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Steven McCarthy

Steven McCarthy

Actor · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Steven McCarthy is a Canadian stage and screen actor and director, as well as singer of the funk band "The ElastoCitizens". He's a graduate of the Acting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Quebec.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on Motif · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Steven McCarthy's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
25%
Bonds
23%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Society
6%
Forgiveness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Steven McCarthy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 33 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven McCarthy'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

53 credits, 33 with a Motif page.

  • The Miniature Wife(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nils

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Well(2025)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Dogs(2025)

    as Frank McTavish

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Thin Walls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Smith

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dark Harvest(2023)

    as Coach Nelson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The End of Sex(2022)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/94(2021)

    as Jimmy (segment "Terror")

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Chapelwaite(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Boone

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Pieces of a Woman(2020)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ouroboros (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Munrow

  • Chubby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • dis/cognition (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Chef Dave Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rape Card (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Miles

  • Frankie Drake Mysteries(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as McElroy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • We Forgot to Break Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay · as Angus MacQueen

  • The Definites(2017)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Joseph and Mary(2016)

    as Rabbi Elijah

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Steps(2015)

    as Keith

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Delfino

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Boys Will Be (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jakob

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • O Negative (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer · as The Man

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gary Arnot

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jordan Seymore

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Defiance(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Birch

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Picture Day(2012)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Gangster(2011)

    as Jail Reporter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Braer Brock

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott O’Neill

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • An Insignificant Harvey(2011)

    as Lucas Harold

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Isaac Tash

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Mary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Baker

  • The Tragic Story of Nling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Corporate Criminal

  • Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jiard

  • The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hugh Rhodes

  • This Is Wonderland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as (as Steve McCarthy)

  • Street Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Steal(2002)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Fight for Justice(2001)

    as Benno

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Skulls(2000)

    as Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Others (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

  • Isn't She Great(2000)

    as Book Nook Clerk

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing(2000)

    as Alexander Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Must Be Santa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Eye of the Beholder(1999)

    as Paul Hugo

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Locked in Silence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jamie

  • 4 et demi... (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott

  • A Plot Against the Human Race (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Tyson

  • Rash (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Michael

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 51 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Eye of the Beholder (1999)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Pieces of a Woman (2020)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

19942026

Peak 1999 · 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
Acting52 of 53: 50 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting2 of 53: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 53: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 53: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

53 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s20 · 19 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9909

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 Steven McCarthy's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Joseph and Mary (2016)

95th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 58. 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 Steven McCarthy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 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 Steven McCarthy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven McCarthy's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joanne Boland shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers