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Joel Thomas Hynes

Joel Thomas Hynes

Actor and writer · Born January 1, 1976 (50) · Calvert, Newfoundland, Canada

Joel Thomas Hynes is a Canadian novelist, musician, and stage and screen actor, writer and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1976 (50)
From
Calvert, Newfoundland, Canada
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 40 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 1% in 30 days

What are Joel Thomas Hynes' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
34%
Self
30%
Survival
25%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Morality
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 6

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · 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 7 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Joel Thomas Hynes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Thomas Hynes' 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

40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ithaqua(2026)

    as Corporal Perkins

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sheriff Country(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Paulie Harris

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Blueberry Grunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Harold

  • Bombs Bullets & Rock and Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ronnie Mcavoy

  • Party Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Uriah

  • Purgatory Jack(2023)

    as Plater

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Father

  • Wildhood(2021)

    as Arvin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Small Fortune(2021)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pretty Hard Cases(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Callum O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Trickster(2020)

    Show as Richie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Hammer(2019)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Body and Bones(2019)

    as Danny Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Goalie(2019)

    Associate Producer · as Doug Harvey

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton Pleschette

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 15 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Tommy Ross

  • A Christmas Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nick

  • Hunting Pignut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Pignut

  • A Blessing from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mitch

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sidney "Sid" Thomas-Haye

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Flankers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Peter

  • Clipper Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Cast No Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer · Writer · as Angus

  • Relative Happiness(2014)

    as Ernie the Car Thief

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tommy

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dizzy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Little Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Man

  • The Con Artist(2010)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Stone

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Taylor Gossad · as Tyler Gossad

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Crackie(2009)

    as Duffy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Down to the Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Novel · as Keith Kavanagh

  • Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Stagger

  • Thick & Thin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fred

  • The Sparky Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sparky

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy Thompson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • I Dare Not Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Bread Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Curtis

  • Messiah from Montreal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as A.M. Klein

  • The Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Coyano

Career shape

Star power in the 53rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Wildhood (2021)

$3.4K worldwide

Highest rated

Wildhood (2021)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Trickster (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 39: 32 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting2 of 39: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting5 of 39: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 39: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 39: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

39 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2010s19 · 17 acting · 6 crew2020s10 · acting

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.

How do Joel Thomas Hynes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Purgatory Jack (2023)

64th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Orphan Black (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 53. 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.

Who does Joel Thomas Hynes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Thomas Hynes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bretten Hannam shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers