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Acting

Ricky Tomlinson

Career

Active from 1981 to 2023, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Raining Stones
Raining Stones
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ricky Tomlinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • London Setting 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Mockumentary Style 2
  • Manufacturing Processes 2
  • Everyday Products 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • British Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 74
Semolina Pilchard
Semolina Pilchard (2026)

as Train Passenger

Our Kid
Our Kid (2023)

as Phil Reilly

The Witchfinder
The Witchfinder (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Crockett

Tales of the Creeping Death
Tales of the Creeping Death (2021)

as Dad

2010s

16 titles · average score 67
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Gogglebox (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Made in Britain
Made in Britain (2018)

TV show · as Narrator

The More You Ignore Me
The More You Ignore Me (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bert Wildgoose

The Production Line
The Production Line (2018)

TV show · as Narrator

Tellin' Dad
Tellin' Dad (2017)

as Dad

Gloves Off
Gloves Off (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mick

Grimsby
Grimsby (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Paedo Pete

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

In the Flesh
In the Flesh (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Ken Burton

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jim Royle

Overtime
Overtime (2011)

Original Music Composer

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jim

2000s

16 titles · average score 61
Nativity!
Nativity! (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mayor

The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jim Royle

The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jim Royle

Mike Bassett: Manager
Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Mike Bassett

Monkey Trousers
Monkey Trousers (2005)

TV show

The Virgin of Liverpool
The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)

as Frank Conlon

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Charlie

Nice Guy Eddie
Nice Guy Eddie (2002)

TV show · as Eddie McMullen

Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die (2002)

as Dead Man (voice)

Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mike Bassett

The 51st State
The 51st State (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Leopold Durant

Nasty Neighbours
Nasty Neighbours (2000)

as Harold Peach

1990s

22 titles · average score 70
Dockers
Dockers (1999)

as Macca Macauley

The Greatest Store in the World
The Greatest Store in the World (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

as Santa

The Royle Family
The Royle Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Jim Royle

Life Is All You Get
Life Is All You Get (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Buddy

Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fibbin' Gibbins

Mojo
Mojo (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ezra

Hillsborough
Hillsborough (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

as John Glover

Bob's Weekend
Bob's Weekend (1996)

as Jack

Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Bobby Grant

Roughnecks
Roughnecks (1994)

TV show · as Cinders

Raining Stones
Raining Stones (1993)
GoodWatch score 88

as Tommy

Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff (1991)
GoodWatch score 81

as Larry

1980s

4 titles · average score 66
The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Countdown
Countdown (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Doctor

United Kingdom
United Kingdom (1981)

as Dennis