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Keir Gilchrist

Keir Gilchrist

Actor · Born September 28, 1992 (34) · London, England, UK

Keir David Peters Gilchrist (born 28 September 1992) is a Canadian actor and musician. On television, he portrayed Marshall Gregson on the Showtime comedy-drama United States of Tara (2009–2011) and headlined the Netflix comedy-drama Atypical (2017–2021). His film roles include the comedy-drama It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) and the supernatural horror It Follows (2014). Outside of his acting career, Gilchrist is the vocalist of grindcore band Whelm and death metal band Phalanx.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1992 (34)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 53 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 17% in 30 days

What are Keir Gilchrist's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
31%
Survival
25%
Bonds
16%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 6 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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 9 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 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 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
13
Dread
10
Hopeful
10
Warm
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous12

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 Keir Gilchrist's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keir Gilchrist'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

53 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • By Design(2025)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Freaky Tales(2024)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty(2024)

    as Mort

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • DEEP CUT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as Director

  • The Featherweight(2023)

    as Billy Papaleo Jr.

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Benjamin Pierce

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Love & Death(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ron Adams

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • An Intrusion(2021)

    as Layne

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Flashback(2020)

    as Andre

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Castle in the Ground(2019)

    as Polo Boy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Katie Says Goodbye(2016)

    as Matty

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pisces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alex

  • Heartthrob(2017)

    as Henry Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 38 episodes · as Sam Gardner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Room 104(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Los (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Left

  • The Good Neighbor(2016)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Elvis Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kurt

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    as The Stranger

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Len and Company(2015)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Stanford Prison Experiment(2015)

    as John Lovett

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Michael

  • The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards(2015)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dylan

  • It Follows(2014)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dark Summer(2015)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Seasick Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Penna

  • Delete(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Gerson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Newsreaders(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Hayflack Age 18

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Matty Hanson

  • Just Peck(2009)

    as Michael Peck

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • It's Kind of a Funny Story(2010)

    as Craig Gilner

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hungry Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Snit

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel / Lisa

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • United States of Tara(2009)

    Show 36 episodes · as Marshall Gregson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Rocker(2008)

    as Moby Type Kid

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Altar Boy Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil

  • Dead Silence(2007)

    as Young Henry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Josh McKellar

  • A Lobster Tale(2006)

    as Mike Stanton

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Life with Derek(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Saint Ralph(2004)

    as Kid Collins

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Horsie's Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Louie (uncredited)

  • Samantha: An American Girl Holiday(2004)

    as Factory Boy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Right Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Young David

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as 10 Year Old Boy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Squidge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Clint the Boy Doctor

  • 1-800-Missing(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Sheperd

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Doc(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as R.J. Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Queer as Folk(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Stockwell Jr.

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle (voice) · as Toby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • NightFlirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

It Follows (2014)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19992026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting53 of 53: 52 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing1 of 53: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 19% of 16 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 MovieCove, 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 Keir Gilchrist's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

An Intrusion (2021)

95th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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.

Is Keir Gilchrist's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles31–92 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles27–67 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles41–84 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles34–65 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles36–84 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Keir Gilchrist work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keir Gilchrist's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anna Boden shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers