Portrait of Neil Pearson

Acting

Neil Pearson

Career

Active from 1982 to 2017, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Coen Brothers
The Coen Brothers
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Neil Pearson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Comfort Watch 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • British Comedy 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Episodic 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • British Sitcom 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • British Romantic Comedy 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

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Richard Finch

The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Lieutenant General Fitzwilliam

The Reckoning
The Reckoning (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Eric Morley

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 52
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Phil

In Extremis
In Extremis (2017)
GoodWatch score 47

as Doctor

ID2: Shadwell Army
ID2: Shadwell Army (2016)
GoodWatch score 15

as Dave

Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Richard Finch

The Portrait
The Portrait (2014)

as Roger

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Sir Toby Dobson

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Doug Anderson

On Expenses
On Expenses (2010)

as Hugh Tomlinson

2000s

32 titles ยท average score 69
All the Small Things
All the Small Things (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Michael Caddick

The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers (2006)

TV show ยท as Joe Farrelly

The State Within
The State Within (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Phil Lonsdale

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (2006)

as Rob

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rob

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American (2004)

as Narrator

The Booze Cruise
The Booze Cruise (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Rob Sewell

The Booze Cruise
The Booze Cruise (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rob

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up (2002)

as Narrator (voice)

Trance
Trance (2001)

as Brendan

The Coen Brothers
The Coen Brothers (2000)
GoodWatch score 79

as Narrator

Dirty Work
Dirty Work (2000)

TV show ยท as Leo Beckett

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 71
The Mystery of Men
The Mystery of Men (1999)

as Julian Wyatt

Bostock's Cup
Bostock's Cup (1999)

as Gerry Tudor

Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island
Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island (1999)

as Narrator

The Magician's House
The Magician's House (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Jack Green

Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth (1998)

as Richard Bennett

Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul's Dad

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Eddie Stanton

Crossing the Floor
Crossing the Floor (1996)

as Tom Peel

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as DI Steve Tudor

The Secret Rapture
The Secret Rapture (1993)

as Patrick Steadman

Between the Lines
Between the Lines (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Det. Supt. Tony Clark / Tony Clark

Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Dave Charnley

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 66
The Poddington Peas
The Poddington Peas (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Work Experience
Work Experience (1989)

as Greg

Chelmsford 123
Chelmsford 123 (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mungo

That's Love
That's Love (1988)

TV show

Eskimos Do It
Eskimos Do It (1988)

as Jack Bing

Up Line
Up Line (1987)

TV show ยท as Nik Targett

Intimate Contact
Intimate Contact (1987)

TV show ยท as Morrie

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Jack Bing

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Tom Peel

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Privates on Parade
Privates on Parade (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

as Pianist

Oi for England
Oi for England (1982)

as Napper