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Toa Fraser

Toa Fraser

Director and writer, also producer · Born January 1, 1975 (51) · UK

Sundance award winner

Toa Fraser is a British born stage and film writer and director. He's a graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1975 (51)
From
UK
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 26 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Toa Fraser's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Survival
15%
Power
14%
Society
14%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 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 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
6
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Toa Fraser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toa Fraser'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

26 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Memory of a Killer(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Murderbot(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Rescue: HI-Surf(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Tooth(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Stargirl(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Wu Assassins(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Thing(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tidelands(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Terror(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • 6 Days(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Iron Fist(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Shannara Chronicles(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Free Man(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Daredevil(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Dead Lands(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Penny Dreadful(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Giselle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Dean Spanley(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Naming Number Two(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • River Queen(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Staunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dean Spanley (2008)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Dean Spanley (2008)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 26: 20 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting4 of 26: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 26: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

26 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s6 · crew

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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Toa Fraser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)

76th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Daredevil (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Toa Fraser's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles60–91 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–70 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles42–86 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles23–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles37–73 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Toa Fraser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toa Fraser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Metcalfe shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers