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Dean Petriw

Dean Petriw

Actor · Born July 4, 2008 (18) · New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Dean Petriw started his career at the precocious age of 4 when he booked his first commercial. His natural gift for the craft quickly had him moving on to more substantial roles in film, television, and voice. Dean's known for his portrayal of Jordan Walter on the hit Netflix series "My Life with the Walter Boys" and has appeared in various other TV shows including ABC's "Once Upon A Time", FOX's "Wayward Pines", Freeform's "Beyond", TNT's "Falling Skies", as well as a juicy 2-season recurring arc in Apple TV+'s "Home Before Dark". As a voice artist, he plays Pat in the English dub of Xilam's "Pffirates". Prior to that, he voiced characters for Cartoon Network's "Ninjago" and Netflix animated series "Starbeam". He has also appeared in the films "Kindergarten Cop 2", "Midnight Sun", and "Sonic The Hedgehog". Apart from his acting career, Dean is a devoted Vancouver Whitecaps supporter and Photographer.

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Born
July 4, 2008 (18)
From
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Dean Petriw's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
38%
Society
17%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Joyful
2
Warm
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Dean Petriw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Dean Petriw'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

17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • My Life with the Walter Boys(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jordan Walter

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year(2021)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Hard(2021)

    as Paper Boy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leonard Thompson

  • V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jean

  • StarBeam: Halloween Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • StarBeam(2020)

    Show 41 episodes · as Boost

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Sonic the Hedgehog(2020)

    as Minivan Kid

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Sun(2018)

    as Tommy / Young Boy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Harvest Love(2017)

    as Bobby Reed

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Falling for Vermont(2017)

    as Austin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten Cop 2(2016)

    as Jett

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Jason (5)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Ninjago(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Garmadon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Baelfire

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Thompson

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1991 to 2023; peak year 2021.

Highest rated

Falling for Vermont (2017)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

StarBeam (2020)

Film career

19912023

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% 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.

Who does Dean Petriw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dean Petriw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnny Darrell shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers