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Michael Swatton

Michael Swatton

Actor

Michael Swatton is a British-Canadian actor, writer and independent filmmaker. He holds a degree in philosophy and trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Working across the UK and North America, he creates darkly comic, psychologically charged stories that challenge ingrained assumptions, explore moral ambiguity and find the tension between what people reveal and conceal.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove

What are Michael Swatton's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 10

Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
10
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Michael Swatton's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Swatton'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

11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Silent Bite(2024)

    as Snowman

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • What Lurks Beneath(2024)

    as Robert Bradford

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Blood and Snow(2023)

    as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Ash & Dust(2022)

    as Wade Garett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Ice Road Killer(2022)

    as Trucker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Stalked by a Prince(2022)

    as Taffer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • C.A.M.(2021)

    as Medical Worker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Butchers(2020)

    as Oswald Watson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Nights Before Christmas(2019)

    as Sheriff Thompson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • The Lesson(2015)

    as Fin's Father

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 11 MovieCove titles from 2015 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 11: 11 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score10th

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s9 · acting

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael Swatton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th9

Reviewers score the acting 39/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 61, 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.

Is Michael Swatton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michael Swatton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Swatton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Phillips shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles