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Acting

Phil Davis

Career: Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 2002 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 40
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Prime Suspect
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Phil Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wonder
2.4, average 3.4
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Absurdist Humor
1.2, average 2.0
Showbiz
0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 10
Social Commentary 8
Ensemble Cast 5
British Social Realism 5
Moral Ambiguity 5
British Social Drama 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Character Study 4
Character-Driven Narrative 4
Slice of Life 3
Psychological Tension 3
Complex Relationships 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as General Bernard L. Montgomery

2020s

13 titles · average score 65

Shedites

as Harry

The Hack

71

TV show · as Alastair Morgan

Playing Nice

64

TV show · as John Riley

Truelove

78

TV show · as Nigel

Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance

55

as David Hexell

Platform 7

62

TV show · as Edward Warren

Deus

40

as Vance

Slow Horses

85

TV show · as Dickie Bow

Ragdoll

62

TV show · as Mayor Ray Turnbull

Viewpoint

65

TV show · as DI Liam Cox

Trying

81

TV show · as Victor Ross / Vic Ross

Knuckledust

53

as Happy

2010s

37 titles · average score 62

Brighton

50

as Dave

Poldark

79

TV show · as Jud Paynter

Peterman

as Grandad

Borrowed Time

65

as Philip

Hacks

as Ray

Fast Girls

71

as Brian

Outside Bet

21

as Threads

Silk

75

TV show · as Micky Joy

Death in Paradise

59

TV show · as Jim Chandler

Sherlock

84

TV show · as Jeff

Brighton Rock

52

as Frank Spicer

The Rapture

as Sir David

2000s

42 titles · average score 70

Whitechapel

75

TV show · as Ray Miles

Collision

74

TV show · as Brian Edwards

The Curse of Steptoe

66

as Wilfrid Brambell

Cassandra's Dream

54

as Martin Burns

Notes on a Scandal

77

as Brian Bangs

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

52

as Master Servant Robinson

Doctor Who

78

TV show · as Lucius

Vera Drake

81

as Stan

Rose and Maloney

72

TV show · as Marion Maloney

White Teeth

71

TV show · as Archie

White Teeth

72

as Archie

North Square

80

TV show

1990s

16 titles · average score 66

Births, Marriages and Deaths

78

TV show · as Graham

Hold Back the Night

56

Director

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Gary Cooper

Face

52

as Julian

Photographing Fairies

73

as Roy

Crimetime

39

as Simon

I.D.

76

as Custody Sergeant

Moving Story

TV show · as Adrenalin

In the Name of the Father

86

as Detective

Blue Ice

48

as Westy

Alien³

54

as Kevin

Nice Town

TV show · as Paul Thompson

1980s

24 titles · average score 64

The Firm

72

as Yeti

Howling V: The Rebirth

39

as Count Istvan

High Hopes

82

as Cyril Bender

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Henry

Dead Lucky

as Finn

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Roland Sherman

Comrades

71

as Young John Stanfield

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Finn / Yeti

The Bounty

69

as Edward Young

Bergerac

69

TV show · as Eric

Grown-Ups

73

as Dick

Dark Water

as Eddie

1970s

14 titles · average score 72

Quadrophenia

82

as Chalky

Who's Who

64

as Kevin

Sexton Blake and the Demon God

TV show · as Tinker

Gotcha / Campion's Interview

as Kid

The Professionals

78

TV show · as Billy Turner

Target

TV show · as Ray

The Mayor's Charity

as Mr. Destry

Rumpole of the Bailey

77

TV show · as Tony Timson

Playhouse

TV show · as Dick

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

72

TV show · as Johnny Sheeham

The Canterbury Tales

61

as 2nd Homosexual Lover (uncredited)

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Post Office Clerk / Kid