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Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Actor · Died March 7, 2022, aged 77 · Woking, England, UK

After studying at Eton, Jeremy Child worked briefly in the City of London. He left at his earliest opportunity, which was a disappointment to his father, who had worked in the Foreign Office and had hoped that his son would join the Guards. To please his father, Jeremy had an interview for the Guards, but when he was asked why he wanted to join, he said 'I don't' and was told 'Well that's the end of your military career'. He then went to drama school, where he learned to fend for himself and to lose his somewhat posh accent. When his father died in the mid '70s, Jeremy inherited his baronetcy, becoming Sir Jeremy, a title that he never used. He had a daughter Melissa from his first marriage and a daughter, Leonora, as well as a son, Alexander, from his second.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 20, 1944
Died
March 7, 2022 (aged 77)
From
Woking, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 97 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 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Jeremy Child's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
39%
Power
33%
Self
15%
Bonds
8%
Society
3%
Survival
3%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jeremy Child's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Child'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

97 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Little Drummer Girl(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chancellor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as Lord Stanhope

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Iron Lady(2011)

    as Cabinet Minister

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ernest Simpson (Voice)

  • Foster(2011)

    as John Burns

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Hardest Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as George

  • Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley(2008)

    as Langton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Separate Lies(2005)

    as Angus Burrell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wimbledon(2004)

    as Fred Pilger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Denial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Matthew

  • Doctors and Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Nicholas Stephens

  • Amnesia(2004)

    Show as Dr. Mark Denton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Bertie and Elizabeth(2002)

    as Sir Samuel Hoare

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Falklands Play(2002)

    as Rt Hon Francis Pym MC MP (Foreign Secretary)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Safe Conduct(2002)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alan Peasmarsh · as Sir Alan Peasmarsh

  • Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001)

    as Maj. Cotton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love in a Cold Climate(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Leicester Kroesig

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Doc Martin(2001)

    as Dr. Cadbury

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    as Doctor Bannister

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Frenchman's Creek(1998)

    as Lord Feversham

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Getting Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as George Saddle

  • Mosley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Major Bewley

  • Mosley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Maj. Bewley

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Roddy Cutts

  • Regeneration(1997)

    as Balfour Graham

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Talbot

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Madness of King George(1994)

    as Black Rod

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sir Augustus Farthingdale

  • The Cinder Path(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Headhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roddy Metcalfe

  • Harnessing Peacocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Julian Reeves

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dimmock

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Farthingale

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Diana: Her True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Alfred Drake-Kinney

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamilton, Snr

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dep. Asst. Com. Brian Worth

  • The Gravy Train Goes East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Felix Steadiman

  • Sales People from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Game, Set, and Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 13 episodes · as Henry Tiptree

  • A Fish Called Wanda(1988)

    as Mr. Ian Johnson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Taffin(1988)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • First Among Equals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 10 episodes · as Charles Seymour

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Chatfield

  • Edge of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister

  • Florence Nightingale(1985)

    as Dr. Hall

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street(1984)

    as Record Company Executive 1

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Oxbridge Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Lord Witham

  • Fairly Secret Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · as Beamish

  • Me & My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ernest Whitsun-Burnish

  • The Happy Apple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • High Road to China(1983)

    as Silversmith

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cricket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lord Slaggyford

  • Bird of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tony Hendersly

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Clive

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Chanel Solitaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Vice Versa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · as Marmaduke Paradine

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Wing Commander

  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Peregrine Maynard

  • 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as The Priest

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mandeville

  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert Allen Tremaine Barrington

  • Quadrophenia(1979)

    as Agency Man

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Danedyke Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sir James Carruthers

  • Edward and Mrs Simpson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Piers Leigh

  • Edward & Mrs. Simpson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Piers Leigh

  • The Stud(1978)

    as Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Solicitor

  • Cork and Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tim Cork

  • Robin's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey Elliot

  • Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Peter Conrad

  • Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gerald

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Elphick

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Young Winston(1972)

    as Austen Chamberlain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Doomwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as David Broome

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlton

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Quest for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Dougie Raynes (uncredited)

  • Jane Eyre(1970)

    as Harry Lynn

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer(1970)

    as Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Breaking of Bumbo(1970)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Misfit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin

  • The Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as B-1

  • Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)

    as Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Play Dirty(1969)

    as 2nd Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher(1968)

    as Nigel

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Isadora(1968)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Bone Grinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as First City Gent

  • Father, Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 6 episodes · as Timothy Tanner

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Cork

  • Privilege(1967)

    as Martin Crossley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Informer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Julian Reeve

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Booth Voysey

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack · as Robert

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd Man

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles from 1964 to 2018; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Separate Lies (2005)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Falklands Play (2002)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Separate Lies (2005)

Film career

19642018

Peak 1987 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting96 of 96: 96 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s6 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
6782

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 Jeremy Child's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Stud (1978)

71st percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. 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 Jeremy Child work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Child's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Calf shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers