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Brad McMurray

Brad McMurray

Actor · Born February 2, 1971 (55) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brad McMurray is a highly respected Australian actor with more than 20 years’ experience across film, television and theatre. Known for his strong physicality, intensity and emotional depth, Brad has built an extensive body of work spanning Australian and international productions, working alongside some of the industry’s most acclaimed actors and filmmakers. Born in Sydney, Australia in 1971, Brad grew up with an abundance of creativity and energy, initially channeling both into a 12-year career as a chef, alongside a longstanding passion for martial arts. He is a 2nd Degree Black Belt and continues his martial arts, weapons and physical training, which has also led to extensive experience in stunt work within film and television. By the mid-1990s, Brad began pursuing his passion for acting, securing roles in commercials, television series and feature films before committing to acting full-time. He graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) in 2005, where he studied the highly respected, method-based Eric Morris System of Acting. His talent was recognized early, with Brad playing the lead role in his graduating class production of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal directed by acclaimed theatre director Michael Gow. Brad has since established an impressive screen career, with credits across some of Australia’s most successful and internationally recognized productions. His recent work includes Ncis : Sydney (2023), in which he played Teo; Troppo (2024), playing Deano; Darby and Joan (2025), as Brendan Sprigg; and The Great White (2026), playing Doug opposite Australian screen legend Hugo Weaving. His international credits include the internationally acclaimed series Mr Inbetween, in which he played Cullen, as well as the global Netflix release of East of Eden, where Brad plays Joe Valery in a supporting lead role opposite Florence Pugh. He is also set to appear in the upcoming feature film The Mark, playing Jessie opposite Jessica Alba and Tom Hopper. Brad’s extensive television credits include Home and Away as Barry Johnson, Dead Lucky as Ivan Milski, Tidelands as Wendell Overman, Harrow as Ross Moran, Lambs of God, Eden as Kai Murray, and Godzilla vs. Kong. His work also includes Blue Murder: Killer Cop, Neighbours, Brock, Mako Mermaids and the worldwide hit series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Brad has worked alongside some of the world’s most recognizable actors, including Harvey Keitel in Fatal Honeymoon, Cuba Gooding Jr. in Deception, Ray Liotta in Bad Karma, Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas, William Hurt in Nightmares and Dreamscapes, and Hugo Weaving in The Great White. His earlier feature credits include the award-winning The Horseman, in which he played the confronting role of Derek, as well as Crooked Business and Pawno, which received an aacta Award nomination. His television career has included memorable and diverse roles, from the popular villain Jacka Hills in Neighbours to his role in Sea Patrol, where he became known to audiences worldwide as the man who shot Lisa McCune. His work in Lambs of God further demonstrated his ability to contribute to acclaimed, award-winning productions. Brad also maintains a strong connection to theatre, having performed with Queensland Theatre Company in productions including The Crucible and Pygmalion, as well as participating in QUT’s Creative Works Development Program.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 2, 1971 (55)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 38 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Brad McMurray's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
26%
Self
14%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
10%
Power
10%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
3
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Infuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6

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 Brad McMurray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brad McMurray'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

38 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • East of Eden(2026)

    Show as Joe Valery

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Play Dirty(2025)

    as Kincaid's Bodyguard

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Sydney(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Teo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Transfusion(2023)

    as Senior Constable Morrie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Darby and Joan(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Brendan Sprigg

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • La Brea(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as 1965 Guard #1

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Constable Kai Murray

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    as Apex Cybernetics Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bloody Hell(2020)

    as Lizard

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lambs of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Moustached Man

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Adele

  • Tidelands(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Wendall Overman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Skateboard or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Manson

  • Thicker Than Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nic

  • Harrow(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ross Moran

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Burns Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eddie

  • Nice Package (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kevin

  • San Andreas(2015)

    as Riddick Building Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Deeper Journey Into Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Luperci

  • Absolute Deception(2013)

    as Thug

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bad Karma(2012)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(2012)

    as Mario Toscani

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Honeymoon(2012)

    as Officer Hantz

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Agent Provocateur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Stefan

  • Sinbad and the Minotaur(2011)

    as Timos

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • K9(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ahab

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Crooked Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Big Elvis

  • The Horseman(2008)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Underdog's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tank

  • The Condemned(2007)

    as El Salvador Guard #1

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard #2

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

    as O'dell

  • The Wilde Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Nick

  • BeastMaster(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Muscled Terron · as The Knight

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Barkeeper · as Barman · as Jante · as Targon

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

    as Actor

  • Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruiser 2

  • Home and Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Barry Johnson

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Horseman (2008)

$2K worldwide

Highest rated

East of Eden (2026)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19882025

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1988Screen debut· Home and Away
  • 2008First film· The Horseman

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Brad McMurray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Blood Money (2012)

92nd percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bloody Hell (2020)

Midcredits 67th · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 33. 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 Brad McMurray's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Brad McMurray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad McMurray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dale G. Bradley shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers