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Henry Golding

Henry Golding

Actor, also producer · Born February 5, 1987 (39) · Betong, Malaysia

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Henry Ewan Golding (born February 5, 1987) is a British actor and former television presenter. He has starred in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the thriller A Simple Favor (2018), the action comedy The Gentlemen (2019), as well as playing the title character in the action-adventure Snake Eyes (2021), and he appeared in the ensemble cast of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). In 2025, he had a role in the second season of the Hulu anthology series Nine Perfect Strangers. Born in Malaysia to an English father and a Malaysian mother, Golding moved to England at the age of eight. Before being known for his film work, he began his career as a presenter on ESPN, BBC and Discovery Channel Asia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1987 (39)
From
Betong, Malaysia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 22 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 36% in 30 days

What are Henry Golding's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th 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
Bonds
24%
Self
24%
Morality
22%
Survival
15%
Society
10%
Power
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · 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 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Shapeshifter
3 of 10
Mentor
2 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
7
Warm
3
Romantic
2
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3

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 Henry Golding's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henry Golding'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

22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Old Guard 2(2025)

    as Tuah

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Another Simple Favor(2025)

    as Sean Townsend

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Daniela Forever(2024)

    as Nicolas

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Territory(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Marianne Heli Pilot

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare(2024)

    as Freddy 'The Buzz' Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger's Apprentice(2024)

    as Hu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Downtown Owl(2023)

    as Vance Druid

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Assassin Club(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Morgan Gaines

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Persuasion(2022)

    as William Elliot

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Peter Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Snake Eyes(2021)

    as Snake Eyes

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Monsoon(2019)

    as Kit

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mr. Vargas

  • The Gentlemen(2019)

    as Dry Eye

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    as Tom Webster

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Favor(2018)

    as Sean Townsend

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    as Nick Young

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Railword Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Borneo Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Henry

  • Gold Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Iskandar Tan Sri Murat

  • Close Personal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Head Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 2009 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

$239M worldwide

Highest rated

The Gentlemen (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Another Simple Favor (2025)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20092025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 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
Acting22 of 22: 21 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing1 of 22: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 23% of 13 roles
1823

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2019, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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 Henry Golding's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Downtown Owl (2023)

75th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Gentlemen (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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 Henry Golding's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles14–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–50 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles33–84 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles32–63 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles14–52 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Henry Golding work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry Golding's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Feig shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers