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Acting

Matthew Cottle

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, with a break from 1998 to 2013, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Game On
Game On
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Matthew Cottle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.6, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    27
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    9 titles · average score 67
    By the Throat
    By the Throat (2026)

    as Dr. Lewis

    Down Cemetery Road
    Down Cemetery Road (2025)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Miles Deloitte

    The Nun Slayer
    The Nun Slayer (2024)

    as Donald Peartree

    Alice & Jack
    Alice & Jack (2024)
    GoodWatch score 59

    TV show · as Vicar

    The Critic
    The Critic (2024)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Graham Meadows

    Seize Them!
    Seize Them! (2024)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Alric the Painter

    The Responder
    The Responder (2022)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Father Liam / Father Liam Neeson

    Pistol
    Pistol (2022)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Reginald Bousanquet / Reginald Bosanquet

    Bridgerton
    Bridgerton (2020)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Featherington Doctor

    2010s

    10 titles · average score 72
    The Personal History of David Copperfield
    The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Mr. Spenlow

    Murder on the Blackpool Express
    Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as George

    The Windsors
    The Windsors (2016)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as Edward

    Fried
    Fried (2015)
    GoodWatch score 62

    TV show · as Derek

    The Dresser
    The Dresser (2015)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Albany

    Outlander
    Outlander (2014)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Hubert Sherston

    National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business
    National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business (2014)

    as Benedict Hough

    Plebs
    Plebs (2013)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Terrence

    The Job Lot
    The Job Lot (2013)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show · as Peter McCrea

    Citizen Khan
    Citizen Khan (2012)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Dave

    2000s

    2 titles · average score 77
    Spooks
    Spooks (2002)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Alex Smith

    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Whittaker

    1990s

    6 titles · average score 71
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol (1999)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Dick Wilkins

    Get Well Soon
    Get Well Soon (1997)

    TV show · as Roy Osborne

    Game On
    Game On (1995)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Martin Henson

    Chaplin
    Chaplin (1992)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Stan Laurel

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Ernie Gregg

    Taking the Floor
    Taking the Floor (1991)

    TV show · as Brian Wheeler