Acting
David Calder
- Titles
- 51movies62TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19702024
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Sleepers83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Tension7.0average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Coming of Age1.9, average 2.9
- Contemporary Realism4.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Dilemmas 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- True Crime 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Political Thriller 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Suspenseful 3
- Cold War Espionage 3
- Investigative Documentary 2
- Institutional Corruption 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Warren ClarkeActorSleepers, Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980, Nice Work, Sleepers
Christopher RozyckiActorSleepers, Sleepers, Wynne and Penkovsky, Wynne and Penkovsky
T. P. McKennaActorShoot to Kill, Shoot to Kill, Unreported Incident
Rufus JonesActorOnce Removed, Inside No. 9: Once Removed
Steve PembertonActorOnce Removed, Inside No. 9: Once Removed
Nigel HaversActorSleepers, Sleepers
David MorrisseyActorRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980, National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Trevor EveActorA Doll's House, Lawless
Ben WhishawActorPerfume: The Story of a Murderer, National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Jack ShepherdActorShoot to Kill, Shoot to Kill
Michael GoughActorSleepers, Sleepers
George CostiganActorChimera, Love or Money
Movies and TV shows
231980s
23 titles · average score 69
Nice Work (1989)
TV show · as Stuart Baxter
63
Tumbledown (1988)
as John Lawrence
The Play on One (1988)
TV show · as Douglas
Unreported Incident (1988)
as Douglas
65
Star Cops (1987)
TV show · as Nathan Spring / Box
76
The New Statesman (1987)
TV show · as Le Cul
The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)
as Maitre Verges
64
Defence of the Realm (1986)
as Harry Champion
Casualty (1986)
TV show · as Phillip Perry / Roy Parks
Wynne and Penkovsky (1985)
TV show · as Greville Wynne
Wynne and Penkovsky (1985)
as Greville Wynne
Mitch (1984)
TV show · as Ben Hall
Love and Marriage (1984)
TV show · as Ralph Blenchard
75
Widows (1983)
TV show · as D.I. George Resnick
No Excuses (1983)
TV show · as Stanmore
71
Moonlighting (1982)
as Supermarket Manager
The Disappearance of Harry (1982)
as Bracey
Get Lost! (1981)
TV show · as Det Sgt Tomlin
Bergerac (1981)
TV show · as Sir Clive Hamer
Bread or Blood (1981)
as Benson
The Black Stuff (1980)
as McKenna
Fox (1980)
TV show · as Detective Inspector Davin
Fox (1980)
as Detective Inspector Davin