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Phil Dunster

Phil Dunster

Actor · Born March 31, 1992 (34) · Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Philip James Dunster (born 31 March 1992) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Sky One drama Strike Back (2017–2018), the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2018), the ITV comedy-drama The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), the Apple TV+ sports series Ted Lasso (2020–2023), and the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour (2022). For his role in Ted Lasso, Dunster was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Dunster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1992 (34)
From
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 33 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 47% in 30 days

What are Phil Dunster's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Survival
24%
Bonds
14%
Power
11%
Morality
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Trauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Phil Dunster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Dunster'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

33 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Eret

  • Rooster(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Archie Bates

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hello Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rex

  • Picture This(2025)

    as Milo Bonner

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Idiomatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Alex

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

    Actor

  • The Devil's Hour(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mike Stephens

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Surface(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Quinn Huntley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Pragma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jack Hurt

  • Pink Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Arthur

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 34 episodes · as Jamie Tartt

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Trouble with Maggie Cole(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jamie Cole

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Dracula(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Quincey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Liar(2019)

    as Roy Courtnay (1948)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Catherine the Great(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Andrey Razumovsky

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Tic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Phil

  • Judy(2019)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All Is True(2018)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Save Me(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as BJ McGory

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Colonel John Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Man in an Orange Shirt(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Megan Leavey(2017)

    as Coletta

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jogger

  • The Fall of the Krays(2016)

    as Dickie Baker

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Rise of the Krays(2015)

    as Dickie

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Humans(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tristan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Pembroke

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Film-Maker's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Big Robbie

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as LCpl. Will Jensen

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Benidorm(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pr Philip Mortimer

  • Hello & Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 30 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Good Liar (2019)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

Ted Lasso (2020)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20072026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting33 of 33: 32 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndDirecting1 of 33: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 33: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 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.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 5 major nominations, 2021–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

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 Phil Dunster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Rise of the Krays (2015)

70th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ted Lasso (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 34. 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 Phil Dunster's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles27–49 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian 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 Phil Dunster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Dunster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zackary Adler shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers