Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith
Actor and producer, also cinematographer
Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith is a South African born Canadian filmmaker and actor. Deborah first began making films in 2014. Her short films have screened at various festivals in North America and Europe. The Hider, a psycho horror short, was officially selected to the Mediterranean Film Festival in Syracusa, Italy in 2017. The Hider won Best Horror Short Film at the Alternative Film Festival 2017 Spring Edition in Toronto, Canada, and was selected to screen at the Horror at the Hooker Film Festival 2017 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, and also selected to Shock Stock 2017 in London, Ontario, Canada. Deborah was nominated for Best Director at the Alternative Film Festival 2017 Spring Edition in Toronto, Canada for her psycho horror short, The Hider. Deborah is best known for her acting work in Exorcism of the Dead, Creature from Cannibal Creek and Prisoners of Time. Deborah works closely with her partner, Geoff and their sons, Cassidy and Keaton, who make up Deborah's production team at Two Goods Sons Productions. Deborah enjoys acting in character roles, period films, and embraces the challenge of portraying diverse characters in both film and television. Deborah lives with her family in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor and producer, also cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Threshold guardianas Heather in Poltergeist Encounters (2016)
- Allyas Harriet in Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019)
- Allyas Cressida in Ouija Shark 2 (2022)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- 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 Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith'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
16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Dinogeist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Massacre at Femur Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Ouija Shark 2(2022)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The VHS Strangler - The Giallo Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Previews of Coming Attractions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Curse of the Bloody Voodoo Sockpuppet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
What If? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Exorcism of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Poltergeist Encounters(2016)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Let Her Out(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Dwelling(2016)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Friday Night Death Slot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Drownsman(2014)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Full Metal Sasquatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 52nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.
Film career
- 2014Screen debut· The Drownsman
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.
How do Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 33/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 19. 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 Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Migliore shares the most, 5.
Directors
- John MiglioreShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016), Johnny Ghoulash Escapes from Creightonville (2014), The Drownsman (2014)See all 5 shared titles with John Migliore
Writers
- Cody CalahanShared titles: Let Her Out (2016), The Drownsman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Cody Calahan
Actors
- Lena MontecalvoShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Lena Montecalvo
- Simon WheeldonShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Wheeldon
- Andre GuantanamoShared titles: Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016), Johnny Ghoulash Escapes from Creightonville (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Andre Guantanamo
- Jay MacAulayShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jay MacAulay
Composers
- Mike TrebilcockShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016), Johnny Ghoulash Escapes from Creightonville (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Trebilcock
- Steph CopelandShared titles: Let Her Out (2016), The Drownsman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Steph Copeland
Producers
- Angela MiglioreShared titles: Ouija Shark 2 (2022), Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Angela Migliore
- Chad ArchibaldShared titles: Let Her Out (2016), The Drownsman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Archibald
- Christopher GirouxShared titles: Let Her Out (2016), The Drownsman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Giroux
- Ira LevyShared titles: Let Her Out (2016), The Drownsman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ira Levy
Mixed roles
- Nicholas MiglioreShared titles: Creature from Cannibal Creek (2019), Poltergeist Encounters (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Migliore