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Andrew Tiernan

Andrew Tiernan

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born November 30, 1965 (60) · Ladywood, Birmingham, England, UK

Andrew Tiernan (born 30 November 1965, Birmingham, England) is a British actor and director. He is best known as Ephialtes in 300 (2006) and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Sean Kerrigan in Cracker (1993), and for roles in Interview with the Vampire (1994), The Pianist (2002), and My Policeman (2022). On television he has appeared in Prime Suspect, Hornblower, Doctor Who (2011), Merlin (2012), and Father Brown. As a director and producer, he founded Keeps on Burning Films and directed Dragonfly (2015) and UK18 (2017).

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Born
November 30, 1965 (60)
From
Ladywood, Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 112 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 25% in 30 days

What are Andrew Tiernan's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
22%
Morality
22%
Survival
18%
Power
15%
Self
11%
Ideas
8%
Society
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · 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 4 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
10
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Thrilling
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 Andrew Tiernan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Tiernan'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

112 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Man with the Plan(2026)

    as Aneurin Bevan

  • Joan(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • My Policeman(2022)

    as Bert (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Code of Silence(2021)

    as Peter Brodie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Malcolm Proctor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Phil

  • FBI: International(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Luka Janic

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Break Clause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Burning Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Good Soldier Schwejk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Innocent(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Taylor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • uk18(2017)

    Director · Producer · Story · as Moore

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Us and Them(2017)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Le Fear II: Le Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dirk Heinz

  • Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator/Himself

  • The Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Father

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Docherty

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Safe House(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roger Lane

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Code of a Killer(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as DS Geoff Taylor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Dragonfly(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as DS Blake

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Great Fire(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Automata(2014)

    as Manager

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Darren

  • Common(2014)

    as Peter O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Bunker(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 300: Rise of an Empire(2014)

    as Ephialtes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Archibald Drake

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as James Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as DS David Hunter

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Raynor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • War of the Dead(2011)

    as Martin Stone

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Injustice(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Bankes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Freight(2010)

    as Stanni

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Nice(2010)

    as Alan Marcuson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dead Cert(2010)

    Producer · as Chekha

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Henley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Murderland(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Whitaker

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

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

    Actor

  • Survivors(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Osgar

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • 300(2006)

    as Ephialtes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Kim Trent

  • The Man Who Sold The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Reverend Carmichael

  • A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets(2005)

    as Ben Jonson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Snuff-Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Constable Fred

  • The Quatermass Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Victor Carroon

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Purcell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy Slater

  • Whose Baby? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dave

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt Major Sharratt

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Murder Investigation Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Shale

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

    as Dean

  • The Afternoon Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Bennett

  • Red Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey Helliwell

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Pianist(2002)

    as Szalas

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Red Siren(2002)

    as Koesler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Forster · as Forster (

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    as Cpl. Schenke

  • Mr In-Between(2001)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    as Freddie

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Keech

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Brilliant! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Art Critic

  • Lava(2001)

    as Squeegee merchant

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In a Land of Plenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gary

  • Left Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as John

  • Checkout Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mark

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

    as Harris

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

    as Mohammed

  • Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship(1998)

    as Bunting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hornblower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Bunting

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998)

    as Man in Pub

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Tunic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Muller

  • Map of the Scars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Playing God(1997)

    as Cyril

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

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

    as Chris

  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror(1997)

    as Scar

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny Spearfish

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Bright

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Two Deaths(1995)

    as Captain Jorgu

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ellington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Gilmour

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jake McNally

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Sculptress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gary O'Brien

  • Some Kind of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mark

  • Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)

    as Paris Vampire

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Space Precinct(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Sturgeon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Being Human(1994)

    as Cyprion's Man

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Middlemarch(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • 99-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Billy Pink

  • Safe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Duggie

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sean

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

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

    as Bethold the Student

  • As You Like It(1992)

    as Orlando / Oliver

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as David Panter

  • The Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Leo

  • Thacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Davey Royce

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Nixon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Banquo

  • Edward II(1991)

    as Piers Gaveston

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Prime Suspect(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as DC Rosper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dog

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Steve Felsher

  • Nice Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond Wilcox

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dog

  • Dead Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tramp's follower

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Col Danvers · as O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Bethold the Student · as Piers Gaveston

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Flying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gary

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 111 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

300 (2006)

$456M worldwide

Highest rated

Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Prime Suspect (1991)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2015 · 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.

  • 1991Screen debut· Edward II
  • 2007Career best· 300
  • 2011First top-billed film· War of the Dead
  • 2018Career best· Innocent

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 112: 109 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting3 of 112: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 112: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s35 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s29 · 28 acting · 3 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
9101

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 Andrew Tiernan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of the 28 of 29 with a score; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Dragonfly (2015)

91st percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pianist (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. 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 Andrew Tiernan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles30–77 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Andrew Tiernan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Tiernan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Fairbrass shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles