---
name: "John Hodgkinson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-hodgkinson"
fi1m_id: "john-hodgkinson"
imdb_id: "nm0388251"
tmdb_id: 1348558
wikidata_id: "Q54827617"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 June 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T19:41:40.050689+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 Hodgkinson

## Identity

John Hodgkinson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-hodgkinson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-hodgkinson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0388251
- **TMDB ID:** 1348558
- **Wikidata ID:** Q54827617
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgkinson_(actor,_born_1966), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54827617, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1348558

Actor. Born 21 June 1966 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 June 1966, Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 59 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 59 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, War 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,376m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgkinson_(actor,_born_1966), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54827617, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1348558

## Coming up

- *Elden Ring* (2028-03-03), as Seluvis

## Biography

John Hodgkinson is an English actor born on 21 June 1966 in Surbiton, Greater London. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

He is known for his extensive stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for playing Tom Kettle in Jez Butterworth’s *The Ferryman* at the Royal Court Theatre, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2018. In 2011 he was named The Journal’s Performing Artist of the Year for his performance as Chris Mullin in *A Walk on Part* with the Live Theatre Company. Other theatre credits include *Dear England* at the National Theatre and in the West End, *Hangmen* at the Royal Court (also on Broadway) and *Best of Enemies* in the West End.

On screen he has appeared in films including *Skyfall* (2012) and *Napoleon* (2023), and in television series such as *Peep Show* (2003), *Victoria* (2016), *Catherine the Great* (2019), *Small Axe* (2020) and *Dear England* (2026) as Greg Clarke.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com, nationaltheatre.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Dear England* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Greg Clarke — [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *Young Washington* (2026), Fi1m 33, as Colonel Gooch — [page](https://film.one/film/young-washington.md)
- *Napoleon* (2023), Fi1m 63, as Fouche — [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, as Silva's Isolation Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Tony — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Elden Ring* (2028), as Seluvis
- *Young Washington* (2026), as Colonel Gooch — Fi1m 33, [page](https://film.one/film/young-washington.md)
- *Dear England* (2026), series, as Greg Clarke — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Dear England* (2024), as Greg Clarke
- *Napoleon* (2023), as Fouche — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/napoleon.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies* (2023), as Howard K Smith / Mayor Daley
- *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Interviewer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *Catherine the Great* (2019), series, as Pyotr Rumyantsev
- *RSC Live: Twelfth Night* (2018), as Sir Toby Belch
- *Victoria* (2016), series, as Police Inspector
- *Witless* (2016), series, as Sergeant Forrest
- *National Theatre Live: Hangmen* (2016), as Albert
- *RSC Live: Love's Labour's Won* (2015), as Don Pedro
- *RSC Live: Love's Labour's Lost* (2015), as Don Armado
- *Heart of Lightness* (2014), as Jason Malvern
- *The Escape Artist* (2013), series, as Mr. Hughes
- *Big Bad World* (2013), series, as Graham
- *Skyfall* (2012), as Silva's Isolation Guard — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Silk* (2011), series, as DS Roger Berwick — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/silk.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Tony — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *Thunderpants* (2002), as Launch Controller 1
- *Boyz Unlimited* (1999), series, as Steve Peebles
- *Firelight* (1998), as Carlo
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Brian Rogers

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