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Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Actor · Born May 25, 1958 (68) · Bermondsey, South London

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jamie Foreman (born 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005). He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth, Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow. He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". He also featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory. Foreman also played Basta in the film Inkheart. He also appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK. He is the son of Freddie Foreman, a former East End gangster and associate of the Kray twins. His recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in Wes Bell, directed by Matthew Broughton, and the six part series Hazelbeach by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Foreman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 25, 1958 (68)
From
Bermondsey, South London
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 73 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Jamie Foreman's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action 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
24%
Self
21%
Survival
21%
Bonds
12%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 11

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

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 11 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Ally
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
7
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

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 Jamie Foreman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Foreman'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

73 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution(2026)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance(2023)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Break(2020)

    as Monty

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in London(2019)

    as Alf White

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bromley Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Charlie McQueen

  • Rise of the Footsoldier 3(2017)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Porters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

  • St George's Day(2012)

    as Nixon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Grind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dave

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dog

  • Screwed(2011)

    as Rumpole

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ironclad(2011)

    as Coteral

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Baseline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Terry

  • Law & Order: UK(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Hotelier

  • Inkheart(2008)

    as Basta

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Botched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Peter

  • Oliver Twist(2005)

    as Bill Sikes

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Willesden Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Leonard Crowe

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Connolly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Layer Cake(2004)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Football Factory(2004)

    as Cabbie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dickie Brennan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marky Brooker

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dave Cutler

  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead(2003)

    as Mickser

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Keith Phelan

  • The Last Detective(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jim

  • Rescue Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Carter

  • Goodbye Charlie Bright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tony

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Jackson

  • Breathtaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Brian Maitland

  • Without Motive(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as DC Jim Boulter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • My Family(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Gangster No. 1(2000)

    as Lenny Taylor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Black Cab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave

  • Saving Grace(2000)

    as China MacFarlane

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(1999)

    as Constable

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • This Year's Love(1999)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Dave

  • Elizabeth(1998)

    as Earl of Sussex

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Our Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Orme

  • Nil by Mouth(1997)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dean

  • Melissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd Hood

  • I.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Previous Team 2

  • Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doggin' Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Wells

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as DS Brown

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Eliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gerry Althorpe

  • First and Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dave

  • Tank Malling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · as Danny

  • Birds of a Feather(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Moneymen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as First Dealer

  • Empire State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Danny

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Chas

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gil Stephens · as Henry · as Phil Pearson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 416 episodes · as Derek Branning

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Dempsey and Makepeace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramsey

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Johnny Jarvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Shine on Harvey Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Plumber's Mate

  • Kinvig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dead Man's Kit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Operator 1

  • McVicar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Driver

  • A Bunch of Fives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 14 episodes · as Chris Taylor

  • Sky Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sidney

  • Devilish Deeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Johnny Dale

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 72 of them dated from 1977 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Inkheart (2008)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

Nil by Mouth (1997)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution (2026)

Film career

19772026

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1985Screen debut· EastEnders
  • 1995First film· I.D.
  • 2005Career best· Oliver Twist

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 72 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing1 of 73: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew1990s16 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
9505

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 Jamie Foreman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution (2026)

93rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Elizabeth (1998)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. 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.

Is Jamie Foreman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles57–96 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles24–61 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles34–95 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles29–93 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles53–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jamie Foreman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamie Foreman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Fairbrass shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles