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Richard Ashton

Richard Ashton

Actor · Born October 2, 1965 (61) · Manchester, England, UK

Richard Ashton was born on October 2, 1965 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Fifth Element (1997), Hellraiser (2022) and Calendar Girls (2003).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 2, 1965 (61)
From
Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Richard Ashton's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Power
21%
Survival
19%
Morality
12%
Self
7%
Society
5%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
5
Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Ashton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Ashton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Art Detectives(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Whitlock

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • August 16 1947(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dragonheart Vengeance(2020)

    as The Wolf

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby(2019)

    as Little

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder(2019)

    as Richards the Diamond Dealer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding(2018)

    as Little

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ray & Liz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sid

  • Christmas Encore(2017)

    as Actor 1

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Prince(2017)

    as Little

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bitter Harvest(2017)

    as Father Ostapovich

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Winter(2017)

    as Frederic

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dracula: The Dark Prince(2013)

    as Andros

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dementamania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thorvard

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Eine Frage der Ehre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mr. Bates

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Friday

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Wondrous Oblivion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as W.G. Grace

  • Calendar Girls(2003)

    as Policeman 2

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Starforce(2000)

    as Piper

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Titanic(1997)

    as Carpenter John Hutchinson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Element(1997)

    as Mondoshawan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 52 episodes · as Little John

  • The Weekenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tall Alien

  • Keeping Up Appearances(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as The Hippie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Bitter Harvest (2017)

$904K worldwide

Highest rated

August 16 1947 (2023)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Dragonheart Vengeance (2020)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2013Screen debut· Dracula: The Dark Prince

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
1318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Ashton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Starforce (2000)

94th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Titanic (1997)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Richard Ashton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Ashton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Viorel Sergovici shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers