Greg Wise

Acting

Greg Wise

Born 1966-05-15 · Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Greg Wise (born Matthew Gregory Wise) is a British stage, film and television actor who appeared in many supporting roles in British television series' as well as feature films, most notably as John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility. He later married actress Emma Thompson in 2003.

Acting credits

Sense and Sensibility poster
7.4

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Johnny English poster
6.3

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

Johnny English

2003

A Private War poster
6.8

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

A Private War

2018

The Moonstone poster
7.6

A cursed Hindu diamond, stolen by a British officer in 1799 and bequeathed to his niece, vanishes.

The Moonstone

1996

Military Wives poster
6.6

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.

Military Wives

2020

Judas Kiss poster
5.7

The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

Judas Kiss

1998

Walking on Sunshine poster
6.2

Set to the music of popular hit 1980s songs. A beautiful coastal village, present day Italy. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor's ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life...

Walking on Sunshine

2014

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster
5.2

A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading the the bedtime story to her daughter. Walking through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red and White Queens, as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned queen.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

A Cock and Bull Story poster
6.1

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

A Cock and Bull Story

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby poster
5.7

This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

Effie Gray poster
6.0

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

Effie Gray

2014

Early Works poster
NR

A teenage girl forgets to do her English homework, and hands in a plagiarized poem. Her lie spins out of control and propels her to a national stage at the London Children's Poetry Awards - but will she get found out?

Early Works

2020

Five Moons Plaza poster
5.7

Just the night before his retirement District Attorney Saracini is given a film showing the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. As the District Attorney takes on the case he along with his team finds more compelling and secretive evidences. Too many secrets are found that should stayed as secrets.

Five Moons Plaza

2003

Africa poster
4.8

A troubled supermodel struggles to survive after a car accident leaves her stranded in the African bush.

Africa

1999

Blackwood poster
6.0

Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally look to be going Ben's way. Until, that is, he starts to feel that something isn't quite right in the house. Finding himself plagued by spectral visions, Ben becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a local mystery that appears to be putting the lives of his family in danger

Blackwood

2014

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NR

Documentary on the characters and themes of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.

A Sense of Character

2009

Hornblower: Loyalty poster
7.3

Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

Unknown Heart poster
3.8

A fatal accident changes the destiny of two families when Elizabeth Lancaster's wish comes true and she receives the heart transplant she desperately needs. The operation leaves her physically healthy but emotionally estranged from her husband and children. When the husband of the woman whose heart now beats in Elizabeth?s body, pays her a visit the two fall in love. Having betrayed her husband, Elizabeth must decide which of the two men she wants to be with.

Unknown Heart

2014

Mad Cows poster
4.4

When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again.

Mad Cows

1999

Carmilla poster
5.8

In 19th-century Styria, isolated teen Lara's quiet life is upended by the arrival of mysterious, beautiful Carmilla, a female vampire with whom she develops an intense, homoerotic bond. As Lara's life slowly drains, themes of forbidden desire, identity, and the supernatural are explored, culminating in Lara's discovery of Carmilla's vampiric nature and a confrontation with her ancient lineage.

Carmilla

2020

The Discovery of Heaven poster
6.6

Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.

The Discovery of Heaven

2001

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NR

Twenty-five years after their collaboration on 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995), members of the cast and crew reunite to discuss their experiences making the film.

Sense and Sensibility: 25th Anniversary Reunion

2021

Three Days in Havana poster
4.5

A businessman gets caught up in an assassination plot when he travels to Cuba.

Three Days in Havana

2014

Feast of July poster
5.8

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

Feast of July

1995

Behind the camera