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Stuart Brennan

Stuart Brennan

Actor, producer, writer and director · Born October 8, 1982 (44) · Devon, England, UK

Stuart Brennan is a BAFTA winning actor, multi award winning Producer, director and published writer. He has regularly appeared on stage and screen since 2001, working on productions around the world. He was made an honorary World Boxing Champion by the WBC (World Boxing Council) for his role in Risen, for which he also won the coveted BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actor (the first Englishman to do so and the youngest ever recipient at the time). He became an ordained Reverend for his role in The Reverend and has gained a reputation for significant weight gain and loss for his acting roles, dropping down to 126 pounds for Tomorrow and putting on over 80 pounds for his following role. He writes for stage and screen, regularly working with top authors to adapt their work, as well as creating original content, including franchise material. As a producer he has championed first time directors including Martha Pinson, David Izatt, Neil Jones and others, whilst working with established industry professionals like Martin Scorsese, Roger Taylor and Terry Deary. He has run a VFX and animation studio in China, negotiated numerous finance deals and landed lucrative distribution deals. In 2016 he won the Horrorhound Best Director award for Plan Z, whilst also being nominated for Best Actor and Best Film. The movie also picked up Best Foreign Film at the Canada International Film Festival and was selected for numerous other festivals before its release.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 8, 1982 (44)
From
Devon, England, UK
Works as
Actor, producer, writer and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 21 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 33% in 30 days

What are Stuart Brennan's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st 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
Morality
27%
Survival
26%
Self
17%
Power
16%
Bonds
9%
Society
5%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Shadow
2 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Stuart Brennan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stuart Brennan'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

21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The weight of silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Deryk

  • Warlord(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Elwynn

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Stoic(2024)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Guild(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Atticus

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Warchief(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Orion

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Stalker(2022)

    Producer · as Daniel Reed

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Kingslayer(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Richard the Lionheart

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Sky

  • Wolf(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Grackus

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Scrooge

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Necromancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Logan

  • Plan Z(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Craig

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Serial Kaller(2014)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Zombie King(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Reverend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · as The Reverend

  • Risen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Howard Winstone

  • Jack Said(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sickhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Classroom Student

  • The Feral Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · as Dave

  • The Penalty King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Auto-Paints Barcelona Keeper

  • The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Kenton

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Stalker (2022)

$101K worldwide

Highest rated

Warlord (2025)

Midcredits 49th

Film career

20062026

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2008Screen debut· The Sickhouse
  • 2019First top-billed film· Wolf

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 19: 6 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thDirecting8 of 19: 0 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting10 of 19: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing11 of 19: 1 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

19 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew2010s8 · 7 acting · 7 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 20% of 5 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 Stuart Brennan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Warchief (2024)

98th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Warlord (2025)

Midcredits 49th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 34/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 21. 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 Stuart Brennan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stuart Brennan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Paul Wake shares the most, 8.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers