Acting
Martin Shaw
- Titles
- 32movies45TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2021, busiest in 1990 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Inspector George Gently80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.2average 3.7
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Tension6.8average 6.0
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Nostalgia4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.3, average 3.0
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism4.1, average 5.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Period Piece 3
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Crime Drama 2
- Psychological Mystery 2
- Atmospheric 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Detective Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GG.F. NewmanWriterJudge John Deed, For the Greater Good, Black and Blue
Tim Pigott-SmithActorThe Chief, 6 Days
Tony HaygarthActorThe Most Dangerous Man in the World, Love's Labour's Lost
Bob PeckActorWho Bombed Birmingham?, Ladder of Swords
Fraser JamesActorJudge John Deed, Black and Blue
Samantha BondActorThe Murder Room, The Murder Room
Janie DeeActorDeath in Holy Orders, The Murder Room
Juliet StevensonActorThe Long Call, Ladder of Swords
Julian GloverActorThe Chief, Electra
Michael MaloneyActorThe Last Place on Earth, The Murder Room
Eleanor DavidActorLadder of Swords, Facelift- DDavid DruryDirectorRhodes, Intrigue
Movies and TV shows
63Upcoming
1 title
TV show · as Narrator
2020s
1 title · average score 58
TV show · as Dennis Stephenson
2010s
4 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Tony Landry
as John Dellow
TV show · as Piers Hunt
as Presenter
2000s
10 titles · average score 69
TV show · as George Gently
TV show · as Father Jacob
TV show · as Peter Jenkyns
TV show
TV show
TV show · as Adam Dalgliesh
as Adam Dalgliesh
TV show · as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
as Narrator
TV show · as Judge John Deed
1990s
9 titles · average score 75
TV show · as Citizen Chauvelin
TV show · as Robert Kingsford
TV show · as Cecil John Rhodes
as voice of Oscar Wilde
as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
TV show · as Peter Balliol MP
TV show · as Chief Constable Alan Cade
as Ian McBride
as Don DeMarco
1980s
10 titles · average score 71
TV show · as Sir Charles Cartwright
TV show · as Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
as Suleiman
as Roskov
TV show · as Captain R. F. Scott
as Zax
TV show · as Burke
as Sir Henry Baskerville
as Archibald Carlyle
as Jack Butcher
1970s
17 titles · average score 73
TV show · as Doyle
as Paul
TV show · as Michael J. Arlen
as Dave
TV show · as Larry
TV show · as Arthur Leyton
as Karel Curda
as King Ferdinand
as Rachid
as Dave Irwin
as Banquo
TV show · as Brian
1960s
10 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Norm
TV show
TV show · as Savi
as Arnold Champion
TV show · as Andy Blake
as George Leese
TV show · as King Ferdinand of Navarre / Orestes
TV show
TV show · as Robert Croft
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Horatio