Portrait of Matthew Marsh

Acting

Matthew Marsh

Career

Active from 1985 to 2024, busiest in 1996 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Spy Game
Spy Game
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Matthew Marsh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • International Intrigue 2
  • Dark Secrets 2
  • Legal Thriller 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Espionage Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Slow-Burn Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Albatross
Albatross

as Father

2020s

6 titles · average score 57
Hounds of War
Hounds of War (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as President Lane

Tetris
Tetris (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mikhail Gorbachev

Django
Django (2023)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Col. William Fourier

The Contractor
The Contractor (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gray (uncredited)

The Nevers
The Nevers (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Major

The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as General Miller

2010s

29 titles · average score 67
West of Liberty
West of Liberty (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Clive 'GT' Barner

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as General Kuznetsov

Unlocked
Unlocked (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

as Frank Sutter

Dunkirk
Dunkirk (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

as Rear Admiral

Taboo
Taboo (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Exorcist

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as President Eisenhower

Humans
Humans (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Lord Dryden

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lord Arthur Hawthorne

Epithet
Epithet (2012)

as Richard

Hidden
Hidden (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as James Morpeth

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Phil Kingston

Luther
Luther (2010)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Russell Cornish

2000s

30 titles · average score 64
Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Henry McEwan

An American Haunting
An American Haunting (2005)
GoodWatch score 36

as James Johnston

The Thick of It
The Thick of It (2005)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Simon Hewitt

.357
.357 (2005)

as Campbell

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Harry Gallo

The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master (2004)
GoodWatch score 58

as Giuseppe Larsson

The Commander
The Commander (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Quicksand
Quicksand (2003)
GoodWatch score 40

as Michel Cote

Miranda
Miranda (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charles

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Bob Hogan

Spy Game
Spy Game (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Byars

Monarch of the Glen
Monarch of the Glen (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

1990s

24 titles · average score 65
Into the Blue
Into the Blue (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Alan Dysart

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Jack Braxton / Tony Carter

Madson
Madson (1996)

TV show · as DI Rourke

Famous Fred
Famous Fred (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dad (voice)

Game On
Game On (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Brian Kennedy

Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Herr Kruger

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Mr. Lockwood

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Keith Hibbert / Edgar Faussett

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as DCI Hawkes

As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By (1992)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Alex Duncan

Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire (1991)

as Wilson

Diamond Skulls
Diamond Skulls (1990)
GoodWatch score 40

as Raul

1980s

17 titles · average score 68
Anything More Would Be Greedy
Anything More Would Be Greedy (1989)

TV show · as Mark Golan

Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf (1988)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Captain Hercule Platini

A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dominic Swayne

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

TV show · as Angus Norris

The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barry Banks

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Russell Miller / Geoff Marks

The Marlowe Inquest
The Marlowe Inquest (1986)

as Thomas Walshingham

In the Secret State
In the Secret State (1985)

as James Quitman

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Herr Kruger / James Quitman

Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Dominic Swayne

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

TV show · as Naples Street Kid

Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sydney

1970s

2 titles · average score 66
Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show · as Prisoner

Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Willem Maas