John Barrowman: movies and TV shows
John Barrowman has 100 credits in the archive: 35 films and 65 TV series, from 1987 to 2025. Highest rated: Doctor Who Confidential (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1987 – 2025 · busiest year: 2009 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Barrowman - Laid Bare | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2021 | Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks | Captain Jack Harkness | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 2021 | Speech & Debate: Legacy | Lucian Angelo | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2019 | Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Self - Recruit 13 | TV | 6.3 | 52 |
| 2019 | Shopping with Keith Lemon | TV | 5.0 | 52 | |
| 2018 | Keith Lemon: Coming in America | Self | TV | — | 51 |
| 2018 | Fireman Sam: Set for Action! | Flex Dexter (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 2017 | All Star Musicals | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Malcolm Merlyn | TV | 7.3 | 49 |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2016 | Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall | Himself / Host | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2014 | The Flash | Cutter Moran | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2014 | The Flash | Malcolm Merlyn | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2014 | The Wil Wheaton Project | Self | TV | 5.6 | 47 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Self / Captain Jack Harkness (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 47 |
| 2013 | Through the Keyhole | Self | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 2013 | All Stars | Matthew | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Self | Film | 7.8 | 46 |
| 2013 | Gilded Lilys | Julius Ashford Lily | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | Self | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 2012 | Arrow | Malcolm Merlyn | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2012 | Scandal | The Fixer | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Jeremy | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2012 | The Story of Musicals | Self | TV | — | 45 |
| 2011 | Talking Dead | Himself | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 2011 | Torchwood: Web of Lies | Captain Jack Harkness (voice) | TV | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 2011 | Goodnight Burbank | TV | — | 44 | |
| 2011 | My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2011 | The Ballad of Russell & Julie | Self | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2011 | Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2010 | The Michael Ball Show | Self | TV | — | 43 |
| 2010 | Doctor Who: The End of Time | Captain Jack Harkness | Film | — | 43 |
| 2010 | John Barrowman: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 2010 | John Barrowman: Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Stranger (voice) | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Self | TV | 5.2 | 42 |
| 2009 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self | TV | 5.3 | 42 |
| 2009 | Doctor Who Greatest Moments | Self | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2009 | The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2009 | Tonight's the Night | TV | — | 42 | |
| 2009 | Animals at Work | Himself - Host | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 2009 | An Evening with John Barrowman | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2009 | An Evening with John Barrowman | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 2009 | Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder | Camp officer | TV | — | 42 |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice | Self | TV | 6.7 | 41 |
| 2008 | I'd Do Anything | Himself - Judge | TV | — | 41 |
| 2008 | Bizarre ER | Narrator (voice) | TV | — | 41 |
| 2008 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong | Self | TV | 4.0 | 41 |
| 2008 | Doctor Who Monster Files | Captain Jack Harkness | TV | — | 41 |
| 2008 | The Making of Me | Himself | TV | — | 41 |
| 2008 | The Stolen Earth / Journey's End | Jack Harkness | Film | — | 41 |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV | 4.5 | 40 |
| 2007 | The Big Questions | Self | TV | 6.7 | 40 |
| 2007 | Any Dream Will Do | Self - Judge | TV | 5.0 | 40 |
| 2007 | David Tennant's Video Diary | Self | Film | 9.3 | 40 |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: Utopia & The Sound of Drums & Last of the Time Lords | Jack Harkness | Film | — | 40 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.4 | 39 |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Jack Harkness | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 2006 | Dancing on Ice | Self - Judge | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | TV | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 2006 | How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? | Self - Judge | TV | 6.0 | 39 |
| 2006 | The Charlotte Church Show | Self | TV | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2006 | Totally Doctor Who | Self | TV | 6.5 | 39 |
| 2006 | The Sound of Musicals | Self - Performer | TV | — | 39 |
| 2006 | It Started with Swap Shop | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Captain Jack Harkness | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | TV | 8.1 | 38 | |
| 2005 | The Producers | Lead Tenor | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project | TV | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project | Self - Host | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who: Bad Wolf & The Parting of the Ways | Jack Harkness | Film | — | 38 |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Patrick Logan | TV | 7.9 | 37 |
| 2004 | Hustle | Dr. Dean Deville | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing | Self | TV | 6.0 | 37 |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | Musical Performer - "Night and Day" | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 2004 | Method | Timothy Stevens | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 2003 | QI | Self | TV | 7.9 | 36 |
| 2002 | Fifth Gear | Self | TV | 5.7 | 35 |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Self | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 2002 | Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | Ben Carpenter | Film | 4.7 | 35 |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | The Young Man | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 2000 | Titans | Peter Williams | TV | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | Film | 6.7 | 31 | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1996 | To Me... To You... | Himself | TV | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1995 | Central Park West | Peter Fairchild | TV | 4.9 | 28 |
| 1994 | Ready, Steady, Cook | Self - Guest | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self | TV | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking | Self - Presenter | TV | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking | Self - Showbiz Presenter | TV | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 21 |
| 1987 | Daytime Live | TV | 3.5 | 20 | |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Street Person (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 20 |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — |