Desmond Walsh is a veritable cultural icon in Newfoundland, with six books of poetry published, including the acclaimed Love and Savagery, which was adapted for a motion picture by Morag Films in 2009. Talonbooks released the second edition of Love and Savagery concurrent with the film’s release. Walsh is also a noted screenwriter, playwright and musician. He was the 2001 and 2003 playwright-in-residence at the Playwright’s Workshop in Montreal and at Memorial University’s Grenfell College in Corner Brook, respectively. He also scripted the mini-series adaptation of Bernice Morgan’s Random Passage and Waiting for Time, which aired on the CBC in 2002, commenting that: “Morgan’s works are sacred material because they are, finally, our story.” Along with John Smith and Sam Grana, he co-wrote the intensely popular and critically acclaimed miniseries The Boys of St. Vincent. Having encountered the public education system in Placentia and St. John’s, he left school in grade ten, famously claiming it did nothing for him. His awards include a Gemini, a New York Festival Award, Italy’s Umbria Fiction Award, and Best Series (Cannes International TV Festival), all for co-writing The Boys of St. Vincent. Walsh currently divides his time between New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay and St. John’s.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Actor and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Des Walsh's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Des Walsh's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Des Walsh'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
26 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Close to the Bone: The Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Under the Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Little Orphans(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Hunting Pignut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Riverhead(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Keystone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Clipper Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Cast No Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Sadie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Hold Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Still Rowdy After All These Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Snarbuckled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Four Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Mum's the Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Down to the Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Love & Savagery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Down to the Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Spoiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Random Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Rain, Drizzle, and Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Boys of St. Vincent(1992)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
When Women Are Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Welcome to Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Finding Mary March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 1988 to 2023.
How do Des Walsh's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 87/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 90, 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.
Who does Des Walsh work with?
People who share at least 2 of Des Walsh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John N. Smith shares the most, 2.
Directors
- John N. SmithShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with John N. Smith
Writers
- Sam GranaShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Grana
Actors
- Brian DooleyShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Dooley
- Henry CzernyShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Czerny
Composers and cinematographers
- Neil SmolarShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Smolar
- Pierre LetarteShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Letarte
Producers
- Claudio LucaShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Claudio Luca
- Colin NealeShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Colin Neale
- Martine AllardShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Martine Allard
- Nicole de RochemontShared titles: The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole de Rochemont