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Christopher Knights

Christopher Knights

Actor and editor · Born October 18, 1972 (54) · London, England, UK

Christopher Knights is an English voice actor, film editor and camera operator best known for providing the voice of Private the Penguin in Madagascar. He worked on several DreamWorks films Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek 4-D. He started his filming career at Amblimation studios and worked on We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Balto. When he joined DreamWorks he did not only start his editing career but his acting career. He worked on Shrek Forever After as Associate Editor and voice of the Three Blind Mice. He worked many times with another English cameraman and voice actor, Simon J. Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia Christopher Knights licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1972 (54)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and editor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 30 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 22% in 30 days

What are Christopher Knights' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
23%
Society
20%
Ideas
13%
Power
5%
Survival
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 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 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 11 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
6
Absurd
4
Thrilling
3
Triumphant
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11

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 Christopher Knights' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Knights' 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

30 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Editor

  • The Bad Guys 2(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Bank Robber 1 (voice)

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    Editor · as Annoyed Komodo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rumble(2021)

    as King Gorge's Coach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Penguins of Madagascar(2014)

    as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Guardian Angel(2014)

    as Brian Casey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Private (voice)

  • Lust for Love(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Madly Madagascar(2013)

    as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted(2012)

    as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shrek's Thrilling Tales(2012)

    as Thelonius

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Book of Dragons(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular(2010)

    as Blind Mice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Shrek's Yule Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Three Blind Mice (voice)

  • Megamind(2010)

    Associate Editor · as Prison Guard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Scared Shrekless(2010)

    as Blind Mice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Shrek Forever After(2010)

    as Blind Mice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Merry Madagascar(2009)

    as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa(2008)

    as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Halls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Blind Mice (voice)

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    as Blind Mice / Heckler / Evil Tree #2 / Guard #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    as Fat Barry / Market Trader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Private (voice)

  • Madagascar(2005)

    First Assistant Editor · as Private (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Shrek 2(2004)

    Assistant Editor · as Blind Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad(2003)

    Additional Editor · as Theolonius / Blind Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Blind Mice (voice) · as Theolonius / Blind Mouse (voice)

  • Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party(2001)

    as Thelonius / Blind Mouse (singing voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Shrek(2001)

    First Assistant Editor · as Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

$548M worldwide

Highest rated

Madagascar (2005)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Film career

20012025

Peak 2009 · 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
Acting26 of 28: 20 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thEditing4 of 28: 2 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 28: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

28 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and editing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s12 · 12 acting · 4 crew2010s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew2020s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
010611

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 Christopher Knights' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Guardian Angel (2014)

93rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shrek (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 55. 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 Christopher Knights' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Christopher Knights work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Knights' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Conrad Vernon shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles