Acting
John Hurt
- Titles
- 227movies49TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2018, busiest in 1988 and 2011 with 12 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 129top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Alien89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 135 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Tension6.5average 6.0
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
- Wonder3.7average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 12
- Social Commentary 11
- Character Study 11
- Character-Driven 9
- Psychological Thriller 9
- Political Intrigue 8
- Psychological Drama 7
- Class Conflict 5
- Psychological Tension 5
- Melancholy 4
- Dark Fantasy 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Anthony MinghellaWriterThe Storyteller, The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death, The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant, The Storyteller: The Luck Child, The Storyteller: The Three Ravens, +5 more
Vanessa RedgraveActorShort Order, Crime and Punishment, Great Moments in Aviation, The Sailor from Gibraltar, Romeo.Juliet
Brian CoxActorRob Roy, King Lear, Red Fox, Six Characters in Search of An Author
Tom WilkinsonActorThe Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Recount, 44 Inch Chest
Jim BroadbentActorIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Valiant, The Hit, The Shout- MMike MolloyCinematographerThe Hit, Scandal, The Shout, All the Little Animals
Steve BarronDirectorThe Storyteller, The Storyteller: Fearnot, The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog, The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Jenny RunacreActorThe Island, Three Dangerous Ladies, Spectre
Frederick WarderActorThe Storyteller: The Heartless Giant, The Storyteller: The True Bride, The Storyteller: Fearnot
Ian McShaneActorHercules, 44 Inch Chest, The Wild and the Willing
Ron PerlmanActorHellboy, Outlander, Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Simon ChandlerActorPerfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Lord of the Rings, The Commissioner
Movies and TV shows
2422020s
2 titles
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
as The Doctor (War) (archive footage)
2010s
54 titles · average score 68
as Miki
as Cotys
as The War Doctor
as Gilliam
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Priest
TV show · as Narrator
as Old Zeus
as Control
as Priest
as Dexter
2000s
52 titles · average score 62
as Old Man Peanut
as Quentin Crisp
as Arthur Seldom
as Professor Harold Oxley
as Adam Sutler
as Narrator (voice)
as Christopher
as Ben Devereaux
as Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
as Narrator (voice)
as Victor Foss
as Dr. Iannis
1990s
40 titles · average score 57
as Mr. Summers
as Alan White
as Sean Cooper
as Giles De'Ath
as S. R. Hadden
as John Graham
as Charley Prince
as John Scholfield
as Villano
as Graves
as Bird' O'Donnell
as Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice)
1980s
46 titles · average score 64
as Stephen Ward
as Robert Burger
TV show · as The Storyteller
as The Actor
as The Horned King (voice)
as Winston Smith
as Braddock
as Lawrence Fassett
as Snitter (voice)
as Peter Strelzyk
as John Merrick
as Billy Irvine
1970s
33 titles · average score 68
as Kane
TV show · as Rodion Raskolnikov
as Hazel (voice)
as Anthony Fielding
as Aragorn (voice)
as Mitri Cyon
as Nash
as Quentin Crisp
as Tom Rawlings
as Malcolm Scrawdyke
as Timothy Evans
as Richard Forbush
1960s
14 titles · average score 60
as Davey Haggart
as Daniel
as Lieutenant Pilkington
TV show · as Bob
TV show · as Guy Beresford
as Richard Rich
TV show · as Peter Heywood
TV show · as Freddy Tisdale
as Charlie
as Phil Corbett
TV show · as Private Briggs / Tom
1950s
1 title · average score 68
TV show · as Joe