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Philip Granger

Philip Granger

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born March 2, 1964 (62) · Vancouver, Canada

Philip Granger: is the distinguished recipient of a Gemini Award and two Hollywood Drama-Logue Awards. He has garnered 5 Leo Nominations, A Kevin Spacy Artist of Choice winner, Two Union of B.C. Performer Nominations, Los Angeles Web Fest Best Actor Award Winner and The Union of B.C. Performers Best Emerging Performer Award Winner. You would be hard placed not to find an actor, writer, director or producer in Vancouver that hasn’t worked with Phil Granger on one project or another. With a resume that boast over a hundred acting credits, thirty producing and fifteen directing credits, Phil is one of the most established actors in Canada’s film community. He holds an impressive resume that includes titles like AMC’s thriller, The Killing, Once Upon A Time, Lucifer, Arrow, Rogue, Paramount Pictures Monster Truck, Eli Craig’s Tucker and Dale Vs Evil, Caprica, V, Comforting Skin, Southern Justice, Walter Hill’s Broken Trail starring Robert Duvall, Steven Spielberg’s Taken, and the critically acclaimed film, The Paper Moon Affair, for which Phil was nominated for a Leo Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. Philip will be seen in a starring role in the much-anticipated film “Juggernaut” slated for release 2017. On stage, Phil has starred in or produced over fifty plays, including the original production, The Final, which he had developed along with Bruce Mckintosh in their own private theater company, The Naked Stage, in Los Angeles. Phil would later receive the Hollywood Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Direction. Phil had begun his acting training almost forty years ago, training under the legendary Stella Adler at Yale University. For the next ten years, Phil would go on to continue his schooling with such pillars of the art like Robert Lewis, George Shadanoff, and Peggy Fury. Phil Granger has been recognized by the Governor General of Canada, Ramon John Hnatyshyn.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 2, 1964 (62)
From
Vancouver, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 95 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 26% in 30 days

What are Philip Granger's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
30%
Morality
23%
Bonds
16%
Self
16%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
3 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
11
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous11

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 Philip Granger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Granger'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

95 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Liberation(2026)

    as Officer Mike Greene

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Backrooms(2026)

    as Meterman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Happy Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chave

  • Get Fast(2024)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2024)

    as Sheriff Loftlin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Cases of Mystery Lane(2023)

    as Milton Tomblinski

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Bullet Proof(2022)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cosmic Dawn(2022)

    as Dieter

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Maid(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Howie Poascencia

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Shall We Play?(2020)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Upload(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Uncle Larry

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Batwoman(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Donahue

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • A.M.I.(2019)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Where Darkness Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sam

  • The Great Buddha Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as US President

  • Woodland(2018)

    as Sparky

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Pumpkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Daren Foley

  • Juggernaut(2017)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Winston

  • Monster Trucks(2016)

    as Used Car Lot Owner

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • I Didn't Kill My Sister(2016)

    as Wayne Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Louie Delgado

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bad Building(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Driftless Area(2015)

    as Herbicide Store Owner

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Starlight Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as Doctor Rohmman

  • Pour Retourner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gangster

  • Big Muddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Darryl Jenkins

  • Lonesome Dove Church(2014)

    as Pastor Simmons

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Toxin(2014)

    as Colonel Donald Magnusson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Comforting Skin(2011)

    as Allan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Forced to Fight(2011)

    as Lt Fortinski

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Roth

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Caprica(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tanner

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Tucker and Dale vs Evil(2010)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • V(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Thompson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Kill Switch(2008)

    as Captain Jensen

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare at the End of the Hall(2008)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    as Glen Dasher

  • Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone(2006)

    as Wes Cash

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Long Lost Son(2006)

    as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Past Sins(2006)

    as DA Will Crawford

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Meltdown: Days of Destruction(2006)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Premonition(2005)

    as Agent Brown

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Secret Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sheriff Knowles

  • Paper Moon Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bill Turner

  • The Deal(2005)

    as Jerome Halliday

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    as Joe

  • The Colt(2005)

    as Leander Calloway

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    as Detective Weber

  • Deadly Visions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Lt. Austin Burke

  • Shelf Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Wino

  • The Keeper(2004)

    as Lt. Stone

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lightning: Bolts of Destruction(2003)

    as Dr. Orin Samuels

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Barber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Levi

  • No Night Is Too Long(2002)

    as Fergus McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Irish Dave on Train

  • Sasquatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Winston Burg

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard - Magruder

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Off Season(2001)

    as Mr. Murchison

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Shipment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jack

  • Lunch with Charles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Charles

  • Convergence(1999)

    as Jack Potts

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Thin Blue Lie(2000)

    as John Reilly

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • MVP: Most Valuable Primate(2000)

    as Mark Westover

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian(2000)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Secret of Giving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bull Thatcher

  • Genius(1999)

    as Coach Addison

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Twist of Faith(1999)

    as Jenson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Frank McThomas

  • Masterminds(1997)

    as Happy Boy #3

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert Wainwright (segment "Witness to Murder")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • To Brave Alaska(1996)

    as Mike McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

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

    as Max

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Banyon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • White Tiger(1996)

    as Captain McGuire

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Cold Heart of a Killer(1996)

    as Robb Pierce

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Final Cut(1995)

    as Barron

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Falling from the Sky: Flight 174(1995)

    as Phil Lyons

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Broken Trust(1995)

    as Agent Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Calvin Taylor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mike / Cop

  • The Amy Fisher Story(1993)

    as Williams

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster(1992)

    as 3rd Mate Greg Cousins

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • To The Moon, Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mike

  • Neon Rider(1989)

    Show as Walt

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Dreams(1988)

    as Unity Member #4

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Martini Ranch: Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Set Decoration · Actor

  • Riding Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Matt

  • Briefcase, 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Doyle

  • Cleaners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • One Must Wash Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Willie

  • The Casket Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Captain Khalil

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 89 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

$4.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Neon Rider (1989)

Film career

19832026

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting92 of 94: 90 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdDirecting1 of 94: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 94: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 94: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 94: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

94 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew1990s19 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s25 · 24 acting · 2 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
880313

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 Philip Granger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 49; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th26

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed36

Most divisive · actor

Get Fast (2024)

86th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. 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 Philip Granger's 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 43 · 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 Philip Granger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Granger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Evan Tylor shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles