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Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Actor and writer, also producer · Born June 4, 1975 (51) · Grays, Essex, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Russell Brand (born 4 June 1975) is a British comedian, actor, columnist, author, TV & radio personality, presenter, activist, and campaigner. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award ceremonies. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the 2008 prank calls that led to his resignation from the BBC.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 4, 1975 (51)
From
Grays, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 56 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 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Russell Brand's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
34%
Bonds
28%
Society
14%
Power
10%
Morality
6%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Purpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 5 of 15 analyzed roles.

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

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Absurd
9
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
7
Tense
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Russell Brand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Russell Brand'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

56 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 70 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Under the Boardwalk(2023)

    as Mako (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Catherine Called Birdy(2022)

    as Suitor from Kent

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Dr. Nefario (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Death on the Nile(2022)

    as Windlesham

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Wisdom of Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Four Kids and It(2020)

    as Tristan Trent

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Guru (voice) / Boxing Referee

  • Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dr. Nefario (voice)

  • Russell Brand: Re: Birth(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Army of One(2016)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Trolls(2016)

    as Creek (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 14 episodes · as Lance Klians

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Emperor's New Clothes(2015)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand: End the Drugs War(2014)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand: Messiah Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • Paradise(2013)

    as William Carr

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    as Dr. Nefario (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • What About Dick?(2012)

    as Dick

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Brand X with Russell Brand(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Rock of Ages(2012)

    as Lonny Barnett

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hop(2011)

    as E.B (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • RIDE THE TIGER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as International Magic

  • Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Himself

  • The Tempest(2010)

    as Trinculo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Dr. Nefario (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Get Him to the Greek(2010)

    as Aldous Snow

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand: Scandalous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Shrink(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand in New York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • Bedtime Stories(2008)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    as Aldous Snow

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind(2007)

    as Earth Guardian (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • St. Trinian's(2007)

    as Flash Harry

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Russell Brand: Doing Life Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Penelope(2006)

    as Sam the Jazz Club Owner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Russell Brand's Ponderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Russell Brand: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Russell Brand's Got Issues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 1 Leicester Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cold Blood(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ally Parkins

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Tommy

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Mr. Wolf

  • Cruise of the Gods(2002)

    as Woolly Hat Fan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • White Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Merlin

  • RE: Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Comedy Lab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · as Shane

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Brand (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Match of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Pundit

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1964 to 2023; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

$971M worldwide

Highest rated

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19642023

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • 2007First film· Penelope
  • 2011First top-billed film· Hop
  • 2011Career best· Hop

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 56: 40 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting11 of 56: 9 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 56: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 56: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

56 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2000s22 · 16 acting · 6 crew2010s22 · 16 acting · 8 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 19 roles
071217

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 2008, Best Comedy Programme.

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 Russell Brand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Brand X with Russell Brand (2012)

94th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. 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 Russell Brand's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles27–42 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles25–69 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles18–82 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles8–74 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles11–41 · median 28 · 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 Russell Brand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Russell Brand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Meledandri shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers