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Bruce Dawson

Bruce Dawson

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Bruce Dawson's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
38%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · 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 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
11
Romantic
8
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Bruce Dawson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Dawson'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

58 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Former President

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Royal Christmas Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lucien

  • Yellowstone Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Love Amongst the Stars(2022)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Nantucket Noel(2021)

    as Oscar Bittlesman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead(2021)

    as Marlon Freeman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Christmas by Starlight(2020)

    as Gene Park

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Away(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Hutch Fulton

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • My One & Only(2019)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder(2019)

    as Grant McClellan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New(2018)

    as Bert Atwell

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Final Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Doctor

  • Runaway Christmas Bride(2017)

    as Rick Atkins

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Bramble House Christmas(2017)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Joe Finds Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jace

  • Campus Caller(2017)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hearts of Christmas(2016)

    as Bob Miller

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Firehouse Christmas(2016)

    as James Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • My Christmas Dream(2016)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Life on the Line(2015)

    as Anesthesiologist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Colony(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Landay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Driven Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Prosecutor John Morin

  • Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    as John Queensland

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)

    as Mr. Clayton

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Company You Keep(2012)

    as Sharon Solarz's Husband

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Seduced by Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as George Colton

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. C. Smith

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • A Trusted Man(2011)

    as George Weber

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tom Butler

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Governor Strong

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan(2009)

    as Coach

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lawrence Gordon

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • A Trick of the Mind(2006)

    as Paul MacNeil

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hollow Man II(2006)

    as Capt. Harrison

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mind Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Paul MacNeil

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Carlton · as Dr. Owens

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • White Noise(2005)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • What Lies Above(2004)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew Ross

  • Perfect Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Herb Andrews

  • Sister Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Kurt

  • Wildfire 7(2002)

    as Operations Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Soccer Coach

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Cruel and Unusual(2001)

    as Tom Blanton

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Life or Something Like It(2002)

    as Gwen's Husband

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Higher Ground(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Walt Blaine

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Race Against Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as John Carlyle (photograph)

  • Voyage of Terror(1998)

    as Maureen's Husband

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Crewman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Emmerich

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1996 to 2023; peak year 2016.

Highest rated

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19962023

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove 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
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 22 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 Bruce Dawson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)

Midcredits 80th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. 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 Bruce Dawson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce Dawson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlaine Harris shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Candace Cameron Bure5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Lexa Doig5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Lexa Doig
  • Marilu Henner5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Marilu Henner
  • Miranda Frigon5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Miranda Frigon

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Jamie Goehring5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Jim Head5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Jim Head
  • Joel S. Rice5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Joel S. Rice
  • Kirk Shaw5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kirk Shaw