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Joel Spira

Joel Spira

Actor · Born July 18, 1981 (45) · Stockholm, Sweden

Joel Spira was born on 18 July 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor and producer, known for Easy Money (2010), Shame on Dry Land (2023) and Bergman Island (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 18, 1981 (45)
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 43 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Joel Spira's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Survival
14%
Power
12%
Society
4%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
5
Warm
2
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Joel Spira's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Spira'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

43 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Until Death Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Runar

  • Parterapi i Gagnef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nisse

  • 7 steg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Josef

  • Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Torsten

  • På gatan där jag bor(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Filip

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Shame on Dry Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dimman

  • Kronprinsen som försvann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · as Torsten

  • Locals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gabbe

  • Lea(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jakob

  • The Unlikely Murderer(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lennart Granström

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Hjerson(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Producenten Lukas

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Bergman Island(2021)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Max Anger - With One Eye Open(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as David Juhlin

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Hearing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mannen

  • Orca(2020)

    as Ossian

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Top Dog(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Come Clean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mattias

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

    Actor

  • Into the Darkness(2020)

    as Franz

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Halvdan Viking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Alarik

  • Conspiracy of Silence(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Fantuzzi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Paul Beijer

  • Before Winter Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Soldier

  • Small Town Killers(2017)

    as Malte

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Juicebaren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as David

  • Under the Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Yosi

  • Satisfaction 1720(2016)

    as André Sicre

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ängelby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Amos Poe

  • In Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jonas

  • Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Thicker Than Water(2014)

    Show 27 episodes · as Oskar Waldemar

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Crimes of Passion: Dangerous Dreams(2013)

    as Jon Hallman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stockholm Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jessicas chef

  • Easy Money II: Hard to Kill(2012)

    as Nippe

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    as Driver

  • Life, Lust & Longing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Robert

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

    as Klotis

  • Anno 1790(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Simon Freund

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • People with No Significance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Magnus

  • Solsidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jonas

  • Easy Money(2010)

    as Nippe

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Travemünde Trelleborg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as David

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Easy Money (2010)

$8.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Easy Money (2010)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Thicker Than Water (2014)

Film career

20092026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · 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 Joel Spira's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

På gatan där jag bor (2024)

72nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Easy Money (2010)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 57. 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 Joel Spira work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Spira's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikael Newihl shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles