Where to watch Ian Holm in the UK
Find every Ian Holm film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II. Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinte…
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- NOVA (1974) as Narrator
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Oedipus
- Play for Today (1970) as Alexei
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Bilbo
- Horizon (1964) as Narrator
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Bilbo
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Huw
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Alan Corwin
- Screen Two (1985) as F.R. Leavis
- Alien (1979) as Ash
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Old Bilbo Baggins
- Ratatouille (2007) as Skinner (voice)
- Performance (1991) as Duff
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Old Bilbo Baggins
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as The Man
- Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Wolfe MacFarlane
- Alien: Romulus (2024) as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
- The Fifth Element (1997) as Cornelius
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Zerah
- Legends (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Chillers (1990) as Christopher Waggoner
- Holocaust (1978) as Heinrich Himmler
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Terry Rapson
- The Aviator (2004) as Professor Fitz
- Lord of War (2005) as Simeon Weisz
- Jubilee 1977 (1977) as Bill Ramsey
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as David Peters
- Brazil (1985) as Mr. Kurtzmann
- eXistenZ (1999) as Kiri Vinokur
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) as The Tailor (voice)
- The Power Game (1965) as Sefton Kemp
- From Hell (2001) as Sir William Gull
- Chariots of Fire (1981) as Sam Mussabini
- The Borrowers (1992) as Pod
- 40 Minutes (1981) as Narrator
- Time Bandits (1981) as Napoleon
- Napoleon and Love (1974) as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Himmelstoss
- Garden State (2004) as Gideon Largeman
- Animal Farm (1999) as Squealer (voice)
- The Frighteners (1972) as Gordon
- Henry V (1989) as Captain Fluellen
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
- Game, Set, and Match (1988) as Bernard Samson
- March or Die (1977) as El Krim
- The Return of the Borrowers (1993) as Pod
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) as Baron Frankenstein
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) as Dr. Joseph Goebbels
- Naked Lunch (1991) as Tom Frost
- Hamlet (1990) as Polonius
- Juggernaut (1974) as Nicholas Porter
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) as Himmelstoss
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) as Wedderburn
- National Geographic Specials (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997) as Mitchell Stephens
- The Madness of King George (1994) as Willis
- Kafka (1991) as Dr. Murnau
- Big Night (1996) as Pascal
- Another Woman (1988) as Ken
- Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) as Liam Casey
- Bless the Child (2000) as Reverend Grissom
- Loch Ness (1996) as Water Bailiff
- Robin and Marian (1976) as King John
- Survival (1961) Cast
- Les Misérables (1978) as Thénardier
- Chromophobia (2006) as Edward Aylesbury
- The Miracle Maker (2000) as Pontius Pilate (voice)
- The Hour of the Pig (1993) as Albertus
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Richard
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Yakovlev
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as President Poincare
- S.O.S. Titanic (1980) as J. Bruce Ismay
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) as Duval
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) as Mr. Naville
- 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (2009) as Geschichtenerzähler
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Edward Gobey
- The Bell (1982) as Michael Meade
- Shout at the Devil (1976) as Mohammed
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Where can I watch Ian Holm films in the UK?
Ian Holm's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Ian Holm's most popular films?
Most-watched Ian Holm films currently: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Alien (1979), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Ratatouille (2007).
What TV shows has Ian Holm appeared in?
Selected TV credits: NOVA (1974), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Play for Today (1970), Tony Awards (1956), Horizon (1964).
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