Portrait of Ben Chaplin

Acting

Ben Chaplin

Career

Active from 1992 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Chaplin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    2.0, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.4, average 1.0
  • Violence
    3.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • British Crime Drama 2
  • Dark Secrets 2
  • Twisty Plot 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 67
Family
Family (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Harry

September 5
September 5 (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

as Marvin Bader

Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Davis (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Arthur Schrödinger

The Dig
The Dig (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Stuart Piggott

The Nevers
The Nevers (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Frank Mundi

Mood Music
Mood Music (2020)

as Bernard

2010s

25 titles · average score 65
Press
Press (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Duncan Allen

The Children Act
The Children Act (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kevin Henry

Apple Tree Yard
Apple Tree Yard (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mark Costley

Little Boy
Little Boy (2015)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ben Eagle

Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Joel

Moonfleet
Moonfleet (2013)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

The Wipers Times
The Wipers Times (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

as Roberts

World Without End
World Without End (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Sir Thomas Langley

Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Alvo

Twixt
Twixt (2011)
GoodWatch score 43

as Edgar Allan Poe

Ways to Live Forever
Ways to Live Forever (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Daniel MacQueen

London Boulevard
London Boulevard (2010)
GoodWatch score 49

as Billy Norton

2000s

11 titles · average score 54
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Basil Hallward

Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as George Coulouris

The Water Horse
The Water Horse (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lewis Mowbray

Chromophobia
Chromophobia (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as Trent

Two Weeks
Two Weeks (2006)
GoodWatch score 39

as Keith Bergman

The New World
The New World (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robinson

Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham

Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sam Kennedy

The Touch
The Touch (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Eric

Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as John

Lost Souls
Lost Souls (2000)
GoodWatch score 28

as Peter Kelson

1990s

17 titles · average score 71
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Pvt. Jack Bell

Washington Square
Washington Square (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Morris Townsend

The Truth About Cats & Dogs
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Brian

Game On
Game On (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Matthew Norman Malone

Resort to Murder
Resort to Murder (1995)

TV show · as Joshua Penny

Feast of July
Feast of July (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

as Con Wainwright

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (1994)

as Fierce Man/Tim Bone

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as Charlie, Head Footman

The Return of the Borrowers
The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Ditchley

Bye Bye Baby
Bye Bye Baby (1992)

as Leo Wiseman

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

TV show

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Fusilier Jago

1980s

1 title · average score 62
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Gareth Orell

1970s

1 title · average score 75
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Conway