---
name: "John Albasiny"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-albasiny"
fi1m_id: "john-albasiny"
imdb_id: "nm0016342"
tmdb_id: 132988
wikidata_id: "Q95898643"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T10:43:14.878565+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Albasiny

## Identity

John Albasiny

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-albasiny
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-albasiny
- **IMDb ID:** nm0016342
- **TMDB ID:** 132988
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95898643
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95898643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/132988

Actor. Born 1 January 1968 in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1968, UK
- **Active:** 1982–2012
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 72 (1), 1990s 58 (1), 2010s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 65 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,417m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95898643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/132988

## Biography

John Albasiny is a British actor. He made his screen debut as Alan Duckworth in the 1982 television film *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang*, directed by Michael Apted. He trained at the Russian School of Acting and lived in the Soviet Union during the 1980s.

Albasiny has appeared in numerous films and television series. His credits include *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), *The King's Speech* (2010), *The Impossible* (2012), *Les Misérables* (2012), *Peaky Blinders* (2013), *True Detective* (2014 and 2024), *Luther* (2010), *Manhunt* (2019) and *6 Underground* (2019).

*Sources: imdb.com, rossmoremanagement.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Les Misérables* (2012), Fi1m 62, as Factory Onlooker — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *The Impossible* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Oliver Tudpole — [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Footman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), Fi1m 58, as Helicopter pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)
- *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), Fi1m 72, as Alan Duckworth — [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *6 Underground* (2019), as Turgistan Plant Manager
- *Manhunt* (2019), series, as Gavin Forbes
- *Black Earth Rising* (2018), series, as Frank (Barrister's Clerk)
- *Pin Cushion* (2018), as Mr Waters
- *True Detective* (2014), series, as Anton Kotov — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *The Escape Artist* (2013), series, as Park Keeper
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as James Monkland — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), as Factory Onlooker — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *The Impossible* (2012), as Oliver Tudpole — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md)
- *Campus* (2011), series, as Consultant
- *The King's Speech* (2010), as Footman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Small-Time Revolutionary* (2010), as George Ferret
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Andrei Kolchak — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Into the Storm* (2009), as Stalin's Interpreter
- *Pinochet in Suburbia* (2006), as Media Executive
- *Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II* (2006), as Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
- *Can You Take It?* (2005), as Blind Man
- *The Basil Brush Show* (2002), series, as Salvation Army Officer
- *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), as Helicopter pilot — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-world-is-not-enough.md)
- *Duel of Hearts* (1992), as Gideon
- *Close My Eyes* (1991), as Young Man
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Peter Everly — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Bulman* (1985), series, as Youth
- *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Boy, Charlie
- *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), as Alan Duckworth — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md)

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