Portrait of Bob Hoskins

Acting

Bob Hoskins

Career

Active from 1972 to 2026, with a break from 2013 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Brazil
Brazil
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bob Hoskins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 11
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Character Study 6
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Eccentric Characters 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Dark Humor 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Inspirational 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)
El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado) (2026)

TV show ยท as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 52
Outside Bet
Outside Bet (2012)
GoodWatch score 21

as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Snow White and the Huntsman
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

as Muir

Will
Will (2011)
GoodWatch score 30

as Davey

Neverland
Neverland (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Smee

Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

as Albert Passingham

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

2000s

35 titles ยท average score 55
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

Doomsday
Doomsday (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bill Nelson

Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Baron

Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eddie Mannix

Unleashed
Unleashed (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bart

Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Vivian Van Damm

Stay
Stay (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Leon Patterson

Den of Lions
Den of Lions (2003)
GoodWatch score 17

as Darius Paskevic

Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nikita Khrushchev

The Lost World
The Lost World (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Professor Challenger

The Lost World
The Lost World (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prof. Challenger

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sancho Panza

1990s

34 titles ยท average score 56
Tube Tales
Tube Tales (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The White River Kid
The White River Kid (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Brother Edgar

TwentyFourSeven
TwentyFourSeven (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

as Alan Darcy

Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Cesar Crevel

The Forgotten Toys
The Forgotten Toys (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Teddy (voice)

Balto
Balto (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Boris the Goose (voice)

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mario Mario

Passed Away
Passed Away (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

as Johnny Scanlan

Shattered
Shattered (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gus Klein

Hook
Hook (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

as Smee

Mermaids
Mermaids (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lou Landsky

Heart Condition
Heart Condition (1990)
GoodWatch score 29

as Jack Moony

1980s

25 titles ยท average score 69
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Redmond

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Eddie Valiant

A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Father Michael Da Costa

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

as James Madden

Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

as George

Brazil
Brazil (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

as Spoor

Mussolini and I
Mussolini and I (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Benito Mussolini

The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul (1983)
GoodWatch score 42

as Colonel Perez

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rock and Roll Manager

Othello
Othello (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Iago

The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Harold Shand

Flickers
Flickers (1980)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Arnie Cole

1970s

26 titles ยท average score 65
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Arthur Parker

The Crezz
The Crezz (1976)

TV show ยท as Det. Sgt. Marble

Inserts
Inserts (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

as Big Mac

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Captain Kidd / Self

Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves (1974)

TV show ยท as George Dobbs

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974)

as The Sexton

Schmoedipus
Schmoedipus (1974)

as Blake (Tom's Boss)

The National Health
The National Health (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Foster

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sammy Draper

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Freddy Dean

Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Johnny Palmer

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Taxi Driver / Woodbine

1960s

1 title
The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show ยท as Workman