Leo McGuigan (born November 15th, 1994) is an Irish film actor, producer, director and writer. In 2012, McGuigan and Margaret McGoldrick co-founded McGoldrick/McGuigan Productions. Two years later, the company rebranded as What's Next Films.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 15, 1994 (31)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Writer, producer, director and editor
- 8 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Leo McGuigan's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Leo McGuigan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Leo McGuigan'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
17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Boy by the Pool(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Taste of His Own Poison(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Deadly Girls Trip(2025)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Killer College Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Daddy's Deadly Secret(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Killing for Extra Credit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Bad Vibes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
This Town Still Talks About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Ruthless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Wishbone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Invention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Butchering(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Bel's Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2006 to 2026.
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 Leo McGuigan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 25/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Leo McGuigan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Leo McGuigan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kayley Loveridge shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Damián RomayShared titles: The Boy by the Pool (2026), Deadly Girls Trip (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Damián Romay
- Sean CisternaShared titles: Everyone Has Something to Hide (2026), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Cisterna
Actors
- Shanna ArmoganShared titles: Everyone Has Something to Hide (2026), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Shanna Armogan
Composers
- Erik AbbinkShared titles: The Boy by the Pool (2026), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Erik Abbink
- Jacqueline PerriamShared titles: The Boy by the Pool (2026), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jacqueline Perriam
Producers
- Kayley LoveridgeShared titles: Let's Murder Like It's 1999! (2026), The Boy by the Pool (2026), Deadly Girls Trip (2025), Taste of His Own Poison (2025), The Last Woman Who Lived Here (2025), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 6 shared titles with Kayley Loveridge
- Sebastian BattroShared titles: Let's Murder Like It's 1999! (2026), The Boy by the Pool (2026), Deadly Girls Trip (2025), Taste of His Own Poison (2025), The Last Woman Who Lived Here (2025), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 6 shared titles with Sebastian Battro
- Tom BerryShared titles: Deadly Girls Trip (2025), Taste of His Own Poison (2025), The Last Woman Who Lived Here (2025), Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Berry
- Jacobo RispaShared titles: The Boy by the Pool (2026), Deadly Girls Trip (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Jacobo Rispa
