Portrait of Alistair McGowan

Acting

Alistair McGowan

Career

Active from 1984 to 2023, busiest in 1999 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crapston Villas
Crapston Villas
GoodWatch score76/100

Characters

1

The characters Alistair McGowan played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alistair McGowan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.2, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Humor 5
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • British Sketch Comedy 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Topical Humor 2
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Comedy Annual
The Comedy Annual

TV show

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Twenty Twenty Six
Twenty Twenty Six (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as David Beckham (voice)

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)

Creation Stories
Creation Stories (2021)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jimmy Savile

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 71
24 Hours in the Past
24 Hours in the Past (2015)

TV show ยท as Participant

Words of Captain Scott
Words of Captain Scott (2012)

as Edward Wilson

Leonardo
Leonardo (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Piero de' Medici

Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

as Additional Voices (voice)

Little Crackers
Little Crackers (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Norris McWhirter

Sports Mash: Taking the Mic
Sports Mash: Taking the Mic (2010)

TV show

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (2010)

TV show

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 64
My Life in Ruins
My Life in Ruins (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

as Nico

Ealing Comedy
Ealing Comedy (2008)

as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh

Skins
Skins (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Coach Pooter

Mayo
Mayo (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as DI Gil Mayo

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Monkey Trousers
Monkey Trousers (2005)

TV show

Bleak House
Bleak House (2005)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mr. Kenge

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
GoodWatch score 42

as Football Commentators (voice)

Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

TV show

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

as Des Yeti (voice)

2DTV
2DTV (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Big Impression
The Big Impression (2000)

TV show ยท Producer

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 73
Dark Ages
Dark Ages (1999)

TV show ยท as Redwald

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Trevor

Spark
Spark (1997)

TV show ยท as Mike

Crapston Villas
Crapston Villas (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Fist of Fun
Fist of Fun (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The Great Kandinsky
The Great Kandinsky (1995)

as Newsreader (voice)

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front (1994)

TV show ยท as Spock

Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Waiter

An Evening with Gary Lineker
An Evening with Gary Lineker (1994)

as John Motson (voice)

Spitting Image: Election Special '92
Spitting Image: Election Special '92 (1992)

as Various Roles

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Marcos

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 66
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos (1989)

TV show

Children's Ward
Children's Ward (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Casualty Doctor

Spitting Image
Spitting Image (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show