Youngest family member of six, he moved to Vancouver in 1997 to pursue a career in film. from 1998 to 2000 he wrote and directed 5 short films that played at local Vancouver venues as he continued to break into the acting community. He joined an independent horror film company (Creepy Six Films) as a producer in 2001. As a team, they began making their first feature length (Carmilla), that went on to grab global distribution shortly after it was completed in 2004. 2 more features followed suit. At the end of 2004, Rob went back to his primary focus as an actor. As a little hard work, timing and some luck would have it, he averaged an impressive 30 film projects both independent and larger budgeted in two years. Presently, some of that work has been completed and continues to circulate the festival path with great responses and reviews. While others are on the verge of being completed to follow suit. Presently, in the film Terminus (director Trevor Cawood), he plays a man stalked by an eight foot stone creature. The film continues to play globally and collecting awards including being deemed Canada's top ten 2007. Another film The Porcelain Man (director Mark Ratzlaff) followed that beat and collected two Leo awards in 2008 as it continues the festival route. In September 2008, The feature film When Life Was Good (director Terry Miles)began it's journey at the Tornoto International Film fest with rave reviews and unanimous love for the independent project from the audience. Presently, Rob is filming a Noir style thriller (The Hard Cut) taking on the lead detective role and performing his own stunts and fight sequences.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 10, 1973 (53)
- Ontario, Canada
- Actor, producer, director and writer, also editor
- 13 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Rob Carpenter's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Rob Carpenter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Rob Carpenter'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, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Bad Genius(2024)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Stepmother's Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Charmed(2018)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Pneuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Nutshells(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Riverdale(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Valley of the Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Glass(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
iZombie(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Dirty Bill of Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Reversed(2013)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Hard Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hardwired(2009)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
V(2009)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead(2008)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
When Life Was Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Reaper(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Terminus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Live Feed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Hell Hath No Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Psych(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Heads Are Gonna Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Torched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 64th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1996 to 2024; peak year 2009.
Film career
Peak 2009 · 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.
- 2009Screen debut· Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
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 Rob Carpenter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 32/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 25. 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 Rob Carpenter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rob Carpenter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vince D'Amato shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Vince D'AmatoShared titles: Glass (2015), Reversed (2013), Carmilla, the Lesbian Vampire (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Vince D'Amato
Actors
- Casey MandersonShared titles: Nutshells (2017), Glass (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Casey Manderson
- Graem BeddoesShared titles: Nutshells (2017), Glass (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Graem Beddoes
- Jason BeaudoinShared titles: Nutshells (2017), Glass (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Beaudoin
Composers and cinematographers
- Mickey EvilShared titles: Glass (2015), Reversed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Mickey Evil
- Patrick MeehanShared titles: Glass (2015), Reversed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Meehan
