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Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Actor and writer, also producer and director · Born February 7, 1962 (64) · Aden, Aden Colony [now Yemen]

Suzy Eddie Izzard (born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, whose comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's works include stand-up sets Unrepeatable, Definite Article, Glorious, Dress to Kill, Circle, Sexie and Stripped. Izzard had a starring role in the television series The Riches as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in many motion pictures such as Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, The Cat's Meow, Across the Universe, and Valkyrie. Izzard's main comedy role model is Monty Python, and John Cleese once referred to Izzard as the "Lost Python". In 2009, Izzard completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief in spite of having no prior history of long-distance running.

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Born
February 7, 1962 (64)
From
Aden, Aden Colony [now Yemen]
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer and director
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 98 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Eddie Izzard's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Self
27%
Ideas
19%
Bonds
18%
Society
16%
Morality
12%
Power
5%
Survival
3%
Identity22 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 41 · Serious 13 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 11

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 29 · Charged 23 · Intense 7

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

Steady 36 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 30

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

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 35 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 28 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 28
Shapeshifter
5 of 28
Shadow
5 of 28
Trickster
4 of 28
Threshold guardian
3 of 28
Hero
3 of 28
Ally
2 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
30
Absurd
22
Tense
19
Warm
15
Contemplative
19
Other
53

How their films linger

Fun28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical3
  • Other1

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 Eddie Izzard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eddie Izzard'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

98 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 65 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Watson(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Moran

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Kaos(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lachy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Midas Man(2024)

    as Allan Williams

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps(2024)

    as The Sheep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Culprits(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vincent Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Jekyll(2023)

    as Dr. Nina Jekyll / Rachel Hyde

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • History Told by Socks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Le Moine anglais (voix)

  • Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat(2022)

    as Angus Scattergood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Almond and the Seahorse(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Stay Close(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harry Sutton

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Symbol(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar(2022)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Six Minutes to Midnight(2020)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Thomas Miller

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The High Note(2020)

    as Dan Deakins

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Song of Names(2019)

    as Radio Presenter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Green Eggs and Ham(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Snerz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Abominable(2019)

    as Burnish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cadia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Get Duked!(2019)

    Executive Producer · as The Duke

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Flip Side(2018)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Victoria & Abdul(2017)

    as Bertie, Prince of Wales

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    as Voldemort (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rock Dog(2016)

    as Angus Scattergood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Whisky Galore(2016)

    as Captain Wagget

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Day Out of Days(2015)

    as Dag

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Boychoir(2014)

    as Drake

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Powers(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Absolutely Anything(2015)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Castles in the Sky(2014)

    as Robert Watson Watt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Monty Python Live (Mostly)(2014)

    as Special Guest Bruce

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Live(2013)

    Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Abel Gideon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • What About Dick?(2012)

    as Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 30 Years of Comic Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Mockingbird Lane(2012)

    as Grandpa

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mockingbird Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandpa

  • Bullet in the Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Johann Tannhauser

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Long John Silver

  • Lost Christmas(2011)

    Producer · as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cars 2(2011)

    as Sir Miles Axlerod (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard - Stripped : Tout en français (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Eddie Izzard

  • Eddie Izzard: Live at Madison Square Garden(2011)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • ZULU Comedy Galla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Izzard

  • Every Day(2010)

    as Garrett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Triffids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Torrence

  • Eddie Izzard: Stripped(2009)

    Producer · Writer · as Eddie Izzard

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley(2009)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tiny Diamonds

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as James Thrush

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Valkyrie(2008)

    as Erich Fellgiebel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Igor(2008)

    as Dr. Schadenfreude (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

    as Reepicheep

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    as Mr. Kite

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    as Nick Malone

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    as Roman Nagel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Riches(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer · as Wayne Malloy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Kitchen(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick Malone

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend(2006)

    as Professor Bedlam

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Wild(2006)

    as Nigel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Romance & Cigarettes(2005)

    as Gene Vincent

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Comic Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    as Roman Nagel

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Five Children and It(2004)

    as It

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Renegade(2004)

    as Prosit

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Sexie(2003)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Ralph Outen

  • Eddie Izzard: Circle(2002)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Dress to Circle(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Revengers Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lussurioso

  • The Cat's Meow(2001)

    as Charlie Chaplin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bri

  • All the Queen's Men(2001)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of the Vampire(2000)

    as Gustav von Wangenhein

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Circus(2000)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Peter Hume

  • Mystery Men(1999)

    as Tony P

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill(1998)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rex the Runt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Easter Island Head (voice) · as Melting Blob Man (voice)

  • Velvet Goldmine(1998)

    as Jerry Devine

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as Bailey

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Glorious(1997)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Secret Agent(1996)

    as Vladimir

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Definite Article(1996)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hanging Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Psychiatrist

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing(1995)

    as Socrates

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Open Fire(1994)

    as Rich

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable(1994)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Filth! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Herself

  • Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer · as Herself

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Elizabeth II / Prince Charles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Warhol Evans

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Cars 2 (2011)

$560M worldwide

Highest rated

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1998)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Cars 2 (2011)

Film career

19892025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting84 of 97: 79 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting16 of 97: 11 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thProducing5 of 97: 0 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

97 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s19 · 13 acting · 6 crew2000s31 · 27 acting · 6 crew2010s31 · 29 acting · 4 crew2020s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 39 roles
9601061116

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 Eddie Izzard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 60; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

95th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. 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 Eddie Izzard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles19–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles9–52 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles12–71 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles4–58 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles15–61 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Eddie Izzard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eddie Izzard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sarah Townsend shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles