Portrait of Christopher Ellison

Acting

Christopher Ellison

Career

Active from 1981 to 2018, busiest in 2018 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score41/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buster
Buster
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher Ellison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • British Crime Drama 3
  • Vigilante Justice 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Prison Break 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Urban Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 32
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021)
GoodWatch score 32

as Basil Payne

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 42
Tango One
Tango One (2018)
GoodWatch score 49

as Terry James

The Krays: Dead Man Walking
The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018)
GoodWatch score 30

as Albert Donohue

King of Crime
King of Crime (2018)

as Edward

We Still Steal the Old Way
We Still Steal the Old Way (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Roy

Ratburger
Ratburger (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

as Landlord

Mob Handed
Mob Handed (2016)
GoodWatch score 29

as The Father

We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)
GoodWatch score 52

as Roy

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (2013)

as Magwitch

Psychopath Night
Psychopath Night (2013)

as Narrator

Great Fire of London - The Untold Story
Great Fire of London - The Untold Story (2011)

as Narrator

Basement
Basement (2010)
GoodWatch score 18

as The Professor

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 72
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Combat Sheep
Combat Sheep (2001)

as DI Hindle

Burnside
Burnside (2000)

TV show ยท as DCI Frank Burnside

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 72
Crime Traveller
Crime Traveller (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Ellington
Ellington (1996)

TV show ยท as Ellington

Two Golden Balls
Two Golden Balls (1994)

as Vince

The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lomax

1980s

30 titles ยท average score 65
Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Davey Cooper

Buster
Buster (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as George

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Mr. Kirkpatrick

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Danny Weaver / Wayne Davisson

Bread
Bread (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Mr. Wilson / DHSS Claimant

Brush Strokes
Brush Strokes (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Reg

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Telecom Engineer

Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Tommy

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Frank Burnside / D.I. Burnside

Wolcott
Wolcott (1981)

TV show ยท as DI Charlie Bonham

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Corby

Never the Twain
Never the Twain (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Bernie Miller

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 64
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Charlie

Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

as Maximilien de Robespierre

Grange Hill
Grange Hill (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Minibus Driver

Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show ยท as Terence Wragby

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Adam Quint

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Biggs, CI5 Agent / Paul Coogan

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Phillip Budd

Kill Two Birds
Kill Two Birds (1975)

as Denver

Ransom
Ransom (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pete

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Denver