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Dennis O'Connor

Dennis O'Connor

Actor · Québec, Canada

Bilingual actor, born and raised in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Québec. He studied acting at the Actors' Studio in Montreal. Dennis has brought his linguistic versatility to many productions across Canada. He has premièred roles by some of the country's finest writers, including Michel Tremblay, John Murrell, George F. Walker, David Fennario and Daniel MacIvor. He has also played the über-everyman on television and film in which he's had his fair share of bumbling cops. A character actor, O'Connor finds artistic challenges mostly on the stage. His classical roles have included Tartuffe for Théâtre français de Toronto; and Falstaff in an indie production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One. For several summers, he incarnated Leopold Bloom in the James Joyce ''Ulysses'' / Bloomsday celebrations in Toronto and a broadcast from Berlin on Deutsche Welle. In these roles which require great verbal and emotional dexterity, he has demonstrably been up to the challenge. He is most notably remembered for his role as Gaston Talbot in Larry Tremblay's solo piece: The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi. He created the English language première of Michel Tremblay's Narrator in For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (Encore une fois, si vous le permettez), which toured nationally in the 1999-2000 Theatre season. He will perform in "disguise room", a solo piece written for him by e. hughes for SeeshoplaytrickS, in Berlin, Germany. He is a veteran of hundreds of narrations and commercial voice-overs as well as over three hundred radio dramas for CBC / Radio-Canada. O'Connor has had 4 Best Actor nominations for Toronto's Dora Theatre Awards.

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From
Québec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 35 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 16% in 30 days

What are Dennis O'Connor's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Survival
13%
Self
11%
Ideas
5%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Dennis O'Connor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dennis O'Connor'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

35 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Conspiracy(2012)

    as Robert Williams

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Town Christmas Forgot(2010)

    as Donavan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Elder Buzz Porter

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Ryan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Humble

  • Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot(2000)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Backroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marc Leduc

  • War of 1812(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sir George Prevost

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Mark Twain's America in 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mark Twain (voice)

  • End of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Otto

  • Trilogy of Terror II(1996)

    as Brig

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Otto

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

    as Grandpa Vern

  • Salt Water Moose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Marked Man(1996)

    as Pappas

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Otto

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Street Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Carruthers

  • In the Mouth of Madness(1994)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • No Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Doctor

  • The Santa Clause(1994)

    as Mailman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jake

  • Split Images (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jasinski

  • Shadows of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Banner

  • Shades of Love: The Ballerina and the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Izzy

  • Heaven On Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Carnival Barker

  • And Then You Die(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Park Is Mine(1985)

    as Sergeant Duffy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sonatine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Slavers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Bob

  • For Those I Loved(1983)

    as Le douanier à New York

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Tin Flute(1983)

    as Phil Morin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Clark

  • The Funny Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Lorne Hawkins

  • Hot Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Drunk in park

  • Tales from the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nick/Fletcher

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1980 to 2012; peak year 1995.

Highest rated

The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)

Midcredits 44th

Most popular right now

War of 1812 (1999)

Film career

19802012

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.

  • 1983Screen debut· Siege

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Dennis O'Connor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 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 6

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)

62nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Midcredits 85th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 23. 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.

Who does Dennis O'Connor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dennis O'Connor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian McKenna shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors