Portrait of Rory Kinnear

Acting

Rory Kinnear

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: Othello
National Theatre Live: Othello
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rory Kinnear Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 7
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Blackmere
Blackmere

TV show

2020s

21 titles ยท average score 67
Onwards and Sideways
Onwards and Sideways (2026)

as Professor Ridge

Learning to Breathe Under Water
Learning to Breathe Under Water (2026)

as Peter

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dave Fishwick

Toxic Town
Toxic Town (2025)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Des Collins

All the Devils Are Here
All the Devils Are Here (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

as Harold Laing

Say Nothing
Say Nothing (2024)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Frank Kitson

The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge

Bank of Dave
Bank of Dave (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dave Fishwick

Men
Men (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Geoffrey

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Tom Bombadil

Ridley Road
Ridley Road (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Colin Jordan

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Edward Williams

2010s

42 titles ยท average score 68
Years and Years
Years and Years (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Stephen Lyons

Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Nikita Ivanovich Panin

Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Craig Oliver

Peterloo
Peterloo (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

as Henry Hunt

iBoy
iBoy (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ellman

Quacks
Quacks (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Robert Lessing

Man Up
Man Up (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sean

The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as Detective Robert Nock

Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as John Clare / The Creature

Count Arthur Strong
Count Arthur Strong (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Michael Baker

Southcliffe
Southcliffe (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as David Whitehead

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Michael Callow

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 67
Wish 143
Wish 143 (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

as Wishman

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Denis Thatcher

Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tanner

Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rushworth

Cranford
Cranford (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Septimus Hanbury

The Thick of It
The Thick of It (2005)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Ed

Judas
Judas (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Andrew

Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Menace
Menace (2002)

TV show ยท as Kevin

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

TV show ยท as James Mitcham

Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1990s

1 title ยท average score 75
Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1970s

1 title ยท average score 75
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Edward Williams