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Sarah Smyth

Sarah Smyth

Actor · Born October 12, 1982 (44) · Nova Scotia, Canada

Sarah Smyth was born on October 12, 1982 in Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), 50/50 (2011) and Cedar Cove (2013). She is married to Andrew Dunbar. They have one child. RK

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 12, 1982 (44)
From
Nova Scotia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on Motif · 41 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 19% in 30 days

What are Sarah Smyth's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
16%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Morality
7%
Power
4%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Romantic
4
Joyful
5
Tense
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Sarah Smyth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 32 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Smyth's titles on Motif; 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

41 credits, 32 with a Motif page.

  • High Potential(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sofia Bellier

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Have You Seen My Son?(2024)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hearts in the Game(2023)

    as Karlee

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Spark(2022)

    as Kristin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Love in Full Swing(2021)

    as Becks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder(2019)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Twist of Christmas(2018)

    as Brooke

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bad Times at the El Royale(2018)

    as Ginger Miller

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mary Wolf

  • Christmas Getaway(2017)

    as Alice Bennett

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Haley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Female Survivor

  • The Mistletoe Promise(2016)

    as Ashley Liss

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lydia Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown(2015)

    as Officer Jenny Taylor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • She Who Must Burn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Angela

  • When Calls the Heart(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Wolf

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Cedar Cove(2013)

    Show 36 episodes · as Justine Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ingrid Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • A Dog Named Duke(2012)

    as Alice Polesky

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Pregnancy Project(2012)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Foreverland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Killing Game(2011)

    as Hiking Woman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 50/50(2011)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jack of Diamonds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Lane Merrin

  • Tower Prep(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Peasly

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010)

    as Pretty Girl #1

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate Universe(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Annie Balic

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Harper's Island(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucy Daramour

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Alien Trespass(2009)

    as Penny

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lost Boys: The Tribe(2008)

    as Hayden

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Obsession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Amy Palmieri

  • Durham County(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Covenant(2006)

    as Kira Snider

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bess Fitzgerald · as Bess Meyers · as Nurse #1

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Naked Josh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Natalie Bouchard

  • Decoys(2004)

    as Rosedale Princess

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Student Seduction (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Monica Corelli

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzie Turpin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Vampire High(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Big Wolf on Campus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1999 to 2024; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Alien Trespass (2009)

$105K worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas Getaway (2017)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Cedar Cove (2013)

Film career

19992024

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 Motif 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
0414

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sarah Smyth's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Have You Seen My Son? (2024)

76th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

50/50 (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 33. 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 Midcredits 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 Sarah Smyth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah Smyth's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harvey Kahn shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers