Portrait of Julian Wadham

Acting

Julian Wadham

Career

Active from 1982 to 2017, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Egypt
Egypt
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

1

The characters Julian Wadham played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Julian Wadham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Military Horror 2
  • Supernatural Elements 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Demonic Possession 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 63
Black Doves
Black Doves (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Andy

Napoleon
Napoleon (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jean de Cambaceres

The Gold
The Gold (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Rufus McHugh QC

The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Andrew Mansfield

The Singapore Grip
The Singapore Grip (2020)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Solomon Langfeld

2010s

27 titles · average score 66
Churchill
Churchill (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bernard Montgomery

Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Erima H. Northcroft

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as David Stancliffe

Outlander
Outlander (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Lord General George Murray

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Colonel Adams

National Theatre Live: This House
National Theatre Live: This House (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

as Humphrey Atkins

Outpost: Black Sun
Outpost: Black Sun (2012)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hunt

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

as Uncle Bob

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Frank Henderson

War Horse
War Horse (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Trench Captain

Silk
Silk (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Lever

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as General Sir Herbert Strutt

2000s

27 titles · average score 64
Outpost
Outpost (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hunt

My Boy Jack
My Boy Jack (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as King George V

The Last Days of the Raj
The Last Days of the Raj (2007)

as Evan Jenkins

Ghostboat
Ghostboat (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as Captain Byrnes

Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Squire Brown

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

as Major Granville

Egypt
Egypt (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Lord Carnarvon

A Different Loyalty
A Different Loyalty (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

as Andrew Darcy

Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
GoodWatch score 32

as Major Granville

Gypsy Woman
Gypsy Woman (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stanley

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Derek Morris

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as W/Cmdr Stephen Foster

1990s

23 titles · average score 65
The Man
The Man (1999)

as Geoffrey

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ravelston

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Simon Fletcher / William Chettham

The Wingless Bird
The Wingless Bird (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Reginald Farrier

Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as M'Learned Friend

The English Patient
The English Patient (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

as Madox

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Richard Johnstone

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Giles Glazebrook QC

The Trial of Lord Lucan
The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994)

as Lord Lucan

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

TV show · as Anthony Neale

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Gordon Radford

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Harry Monkton

1980s

17 titles · average score 67
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Rupert Carrington

Stay Lucky
Stay Lucky (1989)

TV show

Blind Justice
Blind Justice (1988)

TV show · as James Bingham

Maurice
Maurice (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hull

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as John Dyson

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Rev. Tony Vassar

Me & My Girl
Me & My Girl (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Jerry

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Baal
Baal (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

as Johannes

The Agatha Christie Hour
The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Gerald Champneys

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as David Russell

The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

1970s

1 title
Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Patron's Son