
James MacDonald
James MacDonald was born in Montreal and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. He was trained as an actor at the University of Alberta, and for 30 years has worked in theatre and TV as an actor, director, and educator. His work on stage includes productions at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and many of Canada's largest regional theaters. He lives in British Columbia.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove
What are James MacDonald's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · 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 James MacDonald's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for James MacDonald'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Love Served Here(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Love & Where to Find It(2021)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Listen out for Love(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Christmas Retreat(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Rose Hill(1997)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 1997 to 2022.
How do James MacDonald's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 26. 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 James MacDonald work with?
People who share at least 2 of James MacDonald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Breanne Laplante shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Lynn WhyteShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), Single and Ready to Jingle (2022), The Christmas Retreat (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Lynn Whyte

- Eva TavaresShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), Single and Ready to Jingle (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Eva Tavares

- Clayton JamesShared titles: The Christmas Retreat (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Clayton James

Cinematographers and editors
- Arlein Wharf-GarciaShared titles: The Christmas Retreat (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Arlein Wharf-Garcia

- Robert RiendeauShared titles: Single and Ready to Jingle (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Riendeau

Producers
- Breanne LaplanteShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), Single and Ready to Jingle (2022), The Christmas Retreat (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Breanne Laplante

- Sebastian BattroShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), Single and Ready to Jingle (2022), The Christmas Retreat (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Sebastian Battro

- Tom BerryShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), Single and Ready to Jingle (2022), The Christmas Retreat (2022), Love & Where to Find It (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Berry

- Suzanne ChapmanShared titles: Love Served Here (2023), The Christmas Retreat (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Chapman

