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Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Actor · Born June 13, 1996 (30) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Kodi Smit-McPhee (born 13 June 1996) is an Australian actor. He gained recognition as a child actor for his leading roles in The Road (2009) and Let Me In (2010). In 2021, Smit-McPhee garnered critical acclaim for his performance as Peter Gordon in Jane Campion's western film The Power of the Dog, for which he earned nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He provided the voice of the titular character in ParaNorman (2012) and appeared in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Alpha (2018), and Dark Phoenix (2019).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 13, 1996 (30)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 37 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Kodi Smit-McPhee's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
23%
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 13

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
17
Dread
7
Bittersweet
8
Contemplative
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Kodi Smit-McPhee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kodi Smit-McPhee'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

37 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Passenger(2026)

    as Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Maria(2024)

    as Mandrax

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Memoir of a Snail(2024)

    as Gilbert (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nicholas Ravenscroft

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Elvis(2022)

    as Jimmie Rodgers Snow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Power of the Dog(2021)

    as Peter Gordon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 2067(2020)

    as Ethan Whyte

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Interrogation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Chris Keller

  • Dolemite Is My Name(2019)

    as Nick von Sternberg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Alpha(2018)

    as Keda

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    as Nightcrawler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Slow West(2015)

    as Jay Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gallipoli(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Thomas "Tolly" Johnson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Maya the Bee Movie(2014)

    as Willy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)

    as Alexander

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Young Ones(2014)

    as Jerome Holm

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • All the Wilderness(2014)

    as James Charm

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Romeo & Juliet(2013)

    as Benvolio

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Congress(2013)

    as Aaron Wright

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Birder's Guide to Everything(2013)

    as David Portnoy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dead Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Josef

  • ParaNorman(2012)

    as Norman Babcock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Let Me In(2010)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Matching Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Finn

  • The Road(2009)

    as Boy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Henry (voice)

  • The Tender Hook(2008)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Romulus, My Father(2007)

    as Raimond

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Young John Wesley

  • End of Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Brother

  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Brandon · as Jackson Evans

  • Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America(2006)

    as Toby Connelly

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Teddy

  • Untitled NAVY Seal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

$711M worldwide

Highest rated

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Disclaimer (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
20062026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 25% of 24 roles
06111621

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.

Awards

a Golden Globe from 8 major nominations, 2010–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2011
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress
  3. 2010
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kodi Smit-McPhee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)

64th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Kodi Smit-McPhee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles21–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles15–72 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles17–72 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles8–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles16–77 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Kodi Smit-McPhee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kodi Smit-McPhee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Roxburgh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles