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Adam Long

Adam Long

Actor · Born April 25, 1991 (35) · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

Adam Long is a British actor, perhaps best known for his appearance as Lewis Whippey in Happy Valley in 2014. He also starred in Dunkirk, Spike Island, Vera, Waterloo Road, The Thirteenth Tale, Act Of Grace and the award winning TV drama Don't Take My Baby

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1991 (35)
From
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 29 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 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Adam Long's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Cold
2
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Adam Long's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Long'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

29 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Star City(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Valery Kamalov

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • VISCERAL IMAGES (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Paddy

  • The Trial(2026)

    as Fletch

  • Film Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Josh

  • Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dan Maclean

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Walters

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Masters of the Air(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Cpt. Benny DeMarco

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Platform 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Warren

  • The Long Shadow(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as DC Andrew Laptew

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Steve

  • Cherry(2021)

    as Staff Sgt. Greene

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Kill Team(2019)

    as Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Corrupted(2019)

    as Byford

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Bay(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vincent Chapman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Peterloo(2018)

    as Jack, Wroe's Printer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ted Bundy: Serial Monster(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ted Bundy

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Bancroft(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Joe Bancrok

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Dunkirk(2017)

    as Sub-Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Don't Take My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tom Spencer

  • The Passing Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anthony

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lewis Whippey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Thirteenth Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ambrose Proctor

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Alfred Tatton

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Spike Island(2012)

    as Little Gaz

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh Potter · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Act of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Young Joey

  • These Broken Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carl

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Kill Team (2019)

$416K worldwide

Highest rated

Spike Island (2012)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Moving On (2009)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting28 of 29: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting1 of 29: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Adam Long's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of the 6 of 7 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

Happy Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 48. 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 Adam Long's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles62–75 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36

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 Adam Long work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Long's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Evets shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers