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Brett Dalton

Brett Dalton

Actor · Born January 7, 1983 (43) · San Jose, California, USA

Brett Patrick Dalton (born January 7, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Grant Ward and Hive in ABC's series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Detective Mark Trent in the NBC procedural drama series Found, and Michael "Mike" Munroe in the 2015 video game Until Dawn. He also provided Freyr's voice and motion capture in God of War: Ragnarök (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Dalton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 7, 1983 (43)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 22 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 77% in 30 days

What are Brett Dalton's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
24%
Morality
17%
Survival
8%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · 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 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · 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 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Trickster
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Ally
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
8
Warm
4
Tense
3
Romantic
3
Bittersweet
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1

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 Brett Dalton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brett Dalton'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

22 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Boots(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sgt. Pitowski

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three(2024)

    as Bat Lash / Captain Atom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Found(2023)

    Show 35 episodes · as Mark Trent

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Warworld(2023)

    as Bat Lash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • One December Night(2021)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carter Griffin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Superman: Man of Tomorrow(2020)

    as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Just My Type(2020)

    as Martin Clayborne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Christmas Miracle(2018)

    as Chris Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cooking with Love(2018)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Deception(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Isaac Walker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Florence(2017)

    as Eric Lazard

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Resurrection of Gavin Stone(2017)

    as Gavin Stone

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trust No One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Victor

  • Milo Murphy's Law(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Beside Still Waters(2013)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 46 episodes · as Grant Ward · as Grant Ward / Hive

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Killing Lincoln(2013)

    as Robert Todd Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lt. Jason Pelham

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Hayes

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip Gibson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Army Wives(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 2007 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (2018)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Film career

20072025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 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
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 9 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 Brett Dalton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Equalizer (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chicago Fire (2012)

Midcredits 87th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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.

Who does Brett Dalton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brett Dalton's MovieCove titles; Neil Flynn shares the most, 2.