Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comic series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004), and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein (2007) and Gun Machine (2013) and the novella Normal (2016). A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel series, including Astonishing X-Men, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight, and the "Extremis" story arc of Iron Man, which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013). Ellis created The Authority and Planetary for WildStorm and wrote a run of Hellblazer for Vertigo and James Bond for Dynamite Entertainment. Ellis wrote the video games Hostile Waters (2001), Cold Winter (2005), and Dead Space (2008). He also wrote the animated TV movie G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009), wrote the English version of Marvel Anime (2010–2011), and served as the head writer on the acclaimed animated Netflix series Castlevania (2017–2021). Ellis is well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist (most notably nanotechnology, cryonics, mind transfer, and human enhancement) and folkloric themes, often in combination with each other. He is a humanist and former patron of Humanists UK, a charity focused on promoting humanism and advancing secularism. He is a resident of Southend-on-Sea, England. Description above from the Wikipedia article Warren Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 16, 1968 (58)
- Writer and producer, also actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Warren Ellis' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
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 Warren Ellis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Warren Ellis' 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
17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Superman(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
FreakAngels(2022)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Castlevania(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
RED 2(2013)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Iron Man 3(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Blade(2011)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
X-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Wolverine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Iron Man: Extremis(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
RED(2010)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Iron Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
G.I. Joe: Resolute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dead Space: Downfall(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Revisioned: Tomb Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Global Frequency(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Justice League Unlimited(2004)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Global Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
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 Warren Ellis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Is Warren Ellis' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Warren Ellis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Warren Ellis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stan Lee shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Cully HamnerShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Cully Hamner
- Erich HoeberShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Erich Hoeber
- Jon HoeberShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Hoeber
Actors
- Brian CoxShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Cox
- Bruce WillisShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Willis
- Helen MirrenShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Helen Mirren
- John MalkovichShared titles: RED 2 (2013), RED (2010)See all 2 shared titles with John Malkovich
Producers
- Alan FineShared titles: Blade (2011), Iron Man: Extremis (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Fine
- Dan BuckleyShared titles: Blade (2011), Iron Man: Extremis (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Buckley
Mixed roles
- Stan LeeShared titles: Blade (2011), Iron Man: Extremis (2010), The Invincible 'Iron Man' (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Stan Lee
- Gene ColanShared titles: Blade (2011), The Invincible 'Iron Man' (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Colan
- Adi GranovShared titles: Iron Man: Extremis (2010), The Invincible 'Iron Man' (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Adi Granov
- Tom BrevoortShared titles: Iron Man: Extremis (2010), The Invincible 'Iron Man' (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Brevoort