Portrait of Michael Bryant

Acting

Michael Bryant

Career

Active from 1962 to 2025, with a break from 2008 to 2024, busiest in 1972 and 1974 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Bryant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Mrs. Weekley's Lover (2025)

as Ernest Weekley

2000s

2 titles Β· average score 70
The Deep
The Deep (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as John Ingram

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as God/ The Doctor (voice)

1990s

7 titles Β· average score 81
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Dr Nichols

King Lear
King Lear (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Fool

Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)
GoodWatch score 86

as Priest

The Absence of War
The Absence of War (1995)

as Bryden Thomas

Anna Lee: Headcase
Anna Lee: Headcase (1993)

as Commander Martin Brierly

Heading Home
Heading Home (1991)

as Derek Green

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show Β· as Fool

1980s

10 titles Β· average score 75
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)

TV show Β· as Advocate

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)

as Advocate

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Bryden Thomas

Summer Season
Summer Season (1985)

TV show Β· as General Kokoshkin

A Crack in the Ice
A Crack in the Ice (1985)

as Gen. Kokoshkin

Sakharov
Sakharov (1984)

as Syshchikov

Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Narrator (voice)

Shakespeare Lives!
Shakespeare Lives! (1983)

TV show

Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Principal Secretary

The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

as Doctor Caius

1970s

28 titles Β· average score 67
The Daedalus Equations
The Daedalus Equations (1976)

as Sam McInstrey

Late Call
Late Call (1975)

TV show Β· as Howard Calvert

The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Rev. Justin Somerton

Mr. Axelford's Angel
Mr. Axelford's Angel (1974)

as Mr Axelford

Caravan to Vaccarès
Caravan to Vaccarès (1974)
GoodWatch score 49

as Zuger

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show Β· as Sam McInstrey

The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peter Brock

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Herder

Colditz
Colditz (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as W / Cdr George Marsh

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

as New Friend

The Roads to Freedom
The Roads to Freedom (1970)

TV show Β· as Mathieu Delarue

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1970)

as Vershinin

1960s

17 titles Β· average score 61
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

as Max Staefel

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show Β· as Anthony Berridge / Mike

Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia (1968)

as Stirling Moss

The Big M
The Big M (1967)

TV show Β· as Johnny Treherne

Torture Garden
Torture Garden (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show Β· as Boris J. Axelford / Duckworth

Talking to a Stranger
Talking to a Stranger (1966)

TV show

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Vershinin

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show Β· as Mr. Burch

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show Β· as Gerard / Stirling Moss

The Mind Benders
The Mind Benders (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Danny Tate

Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as John's Counsel

1950s

12 titles Β· average score 72
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

as Sixth Officer James Moody

Harbor Command
Harbor Command (1957)

TV show

Telephone Time
Telephone Time (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Uranium Boom
Uranium Boom (1956)

as Peterson

Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth (1956)

TV show Β· as John bar Zebedee

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as McGinnis

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show Β· as Walter Luke

Buffalo Bill Jr.
Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)

TV show

Passage Home
Passage Home (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

as Stebbings

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Britannus