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Acting

Brendan Cowell

Titles
28movies24TV shows
Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, with a break from 1987 to 1998, busiest in 2010 and 2016 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for National Theatre Live: Yerma
National Theatre Live: Yerma
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Brendan Cowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.0, average 3.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Australian Cinema 3
  • Australian Drama 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Sports Drama 2
  • Australian Humor 2
  • Friendship 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
RoleAnyActing46Appearances4Writing4Production2Directing2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s22000s152010s202020s10
GenreAnyDrama36Comedy11Crime7Romance6Mystery4Adventure3Science Fiction3Thriller3Action & Adventure3TV Movie3Action2War2Horror2Sci-Fi & Fantasy2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

10 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch75
Last Seen

TV show · as Henry Reid

GoodWatch66
Plum

TV show · as Peter Lum

GoodWatch65
High Country

TV show · as Glenn Gilmour

GoodWatch65
Dune: Prophecy

TV show · as Duke Ferdinand Richese

GoodWatch47
The Castaways

TV show · as Mike Brass

Police Rescue Australia

TV show · as Narrator

GoodWatch70
The Twelve

TV show · as Garry Thorne

GoodWatch60
The End

TV show · as Christopher Brennan

2010s

20 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch77
Press

TV show · as Peter Langly

Brock

TV show · as Allan Moffat

GoodWatch54
Ruben Guthrie

Screenplay, Executive Producer

GoodWatch65
The Slap

TV show · as Craig

GoodWatch86
Game of Thrones

TV show · as Harrag

GoodWatch77
Beneath Hill 60

as Captain Oliver Woodward

All 20 titles from the 2010s

2000s

15 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch41
Ten Empty

as Shane Hackett

GoodWatch74
Rush

TV show · as Blake Fincher

GoodWatch73
Noise

as Const. Graham McGahan

GoodWatch78
Love My Way

TV show · as Tom Jackson

GoodWatch52
Salem's Lot

TV show · as Dud Rogers

Floodhouse

as Herringbone John

White Collar Blue

TV show · as Daniel Hudson

Young Lions

TV show · as Jason Doone

GoodWatch85
Life Support

TV show · as Todd

GoodWatch58
To End All Wars

as Pte. Wallace Hamilton

All 15 titles from the 2000s

1990s

2 titles · average score 50

1980s

1 title