Portrait of Paul Merton

Acting

Paul Merton

Career

Active from 1991 to 2024, busiest in 2000 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
GoodWatch score46/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Merton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    0.9, average 4.0
  • Tension
    3.0, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    2.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 2
  • Travelogue 2
  • British Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
When Motorhoming Goes Horribly Wrong
When Motorhoming Goes Horribly Wrong (2023)

as Narrator

Motorhoming With Merton and Webster
Motorhoming With Merton and Webster (2021)

TV show

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 82
Years and Years
Years and Years (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Paul Merton

Shoot From the Hip Improvised Plays
Shoot From the Hip Improvised Plays (2018)

TV show

Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood
Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood (2011)

TV show ยท Writer, Creator

Paul Merton in Europe
Paul Merton in Europe (2010)

TV show

Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 83
Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock
Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009)

Director

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Paul Merton

Paul Merton in India
Paul Merton in India (2008)

TV show

Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations (2008)

as (archive footage)

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime (2002)

as The Captain

The Suicidal Dog
The Suicidal Dog (2000)

as Radio announcer & Man on Train

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime
Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime (2000)

as Lucretia

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)

as Spirit of the Ring

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 64
Rex the Runt
Rex the Runt (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Dr. Dogg (voice)

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime (1998)

as Narrator

Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's
Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's (1996)

TV show ยท as Arnold

Rex the Runt: North by North Pole
Rex the Runt: North by North Pole (1996)

as Dr. Dogg (voice)

An Evening with Gary Lineker
An Evening with Gary Lineker (1994)

as Ian

The Danny Baker Show
The Danny Baker Show (1994)

TV show

One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath (1993)

as Dentist (Voice)

If You See God, Tell Him
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)

TV show ยท as Workman

Terry and Julian
Terry and Julian (1992)

TV show ยท as Vicar

Paul Merton: The Series
Paul Merton: The Series (1991)

TV show ยท Writer, Creator

One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Barman

1980s

1 title ยท average score 86
The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Peasant

1970s

1 title ยท average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show