Portrait of Stanley Townsend

Acting

Stanley Townsend

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2004 and 2014 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zen
Zen
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stanley Townsend Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Another Turn of the Screw
Another Turn of the Screw

as Henry James

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 68
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harry Conway

The Uprising
The Uprising (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chief Justice Bealknap

Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as First Voice (voice)

National Theatre Live: Retrograde
National Theatre Live: Retrograde (2025)

as Mr Parks

Blackshore
Blackshore (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bill McGuire

The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Pat Gallagher

The Teacher
The Teacher (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Simon Cohen

KAOS
KAOS (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as President Minos

The Regime
The Regime (2024)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Emil Bartos

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Commandant Jayhold Beehaz

Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye
Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye (2022)

as Narrator

Becoming Elizabeth
Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Anthony Denny

2010s

33 titles ยท average score 69
Resistance
Resistance (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Senator Daniel Shea

Psychomanteum
Psychomanteum (2018)
GoodWatch score 25

as Narrator

Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Phineas Stark

The Voices
The Voices (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sheriff Weinbacher

Standby
Standby (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul

Quirke
Quirke (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Inspector Hackett

Burton and Taylor
Burton and Taylor (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

as Milton Katselas

Lovely Louise
Lovely Louise (2013)

as Bill

Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Father Joe

Zen
Zen (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Moscati

Cars 2
Cars 2 (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

as Victor Hugo / Vladimir Trunkov / Ivan the Tow Truck (voice)

Sherlock
Sherlock (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Angelo

2000s

34 titles ยท average score 61
Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tramp

Saddam's Tribe
Saddam's Tribe (2007)

as Saddam

The Nativity Story
The Nativity Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Zechariah

Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott (2006)

as Narrator

Isolation
Isolation (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Garda Hourigan

Dot.Kill
Dot.Kill (2005)
GoodWatch score 36

as Capt. Tommy Byrnes

The Libertine
The Libertine (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Keown

Wondrous Oblivion
Wondrous Oblivion (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Victor

Hustle
Hustle (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Johnny Keyes

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Roy Woodring

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Jose De Perez

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Anatol Stolnavich

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 66
The Ambassador
The Ambassador (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Det. Inspector Barrison

My Friend Joe
My Friend Joe (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Doyle

Ballykissangel
Ballykissangel (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Micky Keeler

The Van
The Van (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

as Des, Health Inspector

Jake's Progress
Jake's Progress (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Consultant

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Keith Johnson

In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father (1993)
GoodWatch score 86

as Hooker's Driver

The Snapper
The Snapper (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

as Anaesthetist

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Igor Saukas

The Miracle
The Miracle (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Washington, Destry Rides Again

Parnell & the Englishwoman
Parnell & the Englishwoman (1991)

TV show ยท as Thomas Sexton

1980s

1 title ยท average score 51
Taffin
Taffin (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Les

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Constable