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R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Actor · Born September 24, 1947 (79) · Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Robert Holmes "R. H." Thomson, CM (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian television, film and stage actor. Thomson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto, and the National Theatre School. His own play The Lost Boys was staged at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in March 2000 and at Canadian Stage in February 2002. Thomson has also hosted programming for CBC Radio and CBC Television. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. Thomson has portrayed a number of historical figures including Charlie Grant, Samuel Lount, Edsel Ford, Dr. Frederick Banting, Duncan Campbell Scott, Mitchell Sharp, and James Cross. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1947 (79)
From
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 75 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 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are R.H. Thomson's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
30%
Self
23%
Survival
13%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 8
Shadow
2 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 R.H. Thomson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for R.H. Thomson'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

75 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Murder in a Small Town(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlyle Burke

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Curlew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Grandpa

  • Stellar(2022)

    as Professor

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

  • Charlotte(2021)

    as Mr. Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Clara(2018)

    as Dr. John Rickman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Anne with an E(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · as Matthew Cuthbert

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Love's Complicated(2016)

    as Senator Douglas Townsend

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as voice of J.E.H. MacDonald

  • The Land Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Whirligig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Andre

  • Chloe(2009)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Francis Chafe

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Manuel

  • The Englishman's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Hardwick

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Inspector Stewart

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • October 1970 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as James Richard Cross

  • Population 436(2006)

    as Sheriff Calcutt

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Moulds

  • Who Loves the Sun(2006)

    as Arthur Bloom

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Full-Court Miracle(2003)

    as Rabbi Lewis

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Piano Man's Daughter(2003)

    as Frederick Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Richard Rogers

  • Trudeau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mitchell Sharp

  • The Stork Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Huge McLean

  • The Royal Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mycroft Holmes

  • The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Angus MacGregor

  • The Dinosaur Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Reverend Smythe

  • P.T. Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as James Anthony Bailey

  • P.T. Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Anthony Bailey

  • The Return of Alex Kelly(1999)

    as Ray Marcassi

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bone Daddy(1998)

    as Stone

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Ice Nymphs(1997)

    as Dr. Issac Solti

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)

  • Silent Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as David Greg

  • Murder at My Door(1996)

    as Ed McNair

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Net Worth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Milton Mound

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

    as Andy Blake

  • My Breast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dr. Luke

  • The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story(1994)

    as Bill Castellano

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Lotus Eaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Hal Kingswood

  • Bonds of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jake Hobart

  • Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Mark Twain and Me(1991)

    as Albert Paine

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Quarrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Chaim Kovler

  • Avonlea(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasper Dale

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher(1989)

    as Gerry Allbright

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The First Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Eric Anderson

  • Glory Enough For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Dr Frederick Banting

  • Ford: The Man and the Machine(1987)

    as Edsel Ford

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    as Wilf Hawthorne

  • Stranger in My Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dr. Davidson

  • And Then You Die(1987)

    as Det. Sgt. James McGrath

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Marriage Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dr. Jeff Reilly

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Samuel Lount(1985)

    as Samuel Lount

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Martin's Day(1985)

    as Paul Mennen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Vision Quest(1985)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Grant's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Charlie Grant

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilf Hawthorne

  • Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Terry Fox Story(1983)

    as Dr. Simon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Chaim Kovler

  • If You Could See What I Hear(1982)

    as Will Sly

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ticket to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Linc Strunc

  • Happy Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Rick

  • Surfacing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as David

  • Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper(1981)

    as Lee Schatz

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • An American Christmas Carol(1979)

    as Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • L'homme en colère(1979)

    as Borke

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • For the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • What We Have Left (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 74 of them dated from 1976 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Chloe (2009)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Anne with an E (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19762024

Peak 2017 · 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
Acting75 of 75: 75 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
7904

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 R.H. Thomson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)

93rd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Anne with an E (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. 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 R.H. Thomson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does R.H. Thomson work with?

People who share at least 2 of R.H. Thomson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Wiggins shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles