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Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley

Actor · Born January 29, 1963 (63) · Belfast, Ireland

Michael Smiley (born 1963) is a Northern Irish comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Kill List (2011) and The Lobster (2015).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1963 (63)
From
Belfast, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 92 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Michael Smiley's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
25%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Power
10%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 9 · Dark 15

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 15

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 21 · 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 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 5

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 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 24 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 24
Threshold guardian
4 of 24
Mentor
4 of 24
Herald
3 of 24
Ally
2 of 24
Hero
2 of 24
Trickster
1 of 24
Shapeshifter
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
14
Absurd
16
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Unsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous19
  • Cyclical1

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 Michael Smiley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Smiley'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

92 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Skintown(2026)

    as Tony ‘Pepperoni’ Reagan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • STUCK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Martin O'Bannon

  • Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Nostalgie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jimmy

  • Alien: Earth(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shmuel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Bookworm(2024)

    as Arnold

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Generation Z(2024)

    Show as Wrollen

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • The Devil Went Down to Islington(2023)

    as Father Crowley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Evie(2023)

    as Father Robert

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Obituary(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ward Clancy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Lights(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paul 'Colly' Collins

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Seats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Driver

  • The Silent Twins(2022)

    as Tim Thomas

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bad Sisters(2022)

    Show 14 episodes · as Roger Muldoon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Curse(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ronnie Gatlin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ragdoll(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as DS Finlay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Tollbooth(2021)

    as Toll Booth

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gunpowder Milkshake(2021)

    as Dr. Ricky

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Censor(2021)

    as Doug Smart

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bloodlands(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dinger

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Dead Still(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brock Blennerhasset

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Rialto(2019)

    as Noel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Le Petite Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • Come to Daddy(2019)

    as Jethro

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Belly of the Whale(2018)

    as Gits Hegarty

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Death and Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dummy McGonnell

  • Otzi and the Mystery of Time(2018)

    as Otzi

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    as Father Pasquale

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Birthmarked(2018)

    as Gertz

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Pornographer Woos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Writer

  • Madame(2017)

    as David Reville

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tulip Fever(2017)

    as Pieter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jawbone(2017)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Free Fire(2016)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Dr. Evazan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Emily(2015)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Aliens(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Antoine

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Whitmore Harris

  • Two Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Frank Reynolds

  • Orthodox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Reg Shannon

  • Group B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Martin Kelly

  • The Hallow(2015)

    as Garda Davey

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tank 432(2015)

    as Capper

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Lobster(2015)

    as Loner Swimmer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Glassland(2014)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Black Sea(2014)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 1500 Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lance Corporal Frank Ainsworth

  • Edge of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Snowy

  • Ambassadors(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Father

  • Talking to the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Penry

  • Father Figure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roddy

  • The World's End(2013)

    as Reverend Green

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Field in England(2013)

    as O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • We Are the Freaks(2013)

    as Killer Colin

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Svengali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Irish Pierre

  • For Those in Peril(2013)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Shell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hugh

  • The ABCs of Death(2012)

    as Father Tom (U is for Unearthed)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Inspector Joshua Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as George Lusk

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Les

  • Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Security Guard

  • Orthodox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Shannon

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kill List(2011)

    as Gal

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sean

  • Burke and Hare(2010)

    as Patterson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Down Terrace(2009)

    as Pringle

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 17 episodes · as Benny Silver

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    as Lewis

  • Outpost(2008)

    as McKey

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)

    as Physician

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • In the Spider's Web(2007)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

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

    as (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(2006)

    as Porter

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Thorne's Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Much Ado About Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Peter

  • ShakespeaRe-Told(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Morgan Blue

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder Prevention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as DC Maurice Gibney

  • Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    as Bicycle Courier Zombie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mint Royale: Blue Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bank Robber

  • Wire in the Blood(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr Liam Kerwin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as DS Mallam

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tyres O'Flaherty

  • The Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles, 90 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The World's End (2013)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Luther (2010)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19992026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 14 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
Acting90 of 91: 90 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting1 of 91: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 91: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s49 · 48 acting · 1 crew2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 32 roles
06111621

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 Michael Smiley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 59 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Devil Went Down to Islington (2023)

89th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. 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 Michael Smiley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 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 & Gore11 titles60–92 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles16–65 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles47–91 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles31–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles45–83 · median 69 · 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 Michael Smiley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Smiley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Wheatley shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles