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Miranda Tapsell

Miranda Tapsell

Actor, also writer and producer · Born June 18, 1987 (39) · Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Miranda Tapsell was born on 18 June 1987 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Dry (2020), Top End Bub (2025) and Love Child (2014). She has been married to James Colley since December 2018. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 18, 1987 (39)
From
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 27 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 18% in 30 days

What are Miranda Tapsell's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
32%
Morality
11%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Survival
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

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

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • 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 Miranda Tapsell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Miranda Tapsell'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

27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Top End Bub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Lauren

  • The Surfer(2024)

    as The Photographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Artful Dodger(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Red Scrubbs

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Julianne

  • Christmas Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gladys

  • Summer Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Kelly

  • Back to the Outback(2021)

    as Zoe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Preppers(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Nan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Translator(2020)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Dry(2020)

    as Rita Raco

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Kangaroo Beach(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Wanda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wishmas Tree(2019)

    as Kerry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Top End Wedding(2019)

    Producer · Writer · as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bluey(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dougie's Mum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Squinters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miranda

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Little J & Big Cuz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · as Little J (voice)

  • Newton's Law(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Skye Stewart

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Doctor(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as April

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Secret City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sasha Rose

  • Wolf Creek(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Fatima

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Words with Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Woman (ep. "True Gods")

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 36 episodes · as Martha Tennant

  • Vote Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Elizabeth

  • Redfern Now(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Teneka

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Sapphires(2012)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

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

    as Davy's Wife

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Sapphires (2012)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sapphires (2012)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Back to the Outback (2021)

Film career

20122025

Peak 2020 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 24 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting2 of 27: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 27: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 27: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

27 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s12 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 33% 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 Miranda Tapsell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Kangaroo Beach (2020)

92nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Artful Dodger (2023)

Midcredits 94th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 40. 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 Miranda Tapsell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Miranda Tapsell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wayne Blair shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers