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Nigel Whitmey

Nigel Whitmey

Actor · Born February 23, 1963 (63) · Alberta, Canada

Nigel Whitmey (born 23 February 1963) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also the husband of the actress Abigail Thaw, whom he met while training at RADA.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1963 (63)
From
Alberta, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Nigel Whitmey's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family 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
33%
Morality
22%
Self
15%
Society
11%
Ideas
10%
Survival
8%
Power
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Joyful
4
Warm
4
Tense
4
Hopeful
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nigel Whitmey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nigel Whitmey'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, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • De Gaulle: Liberté(2026)

    as General Gerow

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • De Gaulle: Résistance(2026)

    as Général Gerow

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Stand-in

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Keller Christmas Vacation(2025)

    as Ben Keller

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dane

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Escape(2023)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Way Home(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Byron Groff

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Serpent(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Newsreader

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky(2020)

    as Moose Roberts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fireman Sam: Set for Action!(2018)

    as Moose Roberts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Black Earth Rising(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Charles Bouchard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Clive Brenton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Current War(2017)

    as Doctor Grandoff

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fireman Sam: Alien Alert(2016)

    as Moose Roberts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Marquis Childs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    as Canadian Prime Minister Robert Bowman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Okkupert(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as American Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Never Let Go(2015)

    as Clark Anderson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Fireman Sam: Ultimate Heroes - The Movie(2014)

    as Moose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Estate(2013)

    as General Thomason

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter(2012)

    as Bruce Curtis

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dark Shadows(2012)

    as Hard Hat #1

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Rodrigues

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gracie!(2009)

    as Reporter 2

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Knife Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Martin

  • Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island(2007)

    as Al Crenshaw

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad Johnson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ben

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Anchorman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bruce

  • The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ron Beller

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Simmons

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Jacket(2005)

    as Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Chip Lacey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Carrie's War(2004)

    as Maj. Cass Harper

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Keen Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Octane(2003)

    as Detective Ned Stephens

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Helen of Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as King Odysseus of Ithaca

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Senior Suit

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Shackleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as William Blakewell

  • Formula 51(2001)

    as L.A. Highway Patrol

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Atwell

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mervyn Simmel

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Grachia

  • Too Much Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

  • People Like Us(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Saving Private Ryan(1998)

    as Private Boyd

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Girls' Night(1998)

    as Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Ice Nymphs(1997)

    as Peter Glahn (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Clinton Finn

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Tongue(1996)

    as Chip

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Picasso(1996)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as John Trumbull

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Language of Cranes(1991)

    as Winston Penn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shining Through(1992)

    as 1st G.I. in Canteen

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Paul Merton: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jeeves and Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Fireman Sam(1987)

    Show 76 episodes · as Moose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jonathan Hogarth

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Byron Groff

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 61 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island (2007)

$7.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Fireman Sam: Ultimate Heroes - The Movie (2014)

Film career

19872026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
920212

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 Nigel Whitmey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky (2020)

94th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 25. 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.

Who does Nigel Whitmey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nigel Whitmey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laura Beaumont shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers