Portrait of David Essex

Acting

David Essex

Career

Active from 1972 to 2017, with a break from 1992 to 2004, busiest in 2017 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Coppers Are...
All Coppers Are...
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Essex Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Cultural Identity 2
  • Music-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 58
Twiggy
Twiggy (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as (archival footage)

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 40
Grimaldi: The Funniest Man in the World
Grimaldi: The Funniest Man in the World (2017)

as Charles Dickens

The Black Prince
The Black Prince (2017)
GoodWatch score 38

as Colonel Hurbon

The Guvnors
The Guvnors (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mickey Snr

Traveller
Traveller (2013)

as Blackberry

2000s

1 title
What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?
What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? (2005)

as Mervyn's Grandfather

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 66
Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Johnny Lee

Journey of Honor
Journey of Honor (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Don Pedro

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 54
The River
The River (1988)

TV show ยท as Davey Jackson

Silver Dream Racer
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nick Freeman

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 59
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

The Big Bus
The Big Bus (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bus Passenger

The Christmas Messenger
The Christmas Messenger (1975)

as The Storyteller (voice)

Stardust
Stardust (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jim MacLaine

That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jim MacLaine

All Coppers Are...
All Coppers Are... (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ronnie Briggs

Assault
Assault (1971)
GoodWatch score 55

as Man in Chemist Shop

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
Smashing Time
Smashing Time (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Beatnik (uncredited)