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Terry McGurrin

Terry McGurrin

Actor and writer, also producer · Born November 5, 1968 (57) · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Terry McGurrin (born November 5, 1968) is a Canadian actor, comedian (in The Debaters) and writer from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the story editor for the 2011 YTV show Scaredy Squirrel. He has most recently been story editing Total Drama: All-Stars, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island and The Ridonculous Race (in which he also voices the role of the host, Don). He has recently been writing episodes of The ZhuZhus. McGurrin has also toured extensively as a stand up comedian and has entertained the Canadian Forces stationed overseas nine times to date. He participated in the Canadian Improv Games. He has taped three comedy specials that were featured on CTV, has received seven Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations, five nominations at the Canadian Comedy Awards, and one nomination at the WGC Screenwriting Awards. In 2014 he won an ACTRA Award for his voice work as Scaredy Squirrel.

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Born
November 5, 1968 (57)
From
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
28 on Motif · 47 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 14% in 30 days

What are Terry McGurrin's films like?

Across their 22 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
34%
Society
12%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Morality
1%
Friendship15 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Trickster
4 of 13
Mentor
3 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Warm
16
Absurd
7
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet4
  • Cyclical3

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 Terry McGurrin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Apple TV (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Terry McGurrin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

47 credits, 28 with a Motif page.

  • Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy(2026)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical(2025)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Camp Snoopy(2024)

    Show 26 episodes · as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Snoopy (voice)

  • Let's Go, Bananas!(2024)

    Show Writer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Total Drama Island: Reboot(2023)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · Executive Story Editor · Writer · as Chris McLean - Host (voice)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie(2023)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School(2022)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), with Love(2022)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown(2022)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne(2021)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Who Are You, Charlie Brown?(2021)

    as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Snoopy Show(2021)

    Show 39 episodes · as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Dog & Pony Show(2020)

    Show 52 episodes · as Silas (voice)

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Snoopy in Space(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Snoopy (voice)

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Norman Picklestripes(2019)

    Show 46 episodes · as Drew / Travis (voice)

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Snoopy (voice)

  • Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher(2018)

    Show 152 episodes · as Lex Hatcher (voice)

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Vote, Dude! (PSA) | 6Teen Reunion 2018 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jonesy Garcia (Voice)

  • Total DramaRama(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer · as General Louse

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • 3 Amigonauts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show Creator

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs(2017)

    Show Writer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The ZhuZhus(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer · as Harvey (voice)

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Dot. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 78 episodes · as Scratch / Mr. Comet (voice)

  • Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Don (voice)

  • Squirrels Just Being Squirrels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Numb Chucks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 104 episodes · Writer · as Dilweed (voice)

  • Vortexx: TV Bonus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Rocket Monkeys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as The Twister (voice)

  • Scaredy Squirrel(2011)

    Show 104 episodes · Teleplay · Writer · as Scaredy (voice)

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Bolts and Blip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · as Bolts (voice)

  • Total Drama World Tour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Stoked(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Kianu Kole (voice)

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Wayside(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer · as Stephen / Eric Ovens (voice)

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Total Drama(2007)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 6Teen: Snow Job (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jonesy Garcia (Voice)

  • Wayside School(2005)

    as Stephen (voice)

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 6Teen: Dude of the Living Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jonesy Garcia (voice)

  • 6Teen: Dude of the Living Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jonesy Garcia (Voice)

  • 6Teen(2004)

    Show 94 episodes · Writer · as Jonesy Garcia (Voice)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Cyberchase(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Glen (voice)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Debate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Henry's Boyfriend

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Machinist

  • Medabots(1999)

    Show as Coach Mountain

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Comedy Now! (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Snoopy Unleashed (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Snoopy (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Highest rated

Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)

Motif 90th

Most popular right now

Medabots (1999)

Film career

19882026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 Motif 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
Acting40 of 43: 32 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Motif score66thWriting10 of 43: 2 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Motif score25thProducing2 of 43: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 43: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

43 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s9 · 9 acting · 2 crew2010s17 · 14 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Terry McGurrin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Norman Picklestripes (2019)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy (2026)

Motif 90th · 73% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Terry McGurrin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Terry McGurrin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terry McGurrin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Scherba shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Isabella Leo9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Isabella Leo
  • Wyatt White9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Wyatt White
  • Lexi Perri7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Lexi Perri
  • Hattie Kragten7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hattie Kragten

Composers

Producers

  • Josh Scherba11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Josh Scherba
  • Stephanie Betts11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Stephanie Betts
  • Paige Braddock10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Paige Braddock
  • Anne Loi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Anne Loi

Mixed roles