Skip to content
MovieCove
Wayne Best

Wayne Best

Actor · New Brunswick, Canada

Wayne Best is a veteran Canadian actor originally from New Brunswick who is highly respected for his extensive work on stage and screen. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-standing association with the Stratford Festival, where he has performed for over 25 years in various Shakespearean and classical roles.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

From
New Brunswick, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 47 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Wayne Best's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
28%
Power
18%
Self
15%
Survival
13%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
4
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Wayne Best's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wayne Best'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

47 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Nell's Father

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as King Edward IV, Christopher Urswick

  • All's Well That Ends Well(2023)

    as Lafew

  • SkyMed(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Buzz

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • SurrealEstate(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Magnus Clifford

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Master

  • Coriolanus(2019)

    as Host / Doctor / Father / Sentinel #1

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mac MacLennon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Henry VIII(2020)

    as Duke of Suffolk

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Romeo and Juliet(2018)

    as Friar Laurence

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anne with an E(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Blythe

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Pericles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Antiochus / Simonides / Mytilene Gentleman

  • King John(2015)

    as Hubert

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Stamos

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Staff Sergeant Banfield

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ambulance Girl(2005)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Our Fathers(2005)

    as Father Doyle

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Colonel

  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    as English Teacher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Allan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot(2001)

    as FBI Agent Kirkus

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as John Bishop

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Bear Movie(2000)

    as Mountain Lion

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Driven(2001)

    as Target Manager

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Morrison · as Attorney Albert Irby · as D.A. Mandelbaum · as Frank Edey

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as George Smathers

  • Tribulation(2000)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Winslow Homer: An American Original (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Life in a Day(1999)

    as Detective Ed Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Vimy Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Claude Williams

  • Summer of the Monkeys(1998)

    as Mr. Patterson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bone Daddy(1998)

    as Rodman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Rusk

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Once a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Due South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hall

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Le colonel

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Hallway Cop

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Short Circuit 2(1988)

    as Officer O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Lorek

  • Christmas Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Harley

  • The High Price of Passion(1986)

    as Keefe

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Taylor · as Spindle Cook

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair(1985)

    as Byron Sloane

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Heartsounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Intern 'Lover'

  • Cougar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

  • Summer's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bob

Career shape

Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1979 to 2024; peak year 1988.

Highest rated

The Little Bear Movie (2000)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Tribulation (2000)

Film career

19792024

Peak 1988 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s5 · acting

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 Wayne Best's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Coriolanus (2019)

95th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gracie's Choice (2004)

Midcredits 87th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Wayne Best work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wayne Best's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Avrich shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers