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Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Actor · Born November 5, 1956 (69) · Wansford Camp, England, UK

Eugene Lipinski is a British actor and screenwriter. He was born in Wansford Camp, Cambridgeshire and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He began acting at the age of twelve in amateur theater. After graduating from the University of Regina, he returned to the UK and attended the Royal Academy of Arts as well as the Drama Studio London. He is well-known TV series such as Animorphs as Visser Three, Fringe as December and Da Vinci's City Hall and Da Vinci's Inquest as Lloyd Manning. As the screenwriter, in 1991, he won Genie Awards for Best Screenplay in the 12th Genie Awards on Perfectly Normal.

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Born
November 5, 1956 (69)
From
Wansford Camp, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on Motif · 90 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Eugene Lipinski's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif 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
24%
Self
22%
Bonds
19%
Survival
17%
Power
14%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
5
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Eugene Lipinski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 49 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eugene Lipinski's titles on Motif; 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

90 credits, 49 with a Motif page.

  • Bau: Artist at War(2024)

    as Abraham Bau

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Irrational(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris Novikov

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Spark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Harold

  • Helstrom(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Loman

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Informer(2019)

    as Klimek the General

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Siberia(2018)

    as Polozin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Unseen(2016)

    as Milton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Warcraft(2016)

    as Finden

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Romeo Section(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · as Al

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Art of the Steal(2013)

    as Bartkowiak

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alexi Leonov

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Luka Karpov

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Good Morning, Killer(2011)

    as Hugh Akron

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Alice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doctor Dee

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Police Sheriff Walter Heath

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Year of the Carnivore(2009)

    as Lloyd Zaslavsky

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as December

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Intelligence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Canada Russia '72 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Anatoly Tarasov

  • Canada Russia '72 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anatoly Tarasov

  • Da Vinci's City Hall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Bailey's Billion$(2005)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Irish Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Angelo Zagliardi

  • The Risen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Darren Knowles

  • The Recruit(2003)

    as Husky Man

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Doing It (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mr. Greene

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Rollerball(2002)

    as Yuri Kotlev

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Who Is Cletis Tout?(2001)

    as Falco

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • MythQuest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jades

  • A Glimpse of Hell(2001)

    as Skelley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Solitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Father Gregory

  • Borderline Normal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mr. Dickens

  • The Miracle Worker(2000)

    as Proctor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bless the Child(2000)

    as Stuart

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mail to the Chief(2000)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Restless Spirits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mr. Martin

  • Water Damage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as David King

  • Small Vices (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Grey Man / Rugar

  • Foolish Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Animorphs(1998)

    Show 17 episodes · as Visser Three

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Johnny 2.0(1997)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Conquest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Glenn Boychuk

  • More Tears (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Affliction(1997)

    as J. Battle Hand

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Major Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sgt. Ormsby

  • Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Rocky the Dummy (voice)

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivan Chernov

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Harriet the Spy(1996)

    as George Waldenstein

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps: The Girl Who Cried Monster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mr. Mortman

  • Goosebumps(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Mortman · as Rocky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Never Talk to Strangers(1995)

    as Dudakoff

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Against Their Will (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Stewie

  • Boozecan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Braston

  • The Diary of Evelyn Lau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Joe

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Enforcer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Paul

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Fallout Guy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Irving Brothmann

  • Perfectly Normal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay · Story · as Hopeless

  • Heading Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Juliusz Janowski

  • Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher(1989)

    as Garry Anderson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

    as G-Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Leviathan(1989)

    as Russian Ship Captain

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The American Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ace

  • Crossbow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)

    as Cosmonaut - Space Walker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • ScreenPlay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Irving Brothmann

  • Gulag(1985)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Maj. Bannerman

  • Cold Warrior (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Krotkin

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe Slaney

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe Slaney

  • Octopussy(1983)

    as Head VOPO (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sophie's Choice(1982)

    as Polish Professor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Moonlighting(1982)

    as Banaszak

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Smiley's People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as De Silsky

  • Firefox(1982)

    as KGB Agent

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shock Treatment(1981)

    as Kirk

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Outland(1981)

    as Cane

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Superman II(1980)

    as Newsvendor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Pie Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Russian

  • Bad Timing(1980)

    as Hospital Policeman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Yanks(1979)

    as Barman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Czech Guard

  • Hanover Street(1979)

    as 1st German Clerk

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Strangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Razanov

  • Enemy at the Door(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Kiril Kamerovsky

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Leutgeb

  • Human Cargo (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anthony Dalton

  • Strange and Rich (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Uncredited

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles, 88 of them dated from 1974 to 2024; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

The Recruit (2003)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Moonlighting (1982)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Animorphs (1998)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19742024

Peak 1981 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 Motif 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
Acting90 of 90: 89 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting1 of 90: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2000s23 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
798904

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 Motif, 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 Eugene Lipinski's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Bau: Artist at War (2024)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Eugene Lipinski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles53–85 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles32–78 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles64–79 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 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. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eugene Lipinski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eugene Lipinski's Motif titles; Sheila McCarthy shares the most, 2.