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Craig Roberts

Craig Roberts

Actor and director, also writer · Born January 21, 1991 (35) · Newport, Wales

Craig Haydn Roberts (born 21 January 1991) is a Welsh actor and director. He is best known for lead roles as Oliver Tate in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Submarine (2010), David Meyers in the series Red Oaks (2014–2017) and as Rio Wellard in the television series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2004–2006). Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 21, 1991 (35)
From
Newport, Wales
Works as
Actor and director, also writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 41 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 16% in 30 days

What are Craig Roberts' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: 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
41%
Self
38%
Survival
7%
Morality
6%
Power
4%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 7

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 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 12
Ally
4 of 12
Trickster
2 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
9
Bittersweet
6
Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3

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 Craig Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Craig Roberts' 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

41 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let's Love(2026)

    as Ronnie Riskin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Can You Keep a Secret?(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harold 'Harry'

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Spectre of the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tom (voice)

  • Still Up(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Danny

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Phantom of the Open(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Eternal Beauty(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Yuletide Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer · as Anthony Richards

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    as Nero

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bittersweet Symphony(2019)

    as Bobby John

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Tolkien(2019)

    as Private Sam Hodges

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Current War(2017)

    as Robert Lane

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Fundamentals of Caring(2016)

    as Trevor Conklin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Friends(2015)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Just Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer · as Jim

  • Red Oaks(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · as David

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Premature(2014)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Benny & Jolene(2014)

    as Benny

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • 22 Jump Street(2014)

    as Spencer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(2014)

    as Assjuice

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as Nogood Boyo

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Double(2013)

    as Young Detective

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Elliott

  • Sunday Roast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Arthur Bird

  • Skins: Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dominic

  • The First Time(2012)

    as Simon Daldry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

  • Red Lights(2012)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Comes a Bright Day(2012)

    as Sam Smith

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Submarine(2010)

    as Oliver Tate

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(2011)

    as John Reed

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adam

  • PhoneShop(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Being Human(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam · as Adam Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 27 episodes · as Robin Branagh

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

    as Mike

  • The Story of Tracy Beaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 35 episodes · as Rio Wellard

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

    as Craig

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Darren Smith · as Jordan Philpot

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Scurry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Neighbors (2014)

$271M worldwide

Highest rated

Submarine (2010)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Red Oaks (2014)

Film career

19862026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting37 of 41: 35 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting4 of 41: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 41: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 41: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

41 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 2 crew2020s7 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 15 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 Craig Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 14 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 14

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Bittersweet Symphony (2019)

81st percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Submarine (2010)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Craig Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles7–50 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles6–70 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles33–79 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles13–73 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles15–49 · median 19 · mildlighter 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 Craig Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Craig Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Adams shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers