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Hugo Speer

Hugo Speer

Actor · Born March 17, 1969 (57) · Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Hugo Speer was born in 1969 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013). He has been married to Vivienne Harvey since February 19, 2015.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 17, 1969 (57)
From
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 62 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 42% in 30 days

What are Hugo Speer's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
27%
Self
25%
Morality
24%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
8
Dread
4
Hopeful
3
Warm
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Hugo Speer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugo Speer'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

62 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Desperate Journey(2025)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Full Monty(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow and Bone(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lieutenant Bohdan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Trick or Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Comedian

  • London Kills(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as DI David Bradford

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Tortured by Mum and Dad? - The Turpin 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Britannia(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · as Lucius

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Marcella(2016)

    Show as Frank Young

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 30 episodes · as Treville

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I(2013)

    as Mr. H

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Chief Inspector Valentine · as Inspector Valentine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Chiapas, El Corazón del Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Alien Crab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Charlie Hulme

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Late Bloomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Peter

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kieth Mantel

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bedlam(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Warren Bettany

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Louis Pufahl

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Carmen's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Joe

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Echo Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mark Penwarden

  • Fanny Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. H

  • Fanny Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. H

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Foster

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Five Days(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Supt Jim Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Sorted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charlie King

  • Love Lies Bleeding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stuart Milburn

  • Bleak House(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sergeant George

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Towpaths of Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sergeant Stephen Kay

  • The Interpreter(2005)

    as Simon Broome

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Rotters' Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bill Anderton

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as James Abbot

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior Queen(2003)

    as Dervalloc

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as DS Edward 'Ed' Foster

  • The Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as DS Edward 'Ed' Foster

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert

  • The Last Detective(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Sons & Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Walter Morel

  • Deathwatch(2002)

    as Sgt. David Tate

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Green-Eyed Monster(2001)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • An Angel for May(2002)

    as Bob Harris

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • An Angel For May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Ibiza: Seven Nights from £99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Messiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as DI Jack Price

  • Do or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicholas

  • Barnie's Minor Annoyances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mark

  • Hearts and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Richard Rose

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

    Show 1 episode · as Alex

  • Swing(1999)

    as Martin Luxford

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Full Monty(1997)

    as Guy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoff Rogers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • McCallum(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugo Speer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mayles

  • Mainline Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Bhaji on the Beach(1993)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Rawlings · as Vic Needham

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • So Haunt Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Seaside Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 34 episodes · Actor

  • The Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 59 of them dated from 1964 to 2025; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Full Monty (1997)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

Bleak House (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Musketeers (2014)

Film career

19642025

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1993Screen debut· Bhaji on the Beach
  • 2019Career best· London Kills

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Hugo Speer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Desperate Journey (2025)

83rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bleak House (2005)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 47. 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 Hugo Speer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles41–61 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian 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 Hugo Speer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugo Speer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Davies shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers