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Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Actor · Born July 6, 1946 (80) · Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Paul Jesson was born on 6 July 1946 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Coriolanus (2011), Mr. Turner (2014) and Marrowbone (2017). He was previously married to Maggie Lunn.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 6, 1946 (80)
From
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 55 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 16% in 30 days

What are Paul Jesson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
24%
Survival
23%
Bonds
17%
Self
17%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Morality
4%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · 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

Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Warm
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Paul Jesson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Jesson'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

55 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tender Loving Care(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man & The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Robert

  • Sitting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as John

  • The Children Act(2017)

    as Humphrey

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marrowbone(2017)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • RSC Live: Coriolanus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Menenius

  • Wall(2017)

    as David Grossman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sir Geoffrey Howe

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Sound of Music Live(2015)

    as Admiral von Schreiber

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Chewing Gum(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Trials of Jimmy Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roy Anderson

  • Mr. Turner(2014)

    as William Turner Snr

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Closer to the Moon(2014)

    as Studio Manager

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Ernest Burrowes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Maurice Montgomery

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Acreman

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Coriolanus(2011)

    as Tribune Brutus

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Earl of Gloucester

  • The Bible: A History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    as Kenneth Baker

  • The Devil's Mistress(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    as Magistrate

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Working Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

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

    as Brian Boyce

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Godfrey Watson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • All or Nothing(2002)

    as Ron

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guy Facer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as C.T.

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hector Bridges · as Lynton Pargeter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Trial of Lord Lucan(1994)

    as Det. Chief Supt. Ranson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Constable Stokes

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as DS Dorridge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Resnick: Lonely Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Det Chief Supt Jack Skelton

  • Intimate Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Trevor Singleton

  • Quartermaine's Terms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Derek Meadle

  • A Very Peculiar Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as P.R. Prettiman

  • Pity in History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Boys

  • Love's Labour's Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Costard

  • The Tragedy of Coriolanus(1984)

    as First Citizen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Cymbeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Cloten

  • Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as D.I. Alec Fuller · as D.I. Fuller · as DS Alec Fuller

  • Richard III(1983)

    as George, Duke of Clarence

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Third Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as George, Duke of Clarence

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Second Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as John Holland / George Plantagenet

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The First Part of Henry the Sixth(1983)

    as Second Messenger to King

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Acceptable Levels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Major Green

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Man in Dressing Gown

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

    as Edgar

  • The Winter's Tale(1981)

    as Clown

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Muscle Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Swetnam

  • Waiting at the Field Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Ron

  • Carry On Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Messenger

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Mr. Turner (2014)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Tender Loving Care (2026)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Marrowbone (2017)

Film career

19752026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Paul Jesson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Trial of Lord Lucan (1994)

62nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 65. 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 Paul Jesson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paul Jesson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Jesson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Leigh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers