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Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Actor · Died April 28, 2024, aged 59 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Brian McCardie (1965 - 2024) was a Scottish actor and writer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1965
Died
April 28, 2024 (aged 59)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 60 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Brian McCardie's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
25%
Bonds
15%
Self
12%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 2 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5

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 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Dread
6
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Brian McCardie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian McCardie'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

60 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Outlander: Blood of My Blood(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · In Memory Of · as Isaac Grant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Rising of the Sap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cedric

  • Damaged(2024)

    as Avery Thompson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Long Shadow(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Rawton

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mia and the Dragon Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Skipper Matthew

  • Six Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bill Martin

  • Dog Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Terry

  • The Tower(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ray Walker

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Time(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jackson Jones

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Domina(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cicero

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Our Ladies(2019)

    as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Moscow Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lord Pendergast

  • Agatha and the Truth of Murder(2018)

    as Sir Hugh Persimmion

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gerry Anderson's Firestorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Drew McAllister (Voice)

  • Ordeal by Innocence(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bellamy Gould

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Walk Like a Panther(2018)

    as Ziggy Barrow

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Come Out of the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as PC Brian Cassidy

  • Rebellion(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as James Connolly

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • After The Fray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Interviewee

  • Peterman(2014)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wasted Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Marcus MacRannoch

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosts(2014)

    as Jacob Engstrand

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Filth(2013)

    as Gillman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Groundsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Steve

  • For Those in Peril(2013)

    as Dr Forbes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Shell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hunter

  • The Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlie Harris

  • Doors Open(2012)

    as Charlie Calloway

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Thomas Hunter · as Tommy Hunter

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as First Officer Murdoch

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Terence Smith

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Warren

  • Thorne: Sleepyhead(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Francis Calvert

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Some Dogs Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Peter McBride

  • Vexed(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Randall

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • SoulBoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fish Shop Bobby

  • The Damned United(2009)

    as Dave Mackay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michael Bovery

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Dadda Moss

  • M.I.High(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mr McNab

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Low Winter Sun(2006)

    as Joe Geddes · as Det Con Joe Geddes

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ellie Parker(2005)

    as Acting Student

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Other Paddy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Barrington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Solid Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Robert Houston Junior

  • Rip It Off(2001)

    as Sergei Akotia

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Billy Johnstone

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Robertson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • 200 Cigarettes(1999)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Speed 2: Cruise Control(1997)

    as Merced

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

    as Angus Starling

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as David Balfour

  • Rob Roy(1995)

    as Alasdair

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Vic Leigh

  • Rik Mayall Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic Leigh

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Supermarket Assistant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Forget About Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bunny

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1990 to 2025; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

Low Winter Sun (2006)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Damaged (2024)

Film career

19902025

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting60 of 60: 59 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 60: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
9510

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 Brian McCardie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Peterman (2014)

76th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Damned United (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. 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 Brian McCardie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles63–86 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–77 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles31–77 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles19–84 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles38–72 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Brian McCardie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian McCardie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kate Dickie shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors