Les Stroud

Actor, cinematographer, composer, producer, writer and director · Born October 20, 1961 (65) · Mimico, Ontario, Canada

Les Stroud was born on 20 October 1961 in Mimico, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Survivorman (2004), Survivorman Ten Days (2012) and Wild Harvest (2020). He has been married to Susan Jamison Stroud since 1994. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: October 20, 1961 (65)
From: Mimico, Ontario, Canada
Works as: Actor, cinematographer, composer, producer, writer and director
Titles: 4 on Motif · 13 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Les Stroud's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

46%

Ideas

18%

Society

12%

Self

11%

Morality

10%

Bonds

4%

Survival4 Nature2 Community2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Hero

1 of 3

Mentor

1 of 3

Shadow

1 of 3

Heroas Professor Cory Mathis in Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot (2019)
Mentoras Professor Cory Mathis in Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot (2019)
Shadowas Danny in The Pit (2021)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Contemplative

3

Dread

1

Absurd

1

Thrilling

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 Unsettling2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Bittersweet2
Ambiguous1
Cyclical2

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 Les Stroud's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse

Subscription and free streaming for Les Stroud's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

13 credits, 4 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Pit(2021)
as Danny Coile
Motif score: 1st percentile of all films
Les Stroud's Wild Harvest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Show 38 episodes · Actor
Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot(2019)
as Professor Cory Mathis
Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
Survivorman's Secrets of Survival (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Show Creator
Survivorman 10 Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 4 episodes · Creator · as Himself
Les Stroud's Beyond Survival (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 11 episodes · Creator · as Himself
Survive This(2009)
Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself
Motif score: 19th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Survivorman(2004)
Show 54 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer · as Self
Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows
Snowshoes and Solitude (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Director · Writer · as Himself
La Loche (not in the Motif catalog yet)
as Les Stroud
Stranded with Survivorman (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Actor
Surviving Disasters with Les Stroud (not in the Motif catalog yet)
as Les Stroud
Surviving Urban Disasters (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show Creator