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Ian Gilmour

Ian Gilmour

Director and actor · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · New Zealand

Ian Gilmour is a New Zealander actor and director who has worked mostly in Australia. He has acted in several Australian television series, most notably as Kevin Burns in Prisoner in 1980. Other credits include The Box, Chopper Squad, Kingswood Country, Waterloo Station, A Country Practice and The Flying Doctors. And his film credits including: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Odd Angry Shot, Silver City, The Coca-Cola Kid, Malpractice and A Cry in the Dark. He subsequently moved away from acting to become a director. His directorial credits in television include: The Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High, Water Rats, McLeod's Daughters, Flipper and Home and Away.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1955 (71)
From
New Zealand
Works as
Director and actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ian Gilmour's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Survival
27%
Morality
20%
Bonds
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ian Gilmour's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ian Gilmour's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Winners & Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dance Academy(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Mortified(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • headLand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Locusts: The 8th Plague(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Bootleg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • McLeod's Daughters(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Code Red(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • BeastMaster(1999)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • All Saints(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Bullpitt! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • State Coroner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Still Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Twisted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Water Rats(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Bordertown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Flipper(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbreak High(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Snowy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Bodysurfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stacey

  • E Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry O'Brien

  • A Cry in the Dark(1988)

    as John Buckland

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The First Kangaroos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Steamship Official

  • Double Sculls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · as Colin Neilson

  • The Coca-Cola Kid(1985)

    as Marjorie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Who Had Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pollock

  • One Night Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sharon's Ex-Boyfriend

  • Going Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Shadow

  • A Dangerous Summer(1982)

    as Steve Adams

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Just Out Of Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Steve

  • The Odd Angry Shot(1979)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 86 episodes · as Kevin Burns

  • Mouth to Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tim

  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith(1978)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1978 to 2011.

Highest rated

The Odd Angry Shot (1979)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Code Red (2001)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 38: 14 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting24 of 38: 23 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew1990s13 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ian Gilmour's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005)

63rd percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.