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Hugh Skinner

Hugh Skinner

Actor · Born January 6, 1985 (41) · London, England, UK

Hugh William Skinner (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor. He is best known for starring in television shows W1A (2014–2017), The Windsors (2016–present) and The Witcher (2023), and his appearances in musical films Les Misérables (2012) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1985 (41)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 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 19% in 30 days

What are Hugh Skinner's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Morality
23%
Bonds
17%
Power
13%
Survival
5%
Society
2%
Self-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
3
Dread
4
Warm
4
Hopeful
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Hugh Skinner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Skinner'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

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Frank and Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Two Weeks in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jacob

  • Twenty Twenty Six(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Will Humphries

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest(2025)

    as Jack Worthing

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marcello Mio(2024)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Constable Papperwick

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Partygate(2023)

    as Josh Fitzmaurice

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Invitation(2022)

    as Oliver Alexander

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ellie & Natasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Please Care! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Max

  • Falling for Figaro(2020)

    as Max Thistlewaite

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Zog (voice)

  • ABBA: In Their Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hugo Cavendish-Smyth

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · as Prince Radovid

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All(2019)

    as Narrator [UK version] (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart(2019)

    as Sunny

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

  • Zog(2018)

    as Zog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Burrows

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)

    as Young Harry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fishboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Fish Boy (voice)

  • Eric & Ernie's Home Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Holdo's First Officer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hampstead(2017)

    as Erik

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Harlots(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sir George Howard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Fleabag(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Windsors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 18 episodes · as Prince William

  • The Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as And Finially One More Fan

  • Kill Your Friends(2015)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Poldark(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Unwin Trevaunance

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Our Zoo(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Barnaby Ford

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • W1A(2014)

    Show 14 episodes · as Will Humphries

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Wipers Times(2013)

    as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(2012)

    as Joly

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A bloody muddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Carl

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Lionel Mounstuart

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Naylor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Felix Clare

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Bonkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel

  • Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Newman

  • The Portrait of a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lord Warburton

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Invitation (2022)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Fleabag (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

20072026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 11 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 Hugh Skinner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart (2019)

89th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fleabag (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Hugh Skinner's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Hugh Skinner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugh Skinner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Morton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers