Portrait of Paul Jesson

Acting

Paul Jesson

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Jesson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 66
Tender Loving Care
Tender Loving Care (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Geoff

Elsinore
Elsinore (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

as National Theatre Window Banger

The Old Man & The Thief
The Old Man & The Thief (2026)

as Robert

Sitting
Sitting (2021)

as John

2010s

15 titles ยท average score 70
The Children Act
The Children Act (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Humphrey

Marrowbone
Marrowbone (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

as Doctor

RSC Live: Coriolanus
RSC Live: Coriolanus (2017)

as Menenius

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Sir Geoffrey Howe

The Trials of Jimmy Rose
The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Roy Anderson

Chewing Gum
Chewing Gum (2015)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Noah

Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as William Turner Snr

Endeavour
Endeavour (2013)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Professor Ernest Burrowes

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (2012)

as Maurice Montgomery

National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

as Earl of Gloucester

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Dale Acreman

Coriolanus
Coriolanus (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tribune Brutus

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 74
Margaret
Margaret (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kenneth Baker

The Devil's Whore
The Devil's Whore (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Bradshaw

Vera Drake
Vera Drake (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Magistrate

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)

as Brian Boyce

Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare (2003)

TV show

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Guy Facer

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

TV show ยท as Godfrey Watson

All or Nothing
All or Nothing (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ron

The Glass
The Glass (2001)

TV show ยท as C.T.

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 70
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Lynton Pargeter / Hector Bridges

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

TV show ยท as Chief Constable Stokes

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

as Det. Chief Supt. Ranson

Resnick: Rough Treatment
Resnick: Rough Treatment (1993)

as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

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

TV show ยท as DS Dorridge

Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Resnick: Lonely Hearts (1992)

as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 74
Quartermaine's Terms
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)

as Derek Meadle

Intimate Contact
Intimate Contact (1987)

TV show ยท as Trevor Singleton

A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as P.R. Prettiman

Pity in History
Pity in History (1985)

as Boys

The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)

as First Citizen

Widows
Widows (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as D.I. Fuller / D.I. Alec Fuller

Acceptable Levels
Acceptable Levels (1983)

as Major Green

The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III (1983)
GoodWatch score 81

as George, Duke of Clarence

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1 (1983)

as Second Messenger to King

Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2 (1983)

as John Holland / George Plantagenet

Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Man in Dressing Gown

The Muscle Market
The Muscle Market (1981)

as John

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 57
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show

Clayhanger
Clayhanger (1976)

TV show ยท as Tom Swetnam

Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Messenger

Waiting at the Field Gate
Waiting at the Field Gate (1975)

as Ron