Acting
John Shrapnel
- Titles
- 79movies45TV shows
- Career
Active from 1969 to 2017, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Hamlet92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Dark Humor3.3average 2.9
- Nostalgia4.0average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.4, average 2.9
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Political Thriller 2
- Mystery 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Educational & Informative 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Period Piece 2
- Intriguing Plot 2
- Dark Satire 2
- Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael KitchenActorFatherland, King Lear, Hamlet, Hamlet
Terence RigbyActorThe Strange Case of Delfina Potocka, Testimony, England, My England
Tony PalmerDirectorThe Strange Case of Delfina Potocka, Testimony, England, My England
Louise LombardActorBodyguards, Claim- DDorien ThomasActorHamlet, Hamlet
Isla BlairActorTrue Tilda, Poppyland
Mick FordActorHow to Get Ahead in Advertising, Hitting Town
Vernon DobtcheffActorThe Body, Testimony
Miriam MargolyesActorThe Ha-Ha, Alone
Penelope WiltonActorKing Lear, The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Susan FleetwoodActorHamlet, Hamlet
Bernard HillActorProfessional Foul, The Burston Rebellion
Movies and TV shows
122Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
92
as Claudius
Great
Score 80 to 89
11 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as Claudius/Ghost
89
as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)
87
as Maj. Alexander Hardinge
84
TV show · as Governor of Prison
83
TV show · as Raymond Brooks
83
TV show · as DAC John Felsham
82
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
81
TV show · as Sergent Mike McCaffrey
80
TV show · as Max Jennings / Leo Clarke
80
TV show · as Earl of Sussex
80
TV show · as Narrator
Good
Score 70 to 79
17 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
TV show · as Sir Percival Glyde
79
as Gaius
77
TV show · as Prof. Lance Graumann
76
TV show · as Pompey
75
TV show · as The Sarrum
75
as General Charette
75
as PR Chief
75
TV show · as Mr. Justice Griffin
74
as Duncan/Seyton/Old Man
73
TV show · as Jack Tanner
72
TV show · as Zborowski
70
TV show · as Dr. Sam Malvern
Decent
Score 60 to 69
17 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Andre Zhdanov
69
TV show · as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland / Heiger
68
as Earl of Kent
67
TV show · as D.C.C. Dunning / Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning
66
TV show · as German Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
65
as Michael Kuhn
65
as General Grey
65
as Samuel Pepys
64
as Nestor
61
as Paul
61
TV show · as Duke of Cornwall / Viktor Myshlaevsky
61
as Admiral Bratyeev
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
19 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Reverend Hugh Purslow
57
as Psychiatrist
55
as Lord Howard
54
as Skinner
54
as General Globus
53
as Lex Vandenberg
50
TV show · as John Christie
50
TV show · as Cardinal Bukovak
48
as Hannah
47
as Simon
40
as Crowley
38
as Moshe Cohen
Not rated yet
57 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as Commander Alan MacIntyre
as St. Peter
as Narrator
as Iwaszkiewicz
as McKendrick
as Creon
as Narrator
as Monty Sinclair
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator