- Films
- 47
- Avg rating
- 6.70
- Peak run
- 1979’85
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ian by the numbers
Average
6.70
42 rated films
Vote weighted
6.80
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
40y
1968 to 2007
Total votes
4.25M
across every film
Best
8.4
Alien
Worst
5.6
Loch Ness
Newest first
Filmography
| 2007 |  Ratatouille | Skinner | 8.1 | 969K |
| 2006 |  Renaissance | Jonas Muller | 6.6 | 16,810 |
| 2006 | O Jerusalem | Ben Gurion | 6.0 | 1,033 |
| 2006 | The Treatment | Dr. Ernesto Morales | 5.8 | 1,182 |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy | Dr. Putney | 5.9 | 8,941 |
| 2005 | Chromophobia | Edward Aylesbury | 6.1 | 2,259 |
| 2004 |  Garden State | Gideon Largeman | 7.4 | 229K |
| 2004 |  The Aviator | Professor Fitz | 7.5 | 414K |
| 2002 | Prisoner of Paradise | Narrator | · | 446 |
| 2001 |  From Hell | Sir William Gull | 6.7 | 173K |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Napoleon Bonaparte | 6.9 | 2,896 |
| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret | Joe Gould | 6.5 | 1,691 |
| 2000 | Esther Kahn | Nathan Quellen | 6.7 | 1,256 |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | George The Geek | 5.6 | 2,491 |
| 1999 |  eXistenZ | Kiri Vinokur | 6.8 | 115K |
| 1999 | Simon Magus | Sirius | · | 644 |
| 1999 | The Match | Big Tam | 6.2 | 1,454 |
| 1999 | The Miracle Maker | Pontius Pilate | 7.1 | 2,047 |
| 1999 | Wisconsin Death Trip | Narrator | 6.7 | 1,709 |
| 1997 |  The Fifth Element | Cornelius | 7.6 | 553K |
Better together?
Ian Holm's regulars
- David CronenbergDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.29
- Hugh HudsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.75 avg▲+0.34
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ian Holm
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1982Ian Holm
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.