Portrait of Rik Mayall

Acting

Rik Mayall

Career

Active from 1980 to 2019, busiest in 1995 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for More Bad News
More Bad News
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rik Mayall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Catharsis
    3.8, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 5
  • Cult Classic 5
  • Cringe Comedy 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • British Sketch Comedy 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Dark Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid
Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid (2026)

Thanks

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 53
Completely Bad News
Completely Bad News (2019)

as Colin Grigson

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)

as (Archive Footage)

One by One
One by One (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ernest

The Escape
The Escape (2015)
GoodWatch score 52

as Eddie

Man Down
Man Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dad

Errors of the Human Body
Errors of the Human Body (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

as Samuel Mead

Five Go to Rehab
Five Go to Rehab (2012)

as Mr. McVitty

Eldorado
Eldorado (2012)
GoodWatch score 27

as Chef Mario

The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

as Professor Predictor

The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)

as President Pinky (voice)

Just for the Record
Just for the Record (2010)
GoodWatch score 27

as Andy Wiseman

2000s

28 titles ยท average score 54
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)

as Lord Flashheart/Self

King Arthur's Disasters
King Arthur's Disasters (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show

All About George
All About George (2005)

TV show ยท as George Kinsey

Shoebox Zoo
Shoebox Zoo (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Edwin the Eagle (voice)

Oh Marbella!
Oh Marbella! (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Greg Dubois

Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Richard Richard

Believe Nothing
Believe Nothing (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Professor Adonis Cnut

Day of the Sirens
Day of the Sirens (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Domo Childs

Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Richie

Merlin: The Return
Merlin: The Return (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Merlin

Four Men in a Plane
Four Men in a Plane (2000)

as Alan Sellars

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as King Herod

1990s

40 titles ยท average score 68
Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Richie Twat

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Marty Starr

Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

as Richie Richard

The Willows in Winter
The Willows in Winter (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Toad

Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

as Richie

How to be a Little Sod
How to be a Little Sod (1995)

TV show

Rik Mayall Presents
Rik Mayall Presents (1993)

TV show

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen
Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

as Neil

Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Bottom Live: The Stage Show (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

as Richie

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special (1992)
GoodWatch score 89

as Richard Richard

Bottom
Bottom (1991)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Richard Richard

Drop Dead Fred
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
GoodWatch score 40

as Drop Dead Fred

1980s

46 titles ยท average score 71
Grim Tales
Grim Tales (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Narrator

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dreamy Time Escort

More Bad News
More Bad News (1988)
GoodWatch score 91

as Colin Grigson

The New Statesman
The New Statesman (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Alan B'Stard

Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Richard Rich

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Richard Dangerous

Summer School
Summer School (1983)

as Tark

Bad News
Bad News (1983)
GoodWatch score 84

as Colin Grigson

The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Rick

The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Carlos / Toadstool

A Kick Up the Eighties
A Kick Up the Eighties (1981)

TV show ยท as Kevin Turney

The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip (1981)

as Richard Dangerous

1970s

1 title
The Cannon & Ball Show
The Cannon & Ball Show (1979)

TV show ยท as Clerk