan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Persuasion(1995)

    as Mr. Elliot

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Vacillations of Poppy Carew(1995)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Open Fire(1994)

    as Stephen Waldorf

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Feast at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Chef

  • A Breed of Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cyrian

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

    as Jack Maitland

  • Archipel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Alan Stewart

  • Voices in the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mark

  • Howards End(1992)

    as Leonard Bast

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • As Time Goes By(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Stanley and the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Stephen Duke

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Maitland

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as King Caspian

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

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Charles Thoroughgood

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

    as Count Konradin von Lohenburg

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Constantine

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Chronicles of Narnia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as King Caspian

  • Frankie and Johnnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Johnnie Mallett

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mark

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Humphry Davy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator/Geiser

  • Time & Tide - A Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles, 116 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Darkest Hour (2017)

$151M worldwide

Highest rated

The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

All Creatures Great & Small (2020)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19742026

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting118 of 118: 118 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s39 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
9202

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

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1993, Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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 Samuel West's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Nero's Golden House (2001)

78th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All Creatures Great & Small (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 55. 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 Samuel West's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–47 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles10–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles10–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles21–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles16–47 · median 27 · mildlighter 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 Samuel West work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samuel West's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Michell shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers