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Essex O'Brien

Essex O'Brien

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on Motif · 17 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 84% in 30 days

What are Essex O'Brien's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 13th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
38%
Self
27%
Bonds
16%
Morality
14%
Ideas
5%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · 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 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · 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
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Essex O'Brien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Essex O'Brien's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

17 credits, 11 with a Motif page.

  • Gator Face(2026)

    as Jim Fisher

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eidolon(2025)

    as Maurice Bishop

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • What We Hide(2025)

    as Hospital Security Guard

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Get Active (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rob

  • Bad Monkey(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Airport Worker

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Crocodile Revenge(2025)

    as Jim Fisher

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • A Time for Every Purpose(2023)

    as Phil

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Project Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Martin

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugene Warren

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gray People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yusuf Parker

  • The Art of Passion(2022)

    as Leonard

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Where the Land Meets the Sky(2021)

    as Richie Casper

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Deadly Excursion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Paul

  • Wake Up(2019)

    as Janitor

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Oath(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyson

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Cleveland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Garcia

  • King Charles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Captain Reynolds

Career shape

Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2017 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Wake Up (2019)

$30K worldwide

Highest rated

Crocodile Revenge (2025)

Motif 19th

Film career

20172025

Peak 2025 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2019Screen debut· Wake Up

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score55th

By decade

2010s5 · acting2020s10 · acting

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Essex O'Brien's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Motif score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

A Time for Every Purpose (2023)

99th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What We Hide (2025)

Motif 55th · 48% liked

Reviewers score the acting 36/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Essex O'Brien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Essex O'Brien's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Houston King shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers