Portrait of Helen McCrory

Acting

Helen McCrory

Career

Active from 1993 to 2020, busiest in 2012 and 2014 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Helen McCrory Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • British Humor 3
  • Power Dynamics 3
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

as Polly Gray / Herself

2020s

4 titles · average score 71
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby (2024)

as Polly Gray (voice)

Charlotte
Charlotte (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Paula Lindberg-Salomon (voice)

Roadkill
Roadkill (2020)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dawn Ellison

Quiz
Quiz (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Sonia Woodley QC

2010s

27 titles · average score 70
MotherFatherSon
MotherFatherSon (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Kathryn Villiers

His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Stelmaria (voice)

The King Who Fooled Hitler
The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)

as Narrator (voice)

Fearless
Fearless (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Emma Banville

Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

as Louise Chevalier

Their Finest
Their Finest (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sophie Smith

National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hester Collyer

A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as Madame Le Notre

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jean Hogg

The Harrowing
The Harrowing (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tabitha

Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Polly Gray

Leaving
Leaving (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Julie Ranmore

2000s

24 titles · average score 67
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

as Narcissa Malfoy

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Bean (voice)

Flashbacks of a Fool
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Peggy Tickell

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

as Victoria

The Queen
The Queen (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as Cherie Blair

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Rosanna

Enduring Love
Enduring Love (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Logan

Does God Play Football?
Does God Play Football? (2004)

as Sarah Ward

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine

The Jury
The Jury (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Rose Davies

Dead Gorgeous
Dead Gorgeous (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Antonia

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Anna Karenina

1990s

16 titles · average score 61
Split Second
Split Second (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

as Angie Anderson

Dad Savage
Dad Savage (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chris

Spoonface Steinberg
Spoonface Steinberg (1998)

as Mother

Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver (1998)

as Christina

The James Gang
The James Gang (1997)

as Bernadette James

The Fragile Heart
The Fragile Heart (1996)

TV show · as Nicola Pascoe

Witness Against Hitler
Witness Against Hitler (1996)

as Freya von Moltke

Streetlife
Streetlife (1995)

as Jo

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Claire

Uncovered
Uncovered (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lola

Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as 2nd Whore

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1993)

as Jean Rice

1980s

1 title · average score 68
Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jo

1960s

1 title · average score 80
Horizon
Horizon (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Narrator