Portrait of Nicholas Jones

Acting

Nicholas Jones

Career

Active from 1971 to 2023, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicholas Jones Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 66
This Land
This Land (2023)

Director

House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lord Bartimos Celtigar

Anne
Anne (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sir Murray Stuart-Smith

Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

as Professor Vernon Murray

2010s

20 titles · average score 70
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sir Francis Tewkes

Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sir John Simon

Absentia
Absentia (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Irving

War Machine
War Machine (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dick Waddle

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Lord Moran

In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pollard Senior

Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sir Edward Shore

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Colonel Cecil Gerard

The Best of Men
The Best of Men (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

as General Blake

The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Archbishop of York

Silk
Silk (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Judge Goodbrand

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Admiral Leach

2000s

19 titles · average score 69
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit (2008)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Scary Butler

Flawless
Flawless (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jameson

Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Philip Hathaway

Jericho
Jericho (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as AC Graham Cherry

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Michaela Pendle

The Commander
The Commander (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Michael Collingwood

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

TV show · as Sir William Chambers

Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lieutenant Buckland

Hornblower: Retribution
Hornblower: Retribution (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lt. Buckland

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Leo Harding

Rebus
Rebus (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Commander Steelforth

1990s

23 titles · average score 68
The Beggar Bride
The Beggar Bride (1997)

TV show · as Sir Fabian Ormerod

The Beggar Bride
The Beggar Bride (1997)

as Sir Fabian Ormerod

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ernest Bradley / Reverend Moreland

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Claude Bergman

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Jeremy Aldermarten QC / Jeremy Aldermarten

Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Sharpe
Sharpe (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Col. Fletcher

Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)

TV show · as Robin Middleton

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lord Dyson

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Major Harvey

For the Greater Good
For the Greater Good (1991)

TV show · as Julian Brind

1980s

12 titles · average score 64
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection (1989)

as Dr. Lester

When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Vicar

Fellow Traveller
Fellow Traveller (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Inspector

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as John Packard

On Wings of Fire
On Wings of Fire (1986)

as King Gushnasp

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Detective Inspector

Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1985)

TV show

The Price
The Price (1985)

TV show · as Andrew

The Price
The Price (1985)

as Andrew

Number 10
Number 10 (1983)

TV show · as Montague Corry

The Glory Hole
The Glory Hole (1982)

as Captain

The Flame Trees of Thika
The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Hereward

1970s

15 titles · average score 59
Wings
Wings (1977)

TV show · as Captain Owen Triggers

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend (1976)

TV show · as Eugene Wrayburn

The Little Minister
The Little Minister (1975)

as Captain Halliwell

Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller (1974)
GoodWatch score 48

as Charles

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1974)

as Duke of Cheshire

The Blockhouse
The Blockhouse (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kromer

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973)

as Unicorn

Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)

as Squire

The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Ransome

Crucible of Horror
Crucible of Horror (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Benjy Smith

Hamlet
Hamlet (1970)

as Laertes

1960s

3 titles · average score 61
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Captain

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Freddy Eynsford-Hill / Young Baron

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Dai

1950s

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

TV show · as Laertes