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David McSavage

David McSavage

Actor · Born February 5, 1966 (60) · Dublin, Ireland

David Andrews, known professionally as David McSavage, is an Irish stand-up comedian, comedy writer and street performer, known for his TV show The Savage Eye.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1966 (60)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are David McSavage's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Morality
25%
Power
22%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
11%
Society
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · 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 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Tricksteras Therapist in Gold (2014)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
3
Dread
1
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 David McSavage's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David McSavage'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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hardacres(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Master Knaggs

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Hurler: A Campion's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Bob Walker

  • The Forgiven(2021)

    as William Joyce

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Virtues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ken

  • Don't Leave Home(2018)

    as Padraig

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

    as Hall

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • I.T.(2016)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Traders(2015)

    as Tallman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bastard Executioner(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwynfor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Robot Overlords(2014)

    as Watchmaker / Donald

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Calvary(2014)

    as Bishop Garret Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Gold(2014)

    as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Savage Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · as Various

  • Dental Breakdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Stand-up.dk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1997 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Forgiven (2021)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Gold (2014)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

The Forgiven (2021)

Film career

19972024

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· Gold

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 14 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s9 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do David McSavage's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Gold (2014)

53rd percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Calvary (2014)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 65. 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 David McSavage work with?

People who share at least 2 of David McSavage's MovieCove titles; Aoife O'Sullivan shares the most, 2.