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Actor · Writer · age 85

David Ashton

Best rated (acting): The Last King of Scotland (7.4)

Acting films
9
Acting avg
6.36
Peak run
1981’06
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

David Ashton, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1981 to 2006, 6.385678197019801990200020102020The Last King of Scotland 7.4Tomorrow Never Dies 6.4Career avg 6.36

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

David Ashton's career barcodecoolhot
19659 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.38 vs career 6.36 (+0.02)
  1. WEye of the Needle1981 · 6.7+0.3
  2. LFreddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · 5.2−1.2
  3. WTomorrow Never Dies1997 · 6.40.0
  4. LThe House of Mirth2000 · 6.2−0.2
  5. WThe Last King of Scotland2006 · 7.4+1.0
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

David by the numbers

Average
6.36
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.50
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.72
rating spread
Career
62y
1965 to 2026
Total votes
6.59K
across every film
Best
7.4
The Last King of Scotland
Worst
6.4
Tomorrow Never Dies
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Glenrothan posterGlenrothanDougie·15
2006The Last King of Scotland posterThe Last King of ScotlandDr. Garrigan - Senior7.42,479
2000The House of Mirth posterThe House of MirthLawyer6.291
1998Stiff Upper Lips posterStiff Upper LipsDr. Henry·12
1997Tomorrow Never Dies posterTomorrow Never DiesFirst Sea Lord6.43,581
1996Alive and Kicking posterAlive and KickingParis Mourner·14
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7. posterFreddie As F.R.O.7.Additional voices (voice)5.235
1981Eye of the Needle posterEye of the NeedleOban Radio Operator6.7269
1965Carry On Cowboy posterCarry On CowboyRider (uncredited)6.393
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On David Ashton

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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