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Nathaniel Dean

Nathaniel Dean

Actor

Nathaniel Dean graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Sydney) in 1999. Since then, Dean has appeared in multiple theatre productions, TV & film roles globally. His film credits include Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale and Walking on Water, for which he received the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2002. In 2004 he was nominated for the AFI Award in cult Australian film, Somersault. Dean's other notable film credits include Candy and The Final Winter. Included in Nathaniel's numerous television credits are Anzac Girls, Puberty Blues, Parer's War, Old School, Bikie Wars, Wild Boys, Underbelly, East West 101, Rain Shadow, All Saints, City Homicide, Killing Time, Satisfaction and Always Greener. Nathaniel began his theatre career at the Sydney Theatre Company in the iconic play The One Day of The Year. Dean starred as Macbeth in the 2018 production by The Australian Shakespeare Company and has also appeared in The Effect for the Melbourne Theatre Company, as well as Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and Tommy Murphy's Gwen in Purgatory at Belvoir to name just a few. In 2013 he played the lead role of William Thornhill in the acclaimed production The Secret River, in which he was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Actor for his performance. He reprised this role in two other remounts touring the country including playing outdoors at the Adelaide Festival. In 2019 the production had its international debut at the Edinburgh International Arts Festival and The National Theatre in London, both receiving rave reviews. Nathaniel is sought-after professional voice artist working prolifically on national campaigns in Australia and internationally including Canon, Holden, Playstation and Cricket Australia, to name a few. His has a production company with projects in the pipeline for both Theatre and Television.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on Motif · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Nathaniel Dean's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Survival
19%
Ideas
15%
Power
13%
Bonds
10%
Society
9%
Morality
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · 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 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · 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 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Allyas Tyson Black in Locusts (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nathaniel Dean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nathaniel Dean'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

28 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • High Country(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Nash Mason

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Myth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jay

  • The Handyman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jack

  • Locusts(2019)

    as Tyson

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Nightingale(2018)

    as Stoakes

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant - Phobos(2017)

    as Hallett

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant(2017)

    as Hallett

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Anzac Girls(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Major Lionel Quick

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Old School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jackson

  • Parer's War(2014)

    as Major George Warfe

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kraut

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Killing Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective East

  • Wild Boys(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mick Scanlon

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Rush(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Andrew Kronin

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Sidney Martin

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • East West 101 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren Johns

  • Satisfaction(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gus

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Rain Shadow(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fred Klein

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Winter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Trent

  • Candy(2006)

    as Paul Hillman

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • headLand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 16 episodes · as Toby Martin

  • Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jothee

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Somersault(2004)

    as Stuart

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ned (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Klan Policeman

  • The Rage in Placid Lake(2003)

    as Lachie

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Walking on Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Simon

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show as Jothee

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1999 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Alien: Covenant (2017)

$241M worldwide

Highest rated

The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)

Motif 75th

Most popular right now

Alien: Covenant (2017)

Film career

19992024

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

  • 2003Screen debut· The Rage in Placid Lake

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score69th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · 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 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 Nathaniel Dean's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Locusts (2019)

76th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Nightingale (2018)

Motif 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Nathaniel Dean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nathaniel Dean's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander England shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles