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Jason Manford

Jason Manford

Actor and writer, also producer · Born May 26, 1981 (45) · Salford, Greater Manchester, England

Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and singer. Manford was a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats from 2007 until 2010 and has presented numerous television shows for the BBC and ITV including Comedy Rocks (2010–2011), The One Show (2010), Show Me the Funny (2011), A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (2014), Bigheads (2017) and Children In Need (2022), and is one of four judges on ITV's Starstruck (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Manford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 26, 1981 (45)
From
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 33 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 56% in 30 days

What are Jason Manford's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
33%
Ideas
31%
Bonds
19%
Power
9%
Morality
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
2
Hopeful
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jason Manford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Manford'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

33 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 59 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Big Night of Musicals 2026 by the National Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Tinsel Town(2025)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Big Night of Musicals 2024 by the National Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Host

  • Big Night of Musicals 2023 by the National Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Host

  • The Complaints Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Host

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

    Show 95 episodes · as Presenter

  • Murder, They Hope(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Freddie

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Royal Variety Performance 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • Curtains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi

  • First & Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Host

  • Scarborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mike

  • Bigheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Presenter · as Self - Host

  • Daisy & Ollie(2017)

    Show Producer · Writer · as Daddy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Halloween Comedy Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ordinary Lies(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Marty

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Jason Manford: First World Problems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ken Brooke

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ripper Street(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Le Cheyne

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Comedy World Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Team Captain

  • Jason Manford: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Jason Manford: Live at the Manchester Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as himself

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Benidorm(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as André

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Steve Savage

  • Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jack

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cutting It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Comedian

Career shape

Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 32: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting3 of 32: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 32: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · 9 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · acting

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.

Who does Jason Manford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Manford's MovieCove titles; Sarah Hadland shares the most, 2.