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Stephen Samson

Stephen Samson

Actor · Born June 16, 1982 (44) · Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Stephen Samson was born on 16 June 1982 in Dundee, Scotland. He is an actor and director, known for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Karma Coma (2024) and Time Spent (2023)

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 16, 1982 (44)
From
Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Stephen Samson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Morality
21%
Power
17%
Self
15%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
7%
Society
2%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · 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 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Contemplative
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Stephen Samson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Samson'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

31 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • La Station spatiale internationale - Missions à haut risque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Luca Parmitano

  • The Wizard of Oz: The Dead Walk(2025)

    as Dr. Oscar Diggs

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Space Station: We Have A Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Luca Parmitano

  • American Monster: Abuse of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jimmy Springer

  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning(2025)

    as Corporal Caylor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Karma Coma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Jim Samson

  • Mountain Shark(2024)

    as Dr. Eric Nesbitt

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Boys in the Boat(2023)

    as Olympic Grandstand Spectator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Exit Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Sam

  • Viking: Blood Lust(2023)

    as Ander

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Time Spent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Michael

  • Everyone's Giving It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Steve

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

    as Kamar-Taj Defender / 838 Starer / Cab Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Here We Go(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Falkirk Walker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • My Daughter's Killer(2022)

    as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The American Presidency with Bill Clinton(2022)

    Show as Eisenhower's Presidential Aide

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • '83(2021)

    as Polis Vaala

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow(2021)

    as KGB (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Criminal: UK(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Janitor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hanna(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Utrax Swat (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Dumbo(2019)

    as New Yorker

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Darkness(2019)

    Show as Croupier

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hometown Horror(2019)

    Show as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation(2019)

    Show as Captain

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Liar(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as P. C R. Michaels

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Superhero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator • Old Lady • Ned

  • The Hidden Persuaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dave McCartney

  • The Empty Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as John Cruickshanks

  • Charterman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Charterman

  • The Queen(2006)

    as Greenkeeper

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 10 episodes · as NCA Officer Steve

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Highest rated

My Daughter's Killer (2022)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

19962026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. 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
Acting26 of 26: 24 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 26: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 26: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

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.

How do Stephen Samson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Viking: Blood Lust (2023)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Queen (2006)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 27. 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 Stephen Samson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Samson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julia Quayle shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers