Portrait of Ian McNeice

Acting

Ian McNeice

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 1992 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian McNeice Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Injustice 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Hope and Redemption 2
  • Ancient Rome 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

140
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Just Because You're Paranoid...
Just Because You're Paranoid...

as The Therapist

2020s

6 titles · average score 56
Catch the Wind
Catch the Wind (2026)

as Father Doyle

Napoleon
Napoleon (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Louis XVIII

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Alfred Hitchcock

The Sandman
The Sandman (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Tavern Landlord (1989)

Foundation
Foundation (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Tivole

Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
GoodWatch score 15

as Bernie

2010s

6 titles · average score 60
The House of Screaming Death
The House of Screaming Death (2017)

as The Architect

The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chapman

Delirium
Delirium (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mr. Peterson's Dad

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mayor Sapsea

Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2010)

as Cardinal Wolsey

2000s

45 titles · average score 63
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Limbkins

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Winston Churchill

White Noise
White Noise (2005)
GoodWatch score 33

as Raymond Price

Rome
Rome (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Newsreader

Doc Martin
Doc Martin (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Bert Large

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
GoodWatch score 47

as Colonel Kitchener

Freeze Frame
Freeze Frame (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Forensic Profiler Saul Seger

Spartacus
Spartacus (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lentulus Batiatus

Spartacus
Spartacus (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lentulus Batiatus

Armadillo
Armadillo (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ivan

Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Inspector

1990s

51 titles · average score 65
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Albert Fezziwig

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as Potiphar

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tapling

A Certain Justice
A Certain Justice (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Desmond Ulrick

The Beautician and the Beast
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ira Grushinsky

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Dr. Burgess

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
GoodWatch score 49

as Fulton Greenwall

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as George Garrad

No Escape
No Escape (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

as King

The Blackheath Poisonings
The Blackheath Poisonings (1993)

TV show · as George Collard

Chef
Chef (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Gustave LaRoche

Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ian

1980s

29 titles · average score 68
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Batcular

Wipe Out
Wipe Out (1988)

TV show · as Philip Benton

The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Farmer

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
GoodWatch score 85

as Bernard Rice

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Pathologist

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Gervais Rackham

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Man with Dog

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Coroner

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Blind Souvenir Vendor

Voice Over
Voice Over (1983)

as Ed 'Fats' Bannerman

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Young Wackford Squeers / Scaley / Croupier

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Fowler

1970s

2 titles · average score 75
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Hargreaves / Eric Morgan

Warship
Warship (1973)

TV show · as AB Clark