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David Lyons

David Lyons

Actor · Born April 16, 1976 (50) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

David Lyons (born 16 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best-known for his role on Sea Patrol.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1976 (50)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 30 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are David Lyons' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Bonds
24%
Morality
21%
Self
13%
Ideas
8%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 0 · Dark 5

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 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 8
Hero
3 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 David Lyons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Lyons' 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

30 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Beast in Me(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Brian Abbott

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • She Rides Shotgun(2025)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Boys(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Father Mulroney

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Troppo(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lou Damford

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • I Am Woman(2019)

    as Dale Muir

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Commons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lloyd Green

  • Truth Be Told(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as Billy Aames

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Seconds(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mike Diangelo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Conrad Morrison

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Silence(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jackson Brooks

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Truth(2015)

    as Josh Howard

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Trials of Cate McCall(2013)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Save Your Legs!(2012)

    as Prince

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Safe Haven(2013)

    as Kevin Tierney

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Revolution(2012)

    Show 42 episodes · as Sebastian Monroe

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Swerve(2011)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Möbius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Steve

  • A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne(2009)

    as Gordon Wood

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Cape(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Vince Faraday / The Cape

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kit

  • Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Eli

  • Storm Warning(2007)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sea Patrol(2007)

    Show 39 episodes · as Josh 'ET' Holiday

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · as Simon Brenner

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · as Commander Brian Huxtable

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Safe Houses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Garvey

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Safe Haven (2013)

$98M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Seconds (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Truth Be Told (2019)

Film career

19922025

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 30: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do David Lyons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Cape (2011)

69th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Invisible Boys (2025)

Midcredits 90th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 55. 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 David Lyons' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles46–90 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–51 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles48–86 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–59 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles57–80 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 David Lyons work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lyons' MovieCove titles; Mark Wareham shares the most, 2.