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Jeremy Akerman

Jeremy Akerman

Actor · Born May 28, 1942 (84) · Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England, UK

Jeremy Bernard Akerman (born May 28, 1942) is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. As an actor he is known for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011), Forgive Me (2013) and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 28, 1942 (84)
From
Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on Motif · 55 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Jeremy Akerman's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Motif score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
23%
Bonds
23%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
10
Warm
5
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jeremy Akerman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 38 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Akerman's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

55 credits, 38 with a Motif page.

  • Chapelwaite(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Morgan

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Halloween Party(2019)

    as Dr. Arthur Macail

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Healer(2016)

    as Priest

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lizzie Borden Took an Ax(2014)

    as Judge Blaidsell

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Blackbird (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Superintendant Kirby

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)

    as Councilman Carter Hanson

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Titanic: The Aftermath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Harold Wingate

  • Cloudburst(2011)

    as Justice

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • November Christmas(2010)

    as Reverend Bob Danforth

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost(2011)

    as Councilman Carter Hanson

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hobo with a Shotgun(2011)

    as Chief of Police

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)

    as Councilman Carter Hanson

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Amelia(2009)

    as Sheriff

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)

    as Councilman Carter Hanson

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Circuit(2008)

    as Charlie

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Memory Keeper's Daughter(2008)

    as The Minister

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Just Buried(2007)

    as Rollie Whynacht

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)

    as Councilman

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Poor Boy's Game(2007)

    as Mello

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bud

  • Code Breakers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as General MacArthur

  • The Dive from Clausen's Pier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Morton Fraser

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    as Hansen

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Riverman(2004)

    as Lieutenant Downing

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Hole in One(2004)

    as Robert Watson Sr.

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Snakes and Ladders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lamar

  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    as Judge Ira Donner

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Finding John Christmas(2003)

    as Antonovitch

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart(2003)

    as Kmart CEO

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Julie Walking Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Samuel

  • K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)

    as Fyodor Tsetkov

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Be a Dad(2002)

    as Attorney

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Pilot's Wife(2002)

    as Undercover Man (Inspector York)

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Trudeau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Christmas Shoes(2002)

    as Tom Wilson

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Virginia's Run(2002)

    as Huntington Crane

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Town Without Christmas(2001)

    as Sheriff Bridges

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Trailer Park Boys(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Prosecutor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Bailey's Mistake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Old Salt

  • Songs In Ordinary Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Monsignor

  • Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111(2000)

    as Dr. Butt

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pit Pony (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 27 episodes · as Mr. Frawley

  • Recipe for Revenge(1998)

    as Henry Green

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Emily of New Moon(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Uncle Wallace · as Wallace Murray

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Major Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Judge Baine Huand

  • Pit Pony(1997)

    as Mr. Frawley

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Proo, bald Pimp Sister · as Transport Major

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • I Worship His Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Transport Major

  • Calm at Sunset(1996)

    as Reynolds

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Letter(1995)

    as Middle Aged Passenger

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lifeline to Victory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Prescott

  • Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Buried on Sunday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Malokov

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Parslow

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Aversion (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1974 to 2021; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Healer (2016)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

November Christmas (2010)

Motif 91st

Most popular right now

The Healer (2016)

Film career

19742021

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score58th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
0409

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jeremy Akerman's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Pit Pony (1997)

80th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

November Christmas (2010)

Motif 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Is Jeremy Akerman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 35
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jeremy Akerman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Akerman's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Mahoney shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers