Portrait of Nicholas Woodeson

Acting

Nicholas Woodeson

Career

Active from 1982 to 2021, busiest in 1991 and 1993 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicholas Woodeson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Period Drama 3
  • Gothic Atmosphere 2
  • British Television 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Justice System 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Intense Character Focus 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled Tinkerbell Movie
Untitled Tinkerbell Movie

as Steven

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble

as Steven

2020s

11 titles · average score 63
Savage House
Savage House (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Brimsby, Jeweller

Falling
Falling (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Father Victor

National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (2026)

as Mr. Carp / Barker

Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Loeffler

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

as Steven

The Agency
The Agency (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ancient Gem Dealer

Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Father Brian

A Paris Proposal
A Paris Proposal (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jacques

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Diarmid

Firebird
Firebird (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Polkovnik Kuznetsov

Quiz
Quiz (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Nicholas Hilliard QC

2010s

29 titles · average score 70
The Hustle
The Hustle (2019)
GoodWatch score 37

as Albert

On the Beaches
On the Beaches (2019)

as Albert Einstein

Disobedience
Disobedience (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Rabbi Goldfarb

Paddington 2
Paddington 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 87

as Insurance Company CEO

Taboo
Taboo (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Robert Thoyt

The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Buson

The Eichmann Show
The Eichmann Show (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yaakov Jonilowicz

Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

as William Shawn

Skyfall
Skyfall (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

as Doctor Hall

John Carter
John Carter (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dalton

Ripper Street
Ripper Street (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dr. William Corcoran

Borgen
Borgen (2010)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Alexander Grozin

2000s

16 titles · average score 72
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

as Michael Warren

Pope Joan
Pope Joan (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Arighis

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Harrison

Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Rome
Rome (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Posca

Shameless
Shameless (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Isaac

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Viktor Proust

Helen West
Helen West (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Brian Redwood

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Josef Novak

One of the Hollywood Ten
One of the Hollywood Ten (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bill

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Reese Dickson, Solicitor

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

as Otto Hofmann

1990s

32 titles · average score 61
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mr. Dian

The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sergei

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Derek Galton

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Maurice Plummer

The Blackheath Poisonings
The Blackheath Poisonings (1993)

TV show · as Bertie Williams

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Stump

Cracker
Cracker (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Hennessy

Bonjour la Classe
Bonjour la Classe (1993)

TV show

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1992)

as Geoff Harris

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Anton Caldwell

For the Greater Good
For the Greater Good (1991)

TV show · as Michael Parke-Walsh MP

Max and Helen
Max and Helen (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Martin Greenbaum

1980s

9 titles · average score 69
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Detective Sergeant Hoskins

Blackeyes
Blackeyes (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Stilk

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Jack Clayton

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Geoff Harris

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Artie Cross

Piaf
Piaf (1984)

as Emil / Jacko

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Sir Henry Baskerville

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Small man

A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War (1980)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Cpl. Kazmarak