Portrait of Jonathan Coy

Acting

Jonathan Coy

Career

Active from 1975 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonathan Coy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 72
The Hack
The Hack (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Nick Davies' Dad

The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Howard Cohen

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Uncle Sordo

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Murray

Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Judge Aled Luckhurst

I Came By
I Came By (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Headmaster

Des
Des (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Professor David Bowen

2010s

9 titles · average score 79
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem (2015)

as Leo

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lord Rufus Silk

Endeavour
Endeavour (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Archie Batten

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2013)

as Colonel Lukyn

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as JUDGE MANSELL

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (2011)
GoodWatch score 84

as Leonato

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as George Murray

Reunited
Reunited (2010)

TV show

Reunited
Reunited (2010)

as Gerald

2000s

21 titles · average score 70
Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Florius

Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Museum Director

Shoreditch
Shoreditch (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Karl

Death in Holy Orders
Death in Holy Orders (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Clive Stannard

To Kill a King
To Kill a King (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

as Digby

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

TV show · as Hans Maier

Born and Bred
Born and Bred (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Clifton George

Plain Jane
Plain Jane (2002)

as Dr. Cosmo

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

as Erich Neumann

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Charles Cheeryble

Longitude
Longitude (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Admiral Clowdisley

1990s

24 titles · average score 71
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Kenneth Gooders

Cuts
Cuts (1996)

as Roger Trothammer

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Doug Arkwright

Game On
Game On (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Nash

The Rector's Wife
The Rector's Wife (1994)

TV show · as Peter Bouverie

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Gordon Price / Harry Horton

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

TV show · as Ben Pecksmith

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Tom Bridger

Never Come Back
Never Come Back (1990)

TV show · as Marcus

102 Boulevard Haussmann
102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990)

as Odilon

1980s

17 titles · average score 71
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Bunny Saunders

The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Teacher

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lord Willoughby

Colin's Sandwich
Colin's Sandwich (1988)

TV show · as Stuart

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Harry Balcombe

Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

as John Thorpe

Maschenka
Maschenka (1987)

as Alferov

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Geoffrey Tibbs / Edward Carr

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Fitzroy Simpson

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Odilon

Silas Marner
Silas Marner (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dunstan Cass

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Fitzroy Simpson

1970s

7 titles · average score 77
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as William Haddock

The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers (1978)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Colin Grove

Licking Hitler
Licking Hitler (1978)

as Lotterby

Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Wright

Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals (1976)

TV show · as Harry Carstairs

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Henry

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

TV show · as Lotterby