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 3 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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- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) as Bilbo
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Bilbo
- NOVA (1974) as Narrator
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Oedipus
- Play for Today (1970) as Alexei
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Huw
- Horizon (1964) as Narrator
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Alan Corwin
- Alien (1979) as Ash
- Screen Two (1985) as F.R. Leavis
- Ratatouille (2007) as Skinner (voice)
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Old Bilbo Baggins
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as The Man
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Old Bilbo Baggins
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Alien: Romulus (2024) as Rook (Facial and Vocal Reference)
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Zerah
- Legends (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Fifth Element (1997) as Cornelius
- Performance (1991) as Sir William Collyer
- Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Wolfe MacFarlane
- The Aviator (2004) as Professor Fitz
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Terry Rapson
- Holocaust (1978) as Heinrich Himmler
- Lord of War (2005) as Simeon Weisz
- Chillers (1990) as Christopher Waggoner
- Brazil (1985) as Mr. Kurtzmann
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Chariots of Fire (1981) as Sam Mussabini
- Time Bandits (1981) as Napoleon
- From Hell (2001) as Sir William Gull
- eXistenZ (1999) as Kiri Vinokur
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) as The Tailor (voice)
- Jubilee 1977 (1977) as Bill Ramsey
- The Power Game (1965) as Sefton Kemp
- The Borrowers (1992) as Pod
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) as Baron Frankenstein
- Garden State (2004) as Gideon Largeman
- Napoleon and Love (1974) as Napoleon Bonaparte
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as David Peters
- 40 Minutes (1981) as Narrator
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004) as Self
- Henry V (1989) as Captain Fluellen
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Himmelstoss
- The Frighteners (1972) as Gordon
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) as Dr. Joseph Goebbels
- Animal Farm (1999) as Squealer (voice)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) as Wedderburn
- Naked Lunch (1991) as Tom Frost
- Big Night (1996) as Pascal
- Game, Set, and Match (1988) as Bernard Samson
- Hamlet (1990) as Polonius
- The Madness of King George (1994) as Willis
- Kafka (1991) as Dr. Murnau
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997) as Mitchell Stephens
- Survival (1961) Cast
- Juggernaut (1974) as Nicholas Porter
- National Geographic Specials (1965) as Narrator (voice)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) as Himmelstoss
- Les Misérables (1978) as Thénardier
- Bless the Child (2000) as Reverend Grissom
- Loch Ness (1996) as Water Bailiff
- Another Woman (1988) as Ken
- Robin and Marian (1976) as King John
- The Return of the Borrowers (1993) as Pod
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Richard
- Chromophobia (2006) as Edward Aylesbury
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) as Duval
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as President Poincare
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Yakovlev
- Simon Magus (1999) as Sirius / Boris / The Devil
- Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) as Liam Casey
- 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (2009) as Geschichtenerzähler
- The Miracle Maker (2000) as Pontius Pilate (voice)
- March or Die (1977) as El Krim
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) as Mr. Naville
- Young Winston (1972) as George E. Buckle
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) as Polonius (archive footage)
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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), Ratatouille (2007), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
What TV shows has Ian Holm appeared in?
Selected TV credits: NOVA (1974), Tony Awards (1956), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967).
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