Portrait of Paul McGillion

Acting

Paul McGillion

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hello Destroyer
Hello Destroyer
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

1

The characters Paul McGillion played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul McGillion Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.3, average 3.3
  • Satire & Parody
    1.5, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Feel-Good Romance 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Dark and Gritty 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Intense 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Cozy Mystery 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Small-Town Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

16 titles ยท average score 66
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hux Spencer

A Doctor to Die For: The Sarah Harris Story
A Doctor to Die For: The Sarah Harris Story (2026)

as Detective Mangano

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kurt Howe

Happy Face
Happy Face (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as William

Providence Falls
Providence Falls (2025)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as James Mcleod

My Life with the Walter Boys
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Tony

So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Trevor Rapp

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Madison

An Unexpected Christmas
An Unexpected Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tom

Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Bud

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nick Carlin

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as Nick Carlin

2010s

43 titles ยท average score 59
The Assignment
The Assignment (2017)
GoodWatch score 39

as Paul Wincott

The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Leo Adan

Hello Destroyer
Hello Destroyer (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ron Burr

The Marine 4: Moving Target
The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

as Det. Paul Redman

Numb
Numb (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pete

Reluctant Witness
Reluctant Witness (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

as Warren Cooper

The Flash
The Flash (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Earl Cox

Fargo
Fargo (2014)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Captain Muscavage

WitchSlayer Gretl
WitchSlayer Gretl (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Hansel

Finding a Family
Finding a Family (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jim Bante

Christmas Magic
Christmas Magic (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

as Scott

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Knave of Hearts

2000s

24 titles ยท average score 60
Star Trek
Star Trek (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

as Barracks Officer

V
V (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Dr. Lawrence Parker

Mom, Dad and Her
Mom, Dad and Her (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ben

Fringe
Fringe (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Edwin Massey

Beyond Loch Ness
Beyond Loch Ness (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as Michael Murphy

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Terrence Wexford

A Dog's Breakfast
A Dog's Breakfast (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ryan / Colt / Detective Morse

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jim Grossman / Peter Harper

Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Carson Beckett

See Grace Fly
See Grace Fly (2003)

as Dominic

Smallville
Smallville (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lex Lackey

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dr. Levinson

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 61
A Cooler Climate
A Cooler Climate (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Young Policeman

First Wave
First Wave (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Raphael

Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Young Ernest Littlefield

NightScream
NightScream (1997)
GoodWatch score 41

as Deputy Nance

The Sentinel
The Sentinel (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Boz Tate

Have You Seen My Son
Have You Seen My Son (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. McQuinn

Sliders
Sliders (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as First Officer

Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as Detective

Viper
Viper (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as John Kane

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Angry Husband / FBI Metallurgical Expert (uncredited)

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show