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Craig Charles

Craig Charles

Actor, also producer · Born July 11, 1964 (62) · Liverpool, England, UK

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1964 (62)
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Craig Charles' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
33%
Morality
30%
Bonds
15%
Society
15%
Self
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · 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 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Tense
1
Dread
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Craig Charles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Charles' 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

44 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Zombie Apache(2025)

    Producer · as Liverpool Joe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sam and Doug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Doug

  • Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as David Lister

  • Meet the Richardsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Craig Charles

  • Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Red Dwarf: Back to Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lister

  • Clubbing to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Carl Begsley

  • Fated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pedro

  • The Dealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Scott Flower

  • Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Red Dwarf A–Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Launching Red Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Thanks · as Self / Lister (archive footage)

  • Takeshi's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 122 episodes · Actor

  • Ricky and Bianca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vince

  • Robot Wars Extreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

  • Don't Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Can't Smeg Won't Smeg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lister

  • Robot Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 113 episodes · Actor

  • Unseen Big Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Space Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · as Space Captain

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as The Warden

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Captain Butler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Craig Charles: Live on Earth! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eugene Buffy

  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lister

  • The Easter Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Judas

  • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lister

  • Prince Cinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Zipper - Cat (voice)

  • Cyberzone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · as Zone Warden

  • Ghostwatch(1992)

    as Interviewer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Amnesty International's Big 30(1991)

    as Dave Lister

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Interviewer

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 73 episodes · as Dave Lister

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Marksman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Poem · as MacFadden

  • Daytime Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • It's Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Business as Usual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Eddie

  • Coronation Street(1960)

    Show 1,905 episodes · as Lloyd Mullaney

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Tor! Total Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1960 to 2025; peak year 1992.

Highest rated

Red Dwarf (1988)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19602025

Peak 1992 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 44: 36 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew8 of 44: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew1990s16 · acting2000s15 · 8 acting · 7 crew2010s1 · acting2020s4 · acting

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.

How do Craig Charles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)

92nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Red Dwarf (1988)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

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 Craig Charles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Charles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Barrie shares the most, 2.

Actors