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Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Actor · Born March 26, 1982 (44) · England, UK

An English film actor, probably best known for his performances in Across the Universe, Becoming Jane, Control, The Ruins and The Crazies.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 26, 1982 (44)
From
England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 45 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 25% in 30 days

What are Joe Anderson's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
29%
Survival
22%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 9 · Dark 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 16

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 20
Ally
4 of 20
Hero
4 of 20
Trickster
2 of 20
Shapeshifter
2 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
16
Melancholic
15
Thrilling
4
Absurd
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Joe Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Anderson'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

45 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Spirit Lock(2026)

    as Karl Mellor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Murder Company(2024)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as John Francis Vater

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Front(2024)

    as Laurentz

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Conspiracy(2022)

    as Lucifer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2020)

    as Joseph Haverstock

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Brave New World(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kvle

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Blood(2019)

    as Kappa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Backdraft 2(2019)

    as Sean McCaffrey

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hangman(2017)

    as Hangman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Lefty Brown(2017)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • New York Prison Break the Seduction of Joyce Mitchell(2017)

    as David Sweat

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Abattoir(2016)

    as Grady

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • My Father Die(2016)

    as Asher

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Outsiders(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · as Asa Farrell

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Bleeding Heart(2015)

    as Cody

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(2014)

    as Phineas

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Divide(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Terry Kucik

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Supremacy(2014)

    as Garrett Tully

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Single Shot(2013)

    as Obadiah

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Horns(2013)

    as Terry Parrish

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mason Verger

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    as Alistair

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The River(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lincoln Cole

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Grey(2011)

    as Todd Flannery

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    as John

  • Operation: Endgame(2010)

    as Fool

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Crazies(2010)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Amelia(2009)

    as Bill Stultz

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Love Happens(2009)

    as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • High Life(2009)

    as Donnie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The 27 Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Elliot

  • The Ruins(2008)

    as Mathias

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Creating the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    as Max Carrigan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Control(2007)

    as Hooky

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Jane(2007)

    as Henry Austen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Little Box of Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Seth

  • Copying Beethoven(2006)

    as Karl van Beethoven

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Silence Becomes You(2005)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Creep(2004)

    as Male Model

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Ransom

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ivar

  • Cause Célèbre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Little John

  • The Tenth Planet: The Red Sister - Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Greaves

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Crazies (2010)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Control (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Crazies (2010)

Film career

19872026

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 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
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 28 roles
04091419

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 Joe Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Murder Company (2024)

89th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. 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 Joe Anderson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles35–91 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles9–59 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles46–84 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles30–74 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles26–93 · median 69 · 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 Joe Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Anderson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy Olyphant shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers