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Christopher Shyer

Christopher Shyer

Actor · Born September 18, 1966 (60) · Downsview, Ontario, Canada

Christopher Shyer is a Canadian/American actor who has appeared in over 100 film and television roles.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 18, 1966 (60)
From
Downsview, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 65 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Christopher Shyer's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
40%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Survival
11%
Society
5%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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 9 · Even-paced 8 · 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 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
7
Warm
5
Joyful
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Christopher Shyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Shyer'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

65 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • Three Wisest Men(2025)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Return to Office(2025)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Happy Howlidays(2024)

    as Jim Park

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Three Wiser Men and a Boy(2024)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • From Embers(2024)

    as Dr. Morgan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home(2024)

    as Leonard Alexander

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Declan Carr

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Hooper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Leah's Perfect Gift(2024)

    as Mitchell Westwood

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Friends & Family Christmas(2023)

    as Luke McCallan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bookie(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Ryan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cat Person(2023)

    as Ernie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Prom Pact(2023)

    as Senator Lansing

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mystery Man · as Vice President Redfield

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Paper Girls(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ozzie Brandman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Debris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Hegmann

  • An Invitation to Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Grandpa / Willigad

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as George Locke

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Two Sentence Horror Stories(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Curry Western (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Simon

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brad Rayberry

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Chesapeake Shores(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert Lewis

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as ATF DA Charleston

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Maybe Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Senator Monty Clemens

  • While I Breathe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Malachi

  • V(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Dominic Lawton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Big Bad Wolf(2006)

    as Charlie Cowley

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Bug and a Bag of Weed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rommel

  • Kyle XY(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 26 episodes · as Adrien Varland

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

    as Steve Johnson

  • Fierce People(2005)

    as Dr. Leffler

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Scott Eaton

  • The Lazarus Child(2004)

    as John Boyd

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Invitation(2003)

    as Joel Gellman

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Phenomenon II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as George Malley

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle Boone

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Jake 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Abdul Tiranzi

  • See Grace Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bathroom Transvestite

  • Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alan Hamel

  • The Core(2003)

    as Dave Perry

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Before I Say Goodbye(2003)

    as Adam Cauliff

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken Robinson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Musgrave

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • K-9: P.I.(2002)

    as Charles Thyer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Life or Something Like It(2002)

    as Mark Laughlin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas Conroy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss My Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tommy

  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Operative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Albright

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Telford Taylor

  • Higher Ground(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Boy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Daniel

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Clark

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

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

    as Lars

  • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Lon

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as George Natvig (segment "Mental")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lawrence O'Malley / Hannibal Lecter

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Steve Lundt

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Zimmer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Elliott Peoples

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1994 to 2025; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

The Core (2003)

$73M worldwide

Highest rated

Three Wiser Men and a Boy (2024)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

V (2009)

Film career

19942025

Peak 2001 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove 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
Acting64 of 64: 64 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s10 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
0106

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 Christopher Shyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Friends & Family Christmas (2023)

78th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chesapeake Shores (2016)

Midcredits 79th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. 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 Christopher Shyer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles19–59 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Christopher Shyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Shyer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Shepard shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers