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Josh Gates

Josh Gates

Actor and producer · Born August 10, 1977 (49) · Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Josh Gates (born August 10, 1977, in Gloucester, Massachusetts) is an American adventurer, explorer, photographer, and television personality. He is currently the host of Destination Truth on Syfy, (formerly the Sci Fi Channel), a weekly one-hour show filmed in remote locations around the world that explores some of the world's mysteries and unexplained phenomena. Gates was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he was the president of his high school class, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He has degrees in archaeology and drama from Tufts University, where he graduated with honors in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Gates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1977 (49)
From
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Josh Gates' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
56%
Society
20%
Survival
18%
Self
6%
Truth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Hopeful
5
Tense
5
Thrilling
4
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Ambiguous10

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 Josh Gates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Gates' 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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Expedition X: Atomic Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Expedition Files(2024)

    Show 32 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Explorers Club(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Relics of the Knights Templar(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Expedition Unknown: Hunt for ExtraTerrestrials(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Himself - Host

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Legendary Locations(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Expedition Unknown(2015)

    Show 169 episodes · Executive Producer · Presenter · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Stranded(2013)

    Show Creator · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Hunters International(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Destination Truth(2007)

    Show 55 episodes · Producer · as Host

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Hunters(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Shark Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 73 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1988 to 2026.

Highest rated

Expedition Unknown (2015)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 9: 6 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stProducing2 of 9: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 9: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s2 · 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.

Who does Josh Gates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Gates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Kuhlman shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles