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Ari Millen

Ari Millen

Actor, also producer · Born January 19, 1982 (44) · Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Ari Millen (born January 19, 1982) is a Canadian actor best known for his performance as numerous clones in the Space and BBC America science fiction television series Orphan Black (2014–2017), for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2016.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1982 (44)
From
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 38 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 28% in 30 days

What are Ari Millen's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
53%
Morality
17%
Self
17%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Society
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · 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 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 6
Shapeshifter
2 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
9
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
4
Absurd
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous9

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 Ari Millen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ari Millen'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

38 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Death of a Yellow Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · Actor

  • Ice Cream Man(2026)

    as The Ice Cream Man

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Undertone(2025)

    as Dr. Ram (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Unspoken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Cody Bicks

  • Conditions of Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Officer McCormick

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Engul Muller

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Boy in the Woods(2023)

    as Aleskey

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Six Days to Die(2023)

    as The Purveyor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vicious Fun(2020)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Oak Room(2020)

    Producer · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Spinning Out(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Gregg

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Beast Within(2019)

    as Remy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Sailor

  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2018)

    as Big Billy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kai Dunn

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • I'll Take Your Dead(2018)

    as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Darken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Martin

  • Deerbrook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lucas

  • Rupture(2016)

    as Dr. Raxlen

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stanni

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Hexecutioners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Charles Ivey

  • Farhope Tower(2015)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adam Wexler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hellmouth(2014)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ejecta(2014)

    as Agent Rudder

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • State of Syn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hawk

  • Reign(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Liam

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 38 episodes · as Mark / Rudy / Miller / Ira

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • BearHug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tan Bear

  • Exit Humanity(2011)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Monster Brawl(2011)

    as Dr. Igora

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Nikita(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Taylor ‘TK’ Hickman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Tanner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Smart Woman Survival Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Airport Security

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Fitzsimmons

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gold Blooded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Undertone (2025)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Orphan Black (2013)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Ice Cream Man (2026)

Film career

20042026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Monster Brawl
  • 2026First top-billed film· Ice Cream Man
  • 2026Best so far· Ice Cream Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 36 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing2 of 38: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 12 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 Ari Millen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Six Days to Die (2023)

97th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Expanse (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 38. 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 Ari Millen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles49–94 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles5–49 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian 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 Ari Millen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ari Millen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cody Calahan shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers