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Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher

Actor, also producer · Born December 15, 1972 (53) · Pennsylvania, USA

Brian Gallagher was born on 15 December 1972 in Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dark Waters (2019), The Upside (2017) and Outsiders (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 15, 1972 (53)
From
Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 48% in 30 days

What are Brian Gallagher's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th 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
33%
Self
25%
Society
17%
Bonds
14%
Morality
7%
Power
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Brian Gallagher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Gallagher'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

26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Task(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Corporal Jimmy Masterson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Relative Control(2024)

    as Exterminator

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Corporal Jimmy Masterson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Stealing a Survivor(2020)

    as Avery Masterson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Milton Barwell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Servant(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Waters(2019)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Right Before Your Eyes(2019)

    as Ethan's Dad (flashback)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Public(2018)

    as Jonah

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Upside(2017)

    as Applicant #4

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • No Means No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Dark Harbor(2019)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man(2018)

    as Campfire Storyteller, Bill Murray

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    as Officer Danoff

  • Aftermath(2017)

    as Worker #2

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • ZK: Elephant's Graveyard(2015)

    Producer · as Rory

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Maintenance Worker

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Camp Dread(2014)

    Producer · as John Hill

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Nobody Gets Out Alive(2012)

    as Hunter Isth

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 6 Degrees of Hell(2012)

    as Uncle Jack

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mancation(2012)

    as The Minister

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Who is Jose Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Konstantine

  • Miss December(2011)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Wobble: The Weight of the Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as William O'Brien

  • Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Prince: The Ryde Dyvine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Highest rated

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Miss December (2011)

Film career

19922025

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. 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
Acting22 of 23: 21 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 23: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 23: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 22nd · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Brian Gallagher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Mancation (2012)

98th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mare of Easttown (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 27. 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 Brian Gallagher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Gallagher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Raffa shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles