Portrait of Anthony O'Donnell

Acting

Anthony O'Donnell

Career

Active from 1976 to 2024, with a break from 2008 to 2021, busiest in 2002 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anthony O'Donnell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 71
Madfabulous
Madfabulous (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr Spinks

Up the Catalogue
Up the Catalogue (2024)

as Derek

Bodies
Bodies (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Clive Jones

Litter Pickers
Litter Pickers (2022)

as Peter Thomas

Dream Horse
Dream Horse (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Maldwyn

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021)

as Captain Cat / Preacher

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 74
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Leo Abse

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mayor of Merthyr Tyfdil

Billionaire Boy
Billionaire Boy (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr Brace

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

as Father John

Skyfall
Skyfall (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

as Husband at Tube Station

2000s

24 titles ยท average score 65
Being Human
Being Human (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Emrys

The Baker
The Baker (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as Rhys Edwards

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Kaagh

Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Ted

Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gaoler

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Roger Bowman

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kenward / Hercule Poirot

Ready
Ready (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Henri

Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chief Armourer

Black Plague
Black Plague (2002)
GoodWatch score 41

as Randall

The Xango from Baker Street
The Xango from Baker Street (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Watson

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 76
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Crick

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

as Crick

Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies (1996)
GoodWatch score 88

as Uneasy Man

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Catholic Priest

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Philip

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Emlyn the Bow Maker

The Chief
The Chief (1990)

TV show ยท as Barry Maltby

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 68
The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club (1989)

TV show ยท as Constantinou

The Storyteller
The Storyteller (1988)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Little Man

Hawks
Hawks (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Motel Nightman

The Storyteller: The Luck Child
The Storyteller: The Luck Child (1988)

as Little Man

Car Trouble
Car Trouble (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frederick

A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Geoffrey Perks

Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
GoodWatch score 42

as Puffy

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

A Ferry Ride Away
A Ferry Ride Away (1981)

as Vittorio

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 76
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Big Dai

Lovely Couple
Lovely Couple (1979)

TV show ยท as David Mason

Nuts in May
Nuts in May (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ray

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Maurice

Second City Firsts
Second City Firsts (1973)

TV show ยท as Mr. Purvis