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Brian Fortune

Brian Fortune

Actor

Born in Dublin in the '60s, the first nine years of Brian's life were spent in Ireland before his family relocated to North London to set up work in the pub trade. Missing his homeland too much he decided to return home eight years later on his own aged 17, and got to work straight away in everything from catering, labouring, factory work, whatever he could get his hands on. He met his wife Polly in his early twenties and went on to have two sons, Larry and Kevin. Brian was always interested in acting but had never got round to giving it a shot due to family commitments, until one day in his late 30s he finally bit the bullet and signed up for the Introduction To Acting course at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. That was it, he was hooked, and continued his training going from class to class, eventually getting involved in low budget short films and features, and then progressing to TV and bigger budget work. Brian has just finished filming for the latest HBO series Game of Thrones, due to be screened early 2011.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Brian Fortune's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th 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
44%
Bonds
24%
Morality
17%
Self
12%
Power
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
7
Tense
7
Melancholic
3
Cold
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Brian Fortune's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Fortune'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

31 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Gates(2023)

    as Govenor Owen Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Uroboros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Father

  • The Funeral Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Villager

  • The Professor and the Madman(2019)

    as Head Board Member

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Angels Guard Thee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Seamus

  • Detainment(2018)

    as Detective Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Red Room(2019)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Scripture(2016)

    as Psychiatric Analyst

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Leopard(2013)

    as John Maguire

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • More Than God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mannix

  • Model Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Colin

  • Spiders Trap(2015)

    as Mr. Carter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Nightingale Falling(2014)

    as Tom Nolan

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Brian

  • A Day Like Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Captain

  • How to be Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Larry

  • An Irish Exorcism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fr. Byrne

  • Wrath of the Crows(2013)

    as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Injured Noble

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Can't See You Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Thompson

  • The Inside(2012)

    as Eamo

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Derelict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 14 episodes · as Othell Yarwyck

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • As the Light Leaks In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    as Jim McDonald

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as David

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Two Point Five Billion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Christian Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dr Patrick Rush

  • The Beekeeper's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

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

    as Kevin Ward

  • Life on Mercury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2006 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Gates (2023)

$67K worldwide

Highest rated

Detainment (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

The Gates (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s3 · acting

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 Brian Fortune's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Spiders Trap (2015)

95th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 36. 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 Brian Fortune work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Fortune's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eoin Macken shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers