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Damien Garvey

Damien Garvey

Actor · Born March 17, 1960 (66) · Australia

Damien Garvey is an Australian film and television actor. Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his acting career. Some of his early roles include shows like Medivac (this was his first role, in 1998), Water Rats (in 2000), Young Lions (in 2002) and in the children's drama Cybergirl (in 2001). Garvey appeared on McLeod's Daughters, in a recurring role from 2001 until 2007. He then had a role in season one of Sea Patrol, also in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared on ABC1's drama East of Everything. In 2010, was in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile, in which won him an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama in 2010. In 2011, had a role in the American sci-fi series Terra Nova filmed entirely on the Gold Coast in QLD , playing the role of Tom Boylan. In 2012, he returned to Australia to take a recurring role in Rake. He also appeared in the two Jack Irish TV films. In 2015 Garvey appeared in two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 17, 1960 (66)
From
Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Damien Garvey's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
25%
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Survival
18%
Ideas
10%
Society
4%
Truth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Damien Garvey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Damien Garvey'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

67 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Survivors(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nautilus(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Director Crawley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Artful Dodger(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Edmund Fox

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as US Secretary of Defense

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Deadloch(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Supt. Col Culkin/Col Culkin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Darby and Joan(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Joe vs. Carole(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doc Antle

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Troppo(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Love and Monsters(2020)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerry

  • Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Reef Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bruce Jackson

  • Tidelands(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edwin Welch

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Space Chickens in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 51 episodes · as Glargg (voice)

  • Harrow(2018)

    Show 30 episodes · as Bryan Nichols

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Safe Harbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as AFP Officer Wade

  • Bleeding Steel(2017)

    as Rick Rogers

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Hogan

  • The Kettering Incident(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Max Holloway

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Jack Irish(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Stan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Ash vs Evil Dead(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Roper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Fear of Darkness(2015)

    as Senior Detective Von Holzen

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Manny Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jimmy

  • Drive Hard(2014)

    as Detective Chief Inspector Smith

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kevin Yarborough

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Killing Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Brett Holloway

  • Jack Irish: Dead Point(2014)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Secrets & Lies(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stuart Haire

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Reef Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ranger Laurie Saunders

  • Jack Irish: Black Tide(2012)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jack Irish: Bad Debts(2012)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mental(2012)

    as First Detective

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bait(2012)

    as Colins

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Conroy

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Neville Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Terra Nova(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Boylan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Rake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 24 episodes · as Cal McGregor

  • Daybreakers(2009)

    as Senator Westlake

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lou(2010)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Storage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Leonard

  • Accidents Happen(2009)

    as Officer Passman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • In Her Skin(2009)

    as Box Hill Cop

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • East of Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Owen

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Graham 'Chook' Fowler

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Starter Wife(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarity Harbor Staffer #1

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Marine(2006)

    as River Boat Cop

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Answered by Fire(2006)

    as Ron Nestovic

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Answered by Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ron Nestovic

  • Big Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Daisy

  • Through My Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    as Joe

  • Under the Radar(2004)

    as Gene

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Shot down over the Soviet Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Young Lions(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as William Solomons

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Seconds to Spare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Roland

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

    as Pigman

  • McLeod's Daughters(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dr. Jim Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Green Sails(2000)

    as Trawler Captain

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • BeastMaster(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Niqit · as Terron Guard

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ugo

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ugo

  • Water Rats(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Baracas

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Meredith

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Spudmonkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Stan

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles, 63 of them dated from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Bleeding Steel (2017)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

The Artful Dodger (2023)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19922025

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting65 of 65: 65 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s28 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 14 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 Damien Garvey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story (2024)

83rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Artful Dodger (2023)

Midcredits 94th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. 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 Damien Garvey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles35–54 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Damien Garvey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Damien Garvey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Walker shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers