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Paul Hilton

Paul Hilton

Actor · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Paul Hilton was born in 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Lady Macbeth (2016), Wake Up Dead Man (2025) and Wuthering Heights (2011). He is married to Anastasia Hille. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

From
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 38 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 24% in 30 days

What are Paul Hilton's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
23%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
9%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
8
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Hilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Hilton'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

38 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wasteman(2025)

    as Browning

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up Dead Man(2025)

    as Rev. Delancy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Estate(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Terry

  • Sweet Sue(2023)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Alan

  • National Theatre Live: Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Iago

  • The Bower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Earwig(2021)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert Hobden

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Saintmaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Derek Jarman

  • Eternal Beauty(2019)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Very English Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Holmes

  • National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Boson

  • National Theatre Live: Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Peter Pan

  • National Theatre Live: wonder.land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Matt

  • Lady Macbeth(2016)

    as Alexander Lester

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Straight

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Swansong(2015)

    as Mark Prince

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • London Road(2015)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Grantchester(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Miller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Crimson Field(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Private Greville Parry

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Faustus(2012)

    as Dr. Faustus

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Room at the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bob Storr

  • Wuthering Heights(2011)

    as Mr. Earnshaw

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Fergus Banks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Twenty Twelve(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Topper

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Silk(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gary Rush

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Sinking of the Laconia(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry Bates

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Glen

  • Garrow's Law(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Hamer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty 1900s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Henry Percy Dean

  • Klimt(2006)

    as Duke Octave

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Princes in the Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as King Henry VII

  • The Last Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jack Tanner

  • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real(2004)

    as Dr. Tanner

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic Segal

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oliver Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Lady Macbeth (2016)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Wuthering Heights (2011)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 2004Screen debut· Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
  • 2022First top-billed film· Earwig
  • 2022Career best· Slow Horses
  • 2022Career best· Earwig

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

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.

How do Paul Hilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Swansong (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Slow Horses (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. 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 Paul Hilton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paul Hilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Hilton's MovieCove titles; Nick Holder shares the most, 2.