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Rhys Wakefield

Rhys Wakefield

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born November 20, 1988 (37) · Cairns, Queensland, Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988) is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Lucas Holden in the long-running TV series Home and Away, portraying the main character Thomas in the 2008 film The Black Balloon, and for the 2011 film Sanctum. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rhys Wakefield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1988 (37)
From
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 22 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 11% in 30 days

What are Rhys Wakefield's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th 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
Survival
26%
Bonds
26%
Self
25%
Morality
17%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · 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 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Shadow
3 of 10
Trickster
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
9
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Rhys Wakefield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rhys Wakefield'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

22 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dick Cheney

  • Reprisal(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Matty

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Bliss(2019)

    as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Berserk(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Evan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Son(2018)

    Producer · as Tod

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • You Get Me(2017)

    as Chase

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Cardboard Boxer(2016)

    as J.J.

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Paint It Black(2016)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Echoes of War(2015)

    as Marcus McCluskey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Endless Love(2014)

    as Keith Butterfield

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Freddy Burns

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • +1(2013)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • After the Dark(2013)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Purge(2013)

    as Polite Leader

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Man Walks Into a Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · as Man

  • Nobody Walks(2012)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Conner

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Sanctum(2011)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Broken Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Scott Price

  • The Black Balloon(2008)

    as Thomas Mollison

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bootmen(2000)

    as Dancing Kid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Home and Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 690 episodes · as Lucas Holden

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1988 to 2022; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Sanctum (2011)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

The Black Balloon (2008)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Purge (2013)

Film career

19882022

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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.

  • 1988Screen debut· Home and Away
  • 2000First film· Bootmen
  • 2008First top-billed film· The Black Balloon
  • 2013Career best· +1
  • 2019Career best· Reprisal

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 20 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thDirecting2 of 22: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 22: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 22: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
0015

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 Rhys Wakefield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Berserk (2019)

85th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

True Detective (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 34. 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 Rhys Wakefield's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles28–69 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles54–86 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian 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 Rhys Wakefield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rhys Wakefield's MovieCove titles; Fabianne Therese shares the most, 2.