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Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born January 26, 1964 (62) · Spokane, Washington, USA

Paul Johansson is an American-born Canadian actor, writer and director, best known for playing Dan Scott on One Tree Hill and Nick Wolfe on Highlander: The Raven.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1964 (62)
From
Spokane, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 76 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 48% in 30 days

What are Paul Johansson's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th 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
35%
Bonds
24%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 16 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 17 · 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 14 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

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 17 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5

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

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 18 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 18
Hero
4 of 18
Ally
3 of 18
Mentor
3 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
11
Dread
9
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Paul Johansson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Johansson'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

76 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Roaring Game(2025)

    as Dean Ted Nelson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dreamer Cinderella(2026)

    as Johnathan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bad Hombres(2023)

    as 'Horrible' Steve Hoskins

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mike Topper

  • The Death That Awaits(2024)

    as Dr. V

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Marked Men(2025)

    as Dale Archer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • God Is a Bullet(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Sgt John Lee Bacon

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Incarcerated(2023)

    as Pike

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    as Maxwell Henry

  • Detective Knight: Redemption(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat(2021)

    as Agent 001 / 2

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Palmer Supremacy(2014)

    as Ben Compost

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Father Africa(2017)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The River Thief(2016)

    as Saul

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2016)

    Show 39 episodes · as Dimitri

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Eleanor(2016)

    as Hugh

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Stepchild(2016)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Love, Again(2015)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Daughter's Nightmare(2014)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Kid Cannabis(2014)

    as Terry Morgan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • House of Secrets(2014)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Stonados(2013)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel the Woodcutter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas Shrugged: Part I(2011)

    Director · as John Galt

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day(2009)

    as Kuntsler

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Toxic(2008)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ferg Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Novel Romance(2006)

    as Jake Buckley

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Trick of the Mind(2006)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Peter Johansson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    as Michael

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Smith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Johansson

  • Window Theory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stu

  • The Notebook(2004)

    Thanks · as Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Berserker(2004)

    as Barek

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Porter Brandt

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 155 episodes · Director · as Dan Scott

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sean Leonard

  • Hooded Angels(2002)

    as Wes

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Edge of Madness(2002)

    as Henry Mullen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    as Tuck Lampley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Last Dance(2000)

    as Charlie Parker

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patrick Debreno

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Trigg

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Guderian

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steve Kramer

  • Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies(1999)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Highlander: The Raven(1998)

    Show 22 episodes · as Nick Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hatcher

  • Carnival of Souls(1998)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Conversations in Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard

  • She's So Lovely(1997)

    as Intern #2

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Det. Bert Kling

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Harrison

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice(1996)

    as Det. Bert Kling

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 22 episodes · as Austin Peale

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Higgins

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Buchanan

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Avery

  • When the Party's Over(1992)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Witness(1993)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Martial Law II: Undercover(1991)

    as Spencer Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Soapdish(1991)

    as Bolt

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as John Sears

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • They Came from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug

  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 15 episodes · as Nick Comstock

  • Laker Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bart Jeffries

  • Swimsuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Scott Clark (as Paul Johanssen)

  • Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 251 episodes · as Greg Hughes

  • Have You Seen Her? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • No Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • The Winter Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles, 73 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Soapdish (1991)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

One Tree Hill (2003)

Midcredits 83rd

Film career

19842026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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.

  • 1984Screen debut· Santa Barbara
  • 1991First film· Soapdish
  • 2013First top-billed film· Stonados
  • 2013Career best· Stonados
  • 2016Career best· Van Helsing

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 76: 67 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting4 of 76: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 76: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 76: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 76: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

76 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew2000s23 · 22 acting · 3 crew2010s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
910116

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 Paul Johansson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

The Dreamer Cinderella (2026)

99th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Men (2007)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. 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 Paul Johansson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles30–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paul Johansson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Johansson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Cassavetes shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles