---
name: "Robert Emms"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-emms"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 May 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T13:10:30.854884+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."
---

# Robert Emms

Actor. Born 20 May 1986 in Horley, Surrey, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1986, Horley, Surrey, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** 로버트 엠스, Robert James MacPherson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (4), 2020s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 73 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $61m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Emms, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13576931, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3016166/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589652

## Coming up

- *Bad Apples* (2026-09-10), as Josh — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-apples.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Chernobyl*](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md) (86)

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## Biography

Robert Emms (born Robert James MacPherson) is a British actor. He was born on 20 May 1986 in Horley, Surrey, and trained at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Emms began his career on stage, playing Albert in the National Theatre production of *War Horse* in 2009, which led to his film role as David Lyons in Steven Spielberg’s 2011 adaptation. He is known for his performances as Pythagoras in the BBC series *Atlantis* (2013–2015), Leonid Toptunov in the HBO miniseries *Chernobyl* (2019), and Supervisor Lonni Jung in *Andor* (2022–2025). His film credits include *War Horse* (2011), *Mirror Mirror* (2012), *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), *Borg vs McEnroe* (2017) and *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018). He plays Josh in the 2026 film *Bad Apples*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Supervisor Lonni Jung — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Sherwood* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Samuel Warner — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Chernobyl* (2019), Fi1m 86, as Leonid Toptunov — [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Daryl Garrs — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Fi1m 46, as Insect Man — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *The Selfish Giant* (2013), Fi1m 88, as Phil the Barman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-selfish-giant.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Bad Apples* (2026), as Josh — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-apples.md)
- *The Choral* (2025), as Robert Horner
- *KAOS* (2024), series, as Anatole
- *Starve Acre* (2024), as Steven
- *The Reckoning* (2023), series, as Ray Teret
- *This Is Christmas* (2022), as Paul
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Supervisor Lonni Jung — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Sherwood* (2022), series, as Samuel Warner — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Four Lives* (2022), series, as Ricky
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, as Thomas
- *War of the Worlds* (2019), series, as Micah
- *Chernobyl* (2019), series, as Leonid Toptunov — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), as Tech Merc
- *Gunpowder* (2017), series, as Father John Gerard
- *Apostasy* (2017), as Steven
- *Borg vs McEnroe* (2017), as Vitas Gerulaitis
- *Broadcast Signal Intrusion* (2016), as Michael
- *The Living and the Dead* (2016), series, as Peter
- *Dunroamin* (2016), as Steven
- *Capital* (2015), series, as Smitty
- *Happy Valley* (2014), series, as Daryl Garrs — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)
- *The Selfish Giant* (2013), as Phil the Barman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-selfish-giant.md)
- *Atlantis* (2013), series, as Pythagoras
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), as Insect Man — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *Irreversible* (2013), as Daniel
- *Broken* (2012), as Rick Buckley
- *Mirror Mirror* (2012), as Charles Renbock
- *War Horse* (2011), as David Lyons
- *Anonymous* (2011), as Thomas Dekker
- *The Arbor* (2010), as Young David
- *Monday Monday* (2009), series, Acting
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Steo
- *Do Not Disturb*, series, Acting
- *Blood on Snow*, as Klein

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