Thomas Sainsbury is a New Zealand actor, writer, comedian and filmmaker. Sainsbury began his acting and writing career in theatre. He became well known in New Zealand from 2017 for his short form comedy videos released on social media.
Biography from TMDB.
- Actor and writer, also director and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Thomas Sainsbury's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Threshold guardianas Peter Macintosh in Alien Addiction (2018)
- Heroas Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck in Dead (2020)
- Tricksteras Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck in Dead (2020)
- Heroas Ian in Loop Track (2023)
- Tricksteras Dan in Spinal Destination (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
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 Thomas Sainsbury's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Waru (2017) · actor · free
- Pork Pie (2017) · actor · free
- Baby Done (2020) · actor · free
- Loop Track (2023) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
- Dead (2020) · actor, writer · free
- Spinal Destination (2024) · actor, writer · free
- Alien Addiction (2018) · actor · free
- Bad Behaviour (2023) · actor · free
- Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Thomas Sainsbury'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
32 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Urzila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Small Town Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Notes from A Fish(2025)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Rule of Jenny Pen(2024)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Camp Be Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Spinal Destination(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Bad Behaviour(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Loop Track(2023)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nude Tuesday(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Snack Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Last at 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Give Us a Clue NZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Sweet Tooth(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Baby Done(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Dead(2020)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Lowdown Dirty Criminals(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
SIS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Sextortion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Guns Akimbo(2019)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Have You Been Paying Attention? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
My Life Is Murder(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Educators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Alien Addiction(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Wellington Paranormal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Breaker Upperers(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Waru(2017)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Pork Pie(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films(Time) Travel Centre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Adventures of Suzy Boon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jeffery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
7 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Night Freaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Biggest box office
Pork Pie (2017)
Highest rated
Waru (2017)
Most popular right now
Spinal Destination (2024)
Film career
Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2017Screen debut· Pork Pie
- 2023First top-billed film· Loop Track
Billing
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 Thomas Sainsbury's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 41. 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 Thomas Sainsbury work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thomas Sainsbury's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paula Whetu Jones shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Paula Whetu JonesShared titles: Spinal Destination (2024), Waru (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Paula Whetu Jones
Actors
- Yvette ParsonsShared titles: Notes from A Fish (2025), The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Yvette Parsons
- Bryony SkillingtonShared titles: Spinal Destination (2024), Dead (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Bryony Skillington
- Hayden J. WealShared titles: Loop Track (2023), Dead (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Hayden J. Weal
- Cohen HollowayShared titles: Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020), Waru (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Cohen Holloway
Producers
- Catherine FitzgeraldShared titles: The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024), Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Fitzgerald
Mixed roles
- Ian MuneShared titles: The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024), Pork Pie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Mune
