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Charles Aitken

Charles Aitken

Actor · Born August 17, 1979 (47) · England

Charles was born in England, but raised and educated in the United States. He is known for Happy Death Day (2017), Happy Death Day 2U (2019), Daddy's Head (2024), The Girl on the Train (2013), Cunk on Life (2024).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1979 (47)
From
England
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (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 Charles Aitken's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
28%
Self
21%
Survival
21%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Charles Aitken's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Aitken'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

21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cunk on Life(2024)

    as Waylon Jackalope IV

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Daddy's Head(2024)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Project(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Rogers

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Save Sandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dr. Mitchell

  • I Hate Suzie(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Happy Death Day 2U(2019)

    as Gregory Butler

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Summer Days, Summer Nights(2018)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Death Day(2017)

    as Gregory Butler

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • RSC Live: Coriolanus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cominius

  • Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Robert Winter

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as William

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Patrick Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cornelia's Brother · as Henry Robertson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl on the Train(2014)

    as Spider

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Japeth Leeds / The Jersey Devil

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

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

    as Will

  • RSC Live: As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Oliver

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Iago

  • Bonkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tim Barker

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Nelson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2002 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Happy Death Day (2017)

$125M worldwide

Highest rated

Happy Death Day (2017)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

Film career

20022024

Peak 2018 · 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
Acting21 of 21: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Charles Aitken's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Girl on the Train (2014)

79th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Knick (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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 Charles Aitken's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Charles Aitken work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Aitken's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Landon shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers