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Michael Buie

Michael Buie

Actor · Canada

Michael Buie is a Canadian-born film and television actor, known primarily for portraying Fox News anchor Bret Baier in the 2019 film Bombshell, and his recurring role as Paul Dawson on the long-running ABC television series Grey's Anatomy.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 31 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 47% in 30 days

What are Michael Buie's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
36%
Bonds
28%
Morality
24%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · 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
7
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Michael Buie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Buie'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

31 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Unabomber(2026)

    as Tom Mosser

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Royal Montana Christmas(2025)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Smoke(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Holiday Crashers(2024)

    as Gio

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as George Spiros

  • Guess Who(2024)

    as Scary Santa

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Murdaugh Murders: The Movie(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Corey Flemming

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Marry F*** Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sheriff Jack Armstrong

  • Bombshell(2019)

    as Bret Baier

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Inhumans(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as King Agon

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Inhumans: The First Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as King Agon

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

    as Ricky Randall

  • The Next Three Days(2010)

    as Mick Brennan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Kolat

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Emerson Palmer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Only for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jack

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paul Dawson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Wonderfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Aronson

  • This Is Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie Turner

  • Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Tobias

  • Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)

    as Det. Higgs

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as Connor Banks

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hard Time: The Premonition(1999)

    as Higgs

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hard Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Higgs

  • Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County(1998)

    as Brian McPherson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Our Mother's Murder(1997)

    as Andy Phillips

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Panic in the Skies(1996)

    as Darryl

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Private John Stanhope

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • For the Love of Nancy(1994)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

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

    as Sgt. Rand

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Next Three Days (2010)

$67M worldwide

Highest rated

The Next Three Days (2010)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

19922026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· Interceptor

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Michael Buie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Panic in the Skies (1996)

75th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Next Three Days (2010)

Midcredits 86th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 30. 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 Michael Buie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Buie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven H. Berman shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles