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Stephen McMillan

Stephen McMillan

Actor · Born December 21, 1999 (26)

Born Stephen John William McMillan on the 21st December 1999. Stephen McMillan is an actor from Dundee, Scotland. Known for his roles in award winning productions such an Outlaw King (2018) Educated (2019) The North Water (2021) Boiling Point (2021). And is listed to appear in feature films, Borderland (2022) and The Tutor (2023)

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 21, 1999 (26)
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 14 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 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Stephen McMillan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Power
23%
Society
18%
Morality
8%
Bonds
7%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Stephen McMillan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen McMillan'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

14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Salvation(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Harvest(2024)

    as Brooker Higgs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Toxic Town(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ted Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Film and TV Charity 'Break the Cycle' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Runner

  • Boiling Point(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Shot(2023)

    as Lynch

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Lesson(2023)

    as Bertie Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Möbius Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jacob

  • Hangers in July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The North Water(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joseph Hannah

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Boiling Point(2021)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Educated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Outlaw King(2018)

    as Drew Forfar, Squire

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Powell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2013 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

The Lesson (2023)

$546K worldwide

Highest rated

Toxic Town (2025)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

20132025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting13 of 13: 13 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Stephen McMillan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Salvation (2026)

86th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boiling Point (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

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 Stephen McMillan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen McMillan's MovieCove titles; Kieran Hannigan shares the most, 2.