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William MacDonald

William MacDonald

Actor

William MacDonald is a prolific Canadian actor and producer known for extensive work in television, film, and over 80 theatrical productions. He is recognized for roles in Riverdale, The Good Doctor, Supergirl (Dr. Kaplan), and The Flash (Gene Huskk). He is frequently confused with fellow Canadian actor Bill MacDonald, as both share similar credits and guest-star in similar procedural dramas.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are William MacDonald's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th 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
Morality
26%
Survival
20%
Self
16%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
11%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 24 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4

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 12 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
4 of 8
Shadow
3 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Dread
12
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • 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 William MacDonald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William MacDonald'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

96 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Will Find You(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Couple Across the Street(2026)

    as Tom Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Another Sweet Christmas(2025)

    as Declan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stick(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron(uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Home Sweet Christmas(2024)

    as Declan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Gale

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Double Life(2023)

    as Glen Vukovich

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Blessing Bracelet(2023)

    as Chuck Spencer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last of Us(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Double

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • #Xmas(2022)

    as Jack Faison · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love(2021)

    as John Fellman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • There's Someone Inside Your House(2021)

    as Mr. Sandford

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Resident Alien(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Upload(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Peyfort

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    as Leon (as Bill MacDonald)

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a Murder(2018)

    as Scott Brady

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Summer of 84(2018)

    as Sheriff Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Terror(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as George Nicol

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery(2018)

    as Sherman Arlington

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bob Cravens

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery(2017)

    as Principal Darren Dean

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 15 episodes · as Principal Featherhead · as Warden Norton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Travelers(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Gary Holden

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kaplan

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gene Huskk

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Captive(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeargen Knauff

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Phantoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Steve Boucher

  • Cold Blooded(2012)

    as Louis Holland

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Run Rabbit Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Baby Doll

  • Death Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Elvis

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Boss Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Buson / Sheldon

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Takedown(2010)

    as Stross Representative

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Logan Hicks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Escape(2009)

    as Detective Hanson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stargate Universe(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Virgil Biggs

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Collins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Storm Seekers(2009)

    as Eli Harder

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Northern Lights(2009)

    as Deputy Otto Gruber

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

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

    as Doorman

  • Mail Order Bride(2008)

    as Sherrif

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Trip Crandall

  • On the Other Hand, Death(2008)

    as Jonas Baskin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hybrid(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • White Noise 2: The Light(2007)

    as Dr. Karras

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Alien Agent(2007)

    as Sheriff Devlin

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • To Have and to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Det. Wilson

  • Mount Pleasant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jack

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hollow Man II(2006)

    as Col. Gavin Bishop

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Slither(2006)

    as Mr. Strutemyer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Final Days of Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Cruikshank

  • Absolute Zero(2006)

    as Dempsy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Abraham Peterson · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    as Arthur Stowell

  • The Colt(2005)

    as Sgt. Woodruff

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Beachcombers Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Earl Decker

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

    as Martin

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Griffin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher(2004)

    as Daniel Eliot

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tru Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Neighbour

  • Water's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as T. Wallace

  • The Snow Walker(2003)

    as Miner in Bar

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as First Officer Dillard

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Betraying Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hoop

  • The Rhino Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sasha Kanachowski

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cathan Donnegal

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Masterson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Spiral Staircase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sheriff Bell

  • Call of the Wild(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Romeo Must Die(2000)

    as Officer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian(2000)

    as Scipio

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Call of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as The Swede

  • Dudley Do-Right(1999)

    as In the Back

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Down(1998)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    as George

  • Rupert's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Brad

  • Golf Punks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Phelps (as William Macdonald)

  • Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure(1998)

    as Chloroformer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Blackheart(1998)

    as Boone

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Contagious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Drug Worker

  • Barnone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mike

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

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Nolan

  • Gang in Blue(1996)

    as Groat

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jones

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Dell

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Special Agent Grant · as Gary Rosman · as Mugger

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Medical Moonsuit

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Harper

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Kazanjian · as Deputy Buddy Riggs · as Dr. Oppenheim · as Federal Marshall · as Officer Trott

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories(1991)

    as Evan Stafford

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Fourth War(1990)

    as MP Corporal

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Conductor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Paramedic

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

White Noise 2: The Light (2007)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Blessing Bracelet (2023)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Hollow Man II (2006)

Film career

19852026

Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting94 of 94: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
901020

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 William MacDonald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 38; across their 27 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 27

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 69 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories (1991)

80th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Travelers (2016)

Midcredits 90th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 32. 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 William MacDonald'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 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 39 · 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 William MacDonald work with?

People who share at least 2 of William MacDonald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Richard Plowman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles