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Portrait of John Barrowman

Acting

John Barrowman

Career

Active from 1995 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Torchwood
Torchwood
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Barrowman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Spiritual
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 60
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Jack Harkness

Speech & Debate: Legacy
Speech & Debate: Legacy (2021)

as Lucian Angelo

2010s

13 titles · average score 65
Shopping with Keith Lemon
Shopping with Keith Lemon (2019)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Fireman Sam: Set for Action!
Fireman Sam: Set for Action! (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Flex Dexter (voice)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Malcolm Merlyn

The Flash
The Flash (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Malcolm Merlyn / Cutter Moran

All Stars
All Stars (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

as Matthew

Gilded Lilys
Gilded Lilys (2013)

as Julius Ashford Lily

Arrow
Arrow (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Malcolm Merlyn

Scandal
Scandal (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as The Fixer

Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jeremy

Torchwood: Web of Lies
Torchwood: Web of Lies (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Captain Jack Harkness (voice)

Goodnight Burbank
Goodnight Burbank (2011)

TV show

John Barrowman: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
John Barrowman: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2010)

Executive Producer

2000s

19 titles · average score 64
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder (2009)

TV show · as Camp officer

Tonight's the Night
Tonight's the Night (2009)

TV show

The Super Hero Squad Show
The Super Hero Squad Show (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Stranger (voice)

Bizarre ER
Bizarre ER (2008)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Torchwood
Torchwood (2006)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Jack Harkness

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Captain Jack Harkness

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Patrick Logan

Hustle
Hustle (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dr. Dean Deville

Method
Method (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

as Timothy Stevens

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
GoodWatch score 42

as Ben Carpenter

Putting It Together
Putting It Together (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Young Man

Titans
Titans (2000)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Peter Williams

1990s

1 title · average score 40
Central Park West
Central Park West (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Peter Fairchild

1980s

2 titles · average score 80
The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Street Person (uncredited)

Daytime Live
Daytime Live (1987)

TV show