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Troy Scott

Troy Scott

Director and producer

Honored this year with an Outstanding Directing nomination in the 2026 NAACP Image Awards (for "I’ll Never Let You Go" his second collaboration with Meagan Good), Troy Scott is seizing every opportunity to elevate his craft and deliver creatively. This April saw the premiere of his gripping episode for Season 3 of CBC’s award winning police drama "Allegiance" (Ep 9 "One of Our Own"), to be followed by his latest Lifetime thriller premiering in June (working title "Jealous Type") starring Amber Stevens West, Michael Xavier, and Donna Benedicto. Troy’s awards also include Best TV Movie nomination (2025 Canadian Screen Awards) for the powerful true-life inspired "Buying Back My Daughter" which was his first collaboration with Meagan Good and which garnered additional awards (NAACP Image Awards nomination for Meagan for Outstanding Actress plus Leo and UBCP/ACTRA Awards for co-star Faith Wright). Troy loves the challenge of building on existing franchises, collaborating closely with the stars and producers to exceed expectations directing established series’ such as CBC’s "Allegiance"; such as the third movie "Family Affair" in Mary J Blige’s beloved trilogy; and three movies in Lifetime’s highly rated Seven Deadly Sins franchise ("Pride" starring Grammy Award Winner Stephanie D. Mills, "Greed" with Monique Coleman and Eric Benet, and "Wrath" starring Grammy Award Winner Michelle Williams, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and Romeo Miller). Troy is honored to partner with amazing artists and creatives including two-time Grammy Award Winner LeToya Luckett in "I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead" (based on the novel "Unmissing" by bestselling author Minka Kent); Grammy Award Winner Ledisi in "All Saints Christmas"; NAACP Image Awards Winners Kim Fields and Adrian Holmes in MTV's "Adventures in Christmasing" for which Troy received a Directors Guild of Canada Outstanding Directorial Achievement nomination. Born in Jamaica, Troy grew up in Toronto and, after completing his film degree at University of Waterloo, then headed to Vancouver Film School and joined the Directors Guild shortly after, working as an AD for over a decade before breaking through as Director. Troy's approach to directing is collaborative and authentic, empowering artists to give their best. Troy values opportunities to work with talented executive producers, writers, and creatives like Mary J Blige, Meagan Good, Liz Wise Lyall, Bruce Miller, Kim Fields, Derrick Williams, John & Jordan Davis, Joey Plager, Orly Adelson, Tamara T. Gregory, Bart Fisher, Terry Washington, Ray Chew, Shaun Robinson, Timothy O. Johnson, Maura Dunbar, Debbie Gibson, and Victoria Christopher Murray.

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Works as
Director and producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Troy Scott's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
49%
Self
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 2 · 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 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
10
Hopeful
9
Dread
7
Romantic
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1

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 Troy Scott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Troy Scott'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

23 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 23 MovieCove titles from 2019 to 2026.

Highest rated

Random Acts of Christmas (2019)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

The Mistletoe Secret (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 23: 12 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing11 of 23: 8 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

23 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Troy Scott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 23 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mary J. Blige's Family Affair (2025)

Midcredits 78th · 62% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Troy Scott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Troy Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Navid Soofi shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Mike Kam14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Mike Kam
  • Devin Taylor7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Devin Taylor
  • Jason Nielsen7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jason Nielsen
  • Russ Howard III6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Russ Howard III

Producers

  • Navid Soofi16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Navid Soofi
  • Oliver De Caigny10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Oliver De Caigny
  • Timothy O. Johnson10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
  • Joseph Wilka5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Joseph Wilka

Mixed roles