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Portrait of Michael Portillo

Acting

Michael Portillo

Titles
7movies45TV shows
Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, with a break from 1981 to 2006, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score83/100
Highest rated
Poster for Great Continental Railway Journeys
Great Continental Railway Journeys
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Michael Portillo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.9, average 5.6
  • Tension
    2.7, average 6.1
  • Pathos
    2.5, average 5.2
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Travel Documentary 3
  • Cultural Exploration 3
  • Historical Insights 3
  • Informative 3
  • Railway Journeys 2
  • British Television 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Educational Series 2
  • Cultural Insight 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Educational & Informative 2
  • European History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
TypeAllTV shows16Movies4
RoleAnyAppearances33Acting18Other crew1Art1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s12000s52010s32020s9Upcoming1
GenreAnyDocumentary13Drama2Comedy1TV Movie1History1Talk1Thriller1Crime1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title
Poster for 200 Years of The Railways

TV show · as Michael

2020s

9 titles
Poster for Portillo's Andalucia

TV show · as Presenter

2010s

3 titles · average score 49
Poster for Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

TV show · as Narrator / Presenter

GoodWatch49
Poster for Avenge the Crows

Art Direction, Leadman

2000s

5 titles · average score 83
GoodWatch83
Poster for The Supersizers...

TV show · as Participant

1990s

1 title

1980s

1 title · average score 80