Portrait of James Cosmo

Acting

James Cosmo

Titles
115movies68TV shows
Career

Active from 1966 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor, My Love
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 110 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Cosmo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Atmospheric 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Melancholy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
TypeAllMovies14TV shows8
RoleAnyActing8
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s41970s121980s141990s82000s82010s142020s7
GenreAnyDrama6Comedy3War & Politics2Crime2Mystery1Action & Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

8 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch65
Poster for Cleopatra

TV show · as Agrippa

GoodWatch80
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Jack 'Axeman' McKinley

Poster for Ain't Misbehavin'

TV show · as Malky Fraser

GoodWatch72
Poster for Ivanhoe

TV show · as Cedric

Poster for Roughnecks

TV show · as Tom

GoodWatch80
Poster for Heartbeat

TV show · as Matthew Chapman

GoodWatch73
Poster for The House of Eliott

TV show · as James Maxton

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