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Samantha Ferris

Samantha Ferris

Actor · Born November 2, 1968 (57) · North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress and former television reporter . She is best known for her roles on The 4400 and Supernatural.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 2, 1968 (57)
From
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 63 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 3% in 30 days

What are Samantha Ferris' films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
36%
Morality
24%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 15 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 2 · 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 11 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 12 · 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 14 · Even-paced 12 · 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 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
2 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Warm
12
Dread
6
Joyful
6
Melancholic
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Samantha Ferris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samantha Ferris' 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

63 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lockbox(2026)

    as Nina Karlo

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Love, Again(2026)

    as Tracey Bennett

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death Is Listening(2024)

    as Laurel St. James

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Picture of Her(2023)

    as Aunt Dody

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Eight Gifts of Hanukkah(2021)

    as Myra

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery(2020)

    as Captain Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Under the Stars(2019)

    as Ellen Wardstone

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Batwoman(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Director of the GCPA

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: The Mask Murder(2018)

    as Michelle Sarnowsky

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Valley of the Lanterns(2018)

    as Bookmaker

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried(2017)

    as Captain Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Somewhere Between(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Captain Kendra Sarneau

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Looks Like Christmas(2016)

    as Jill Higgins

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery(2016)

    as Captain Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Irresistible Blueberry Farm(2016)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Newlywed and Dead(2016)

    as Annie Ward

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die(2015)

    as Captain Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective(2015)

    as Captain Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Backstrom(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Forrester

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • When Calls the Heart(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Maisie Hickam

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Sole Custody(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Let It Snow(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Smart Cookies(2012)

    as Hazel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Marian Camphill

  • The Tall Man(2012)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Carolyn (uncredited) · as Mother

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Icarus(2010)

    as Kerr

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Director Lynch

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • V(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Private Investigator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Grace(2009)

    as Patricia Lang

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Impact(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Renee Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • NYC: Tornado Terror(2008)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shattered(2007)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Dark(2007)

    as Hines

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tell Me No Lies(2007)

    as Shawna

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gray Matters(2006)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Last Chance Cafe(2006)

    as Madge Beardsley

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ellen Harvelle

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Personal Effects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gail Feldman

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Pollux

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 26 episodes · as Nina Jarvis

  • The Ranch(2004)

    as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster(2003)

    as Det. Katherine Cooke

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Breaking News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Glory Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

  • Blackwoods(2001)

    as Waitress / Beth

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Anita Stone

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    as Mrs. Hume

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Chris Isaak Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Worried Elf (voice)

  • The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence(2000)

    as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Beggars and Choosers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • So Weird(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms. Miranda Scott

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Inspectors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lauren Urbina

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice

  • Welcome to Paradox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Raully

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzanne Elliott (segment "The Grave")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter #2

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Shattered (2007)

$7.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2020)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Somewhere Between (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s10 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
0111

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; 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 Samantha Ferris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Blackwoods (2001)

86th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Supernatural (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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.

Is Samantha Ferris' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Samantha Ferris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samantha Ferris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harvey Kahn shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Harvey Kahn9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Harvey Kahn
  • Allen Lewis5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Joel S. Rice5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Joel S. Rice
  • Michael Prupas5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Michael Prupas