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Matt Day

Matt Day

Actor · Born September 28, 1971 (55) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Matt Day (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. Day made in his first role at the age 14 in the ABC television series c/o The Bartons. At 17, he left his home in Carlton and relocated to Sydney for the role in the television series A Country Practice that was to be his first big break.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1971 (55)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 58 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 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Matt Day's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
25%
Survival
19%
Society
17%
Self
16%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Warm
2
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Matt Day's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Day'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, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Baby Shower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Runt(2024)

    as Fergus Fink

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Human Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Luke O'Rourke

  • Strife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • In Our Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jeremy Wilding

  • The Unusual Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Garth Rochford

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

    as Paul

  • Reaching Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Martin

  • Harrow(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Samuel Bramson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Country(2017)

    as Judge Taylor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Get Krack!n(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Brendan O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Perry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Wolf Creek(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Dawn(2014)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Father Ross

  • Black Comedy(2014)

    Show as Guest Cast

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Outlaw Michael Howe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Magistrate Robert Knopwood

  • Reef Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Andrew Walsh

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Ritchie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 40 episodes · as David Potter

  • Tangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · as Gabriel Lucas

  • My Year Without Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ross

  • The Informant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Cameron Clifford

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sid Hillier

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Blitz: London's Longest Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as William White

  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(2006)

    as Pizza Delivery Boy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Scoop(2006)

    as Jerry Burke

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Chase(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

  • Hell Has Harbour Views (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hugh Walker

  • Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee(2005)

    Show as Martin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Down Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself(2003)

    as John Reed

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(2002)

    as Sir Henry Baskerville

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Neil Sternin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • My Brother Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Meredith

  • Green-Eyed Monster(2001)

    as Liam McGuire

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Love of Lionel's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lionel

  • Muggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Brad Forrest

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Councilor Tyno

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Sugar Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Harris Berne

  • Fetch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ralph

  • Kiss or Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Al Fletcher

  • The Two-Wheeled Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Henry Howard

  • Dating the Enemy(1996)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Love and Other Catastrophes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Michael Douglas

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Water Rats(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthews

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • This Marching Girl Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Peter

  • Muriel's Wedding(1994)

    as Brice Nobes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Reilly

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Wilson

  • A Country Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 106 episodes · as Julian 'Luke' Ross

  • Killing Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Wolf Creek (2016)

Film career

19812026

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting51 of 55: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting4 of 55: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 55: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 55: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 55: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Matt Day's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Runt (2024)

71st percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Farscape (1999)

Midcredits 92nd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 55. 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.

Is Matt Day's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Matt Day work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Day's MovieCove titles; Marcus D'Arcy shares the most, 2.