Acting
John Hurt
- Titles
- 222movies38TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19622018
- Leading roles
- 129top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The StoryTeller94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 114 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Wonder4.3average 3.4
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Tension6.5average 6.1
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
- Psychological5.9average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 12
- Social Commentary 11
- Psychological Thriller 11
- Character Study 9
- Character-Driven 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Class Conflict 5
- Melancholy 5
- Dark Fantasy 4
- Philosophical 4
- Road Movie 3
- Bleak 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Anthony MinghellaWriterThe Jim Henson Hour, The Storyteller, The Storyteller: The Three Ravens, The Storyteller: The True Bride, The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death, +6 more
Jim HensonActorThe Jim Henson Hour, The Storyteller, The Storyteller: The Three Ravens, The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death, The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant, +2 more
Tom WilkinsonActorThe Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Recount, 44 Inch Chest, Crime and Punishment
Paul WeilandDirectorThe Jim Henson Hour, The Storyteller, The Storyteller: The Three Ravens, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller
Charles SturridgeWriterThe Storyteller, Aria, The Storyteller: A Story Short, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller
Brian CoxActorRob Roy, King Lear, Red Fox, Six Characters in Search of An Author
Jim BroadbentActorIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Valiant, The Shout, The Hit
Brian HensonActorThe Jim Henson Hour, The Storyteller: The True Bride, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller- PPeter SmithDirectorThe Storyteller, The Storyteller: The True Bride, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller
- MMike MolloyCinematographerScandal, The Shout, The Hit, All the Little Animals
Jon AmielDirectorThe Storyteller, The Storyteller: The Luck Child, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller
Steve BarronDirectorThe Storyteller, The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog, The StoryTeller, The Storyteller
Movies and TV shows
25Upcoming
1 titles
94
The StoryTeller
as The Storyteller
2010s
12 titles · average score 85
The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets (2016)
as Siegfried Sassoon
Back to Utopia (2016)
as Professor Peter Panludic (voice)
82
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
as The Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited)
Wimbledon The Official Film 2014 (2014)
as Narrator
87
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
as The War Doctor
85
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
as The War Doctor
81
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as The War Doctor (archive voice)
The Snipist (2012)
as The Ministry
86
Human Planet (2011)
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
81
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
TV show · as Narrator
88
Sailcloth (2011)
as Man
2000s
3 titles · average score 80
Creating the World of Harry Potter (2009)
TV show · as Self / (archive footage)
80
Doctor Who (2005)
TV show · as The Doctor
80
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
as Mr Ollivander
1990s
2 titles · average score 86
86
Rob Roy (1995)
as John Graham
Journey to Knock (1991)
as Alfred
1980s
5 titles · average score 82
84
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
TV show
84
The Storyteller (1988)
TV show · as The Storyteller
80
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
as The Storyteller
The Hunting of the Snark (1987)
as The Narrator (voice)
81
The Elephant Man (1980)
as John Merrick
1970s
2 titles · average score 92
92
Alien (1979)
as Kane
92
I, Claudius (1976)
TV show · as Caligula