Portrait of Ken Stott

Acting

Ken Stott

Career

Active from 1983 to 2021, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Stott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Realism 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • British Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Period Piece 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Complex Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 74
The Dig
The Dig (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles Phillips

Crime
Crime (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as DCS Bob Toal / DCS Robert Toal

2010s

16 titles · average score 67
Strike
Strike (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Boss (voice)

100 Streets
100 Streets (2016)
GoodWatch score 47

as Terence

War and Peace
War and Peace (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Bazdeev

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Arthur Birling

Man Up
Man Up (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bert Patterson

Fortitude
Fortitude (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Erling Munk

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Balin

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

as Balin

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as Balin

One Day
One Day (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as Stephen Mayhew

The Runaway
The Runaway (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Joey

Toast
Toast (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dad

2000s

15 titles · average score 64
Send In The Dogs
Send In The Dogs (2008)

TV show · as Narrator

Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan (2008)

as Tony Hancock

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as Trüffeljäger

Uncle Adolf
Uncle Adolf (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

as Adolf Hitler

The Mighty Celt
The Mighty Celt (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Good Joe

The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Chancellor

Spivs
Spivs (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jack

King Arthur
King Arthur (2004)
GoodWatch score 49

as Marius Honorius

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

as Turner

Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory (2003)

as Mike

Messiah
Messiah (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as DCI Red Metcalfe

Rebus
Rebus (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Inspector John Rebus

1990s

20 titles · average score 63
The Vice
The Vice (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as DI Pat Chappel

Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Thief Taker General Chance

The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gary Keltie

Dockers
Dockers (1999)

as Tommy Walton

Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle (1999)

as Martin Cahill

The Boxer
The Boxer (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ike Weir

Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ted, the Headmaster

Rhodes
Rhodes (1996)

TV show · as Barney Barnato

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Eddie

Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as Detective Inspector McCall

Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)

TV show · as Fraser Boyle

1980s

5 titles · average score 64
For Queen & Country
For Queen & Country (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Civil Servant

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Uncle John

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Redfern

The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera (1983)

as Jeremy Twitcher

King Lear
King Lear (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Curan

1970s

1 title · average score 81
Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Baroja