Portrait of John Bach

Acting

John Bach

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 1993 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Farscape
Farscape
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Historical Reconstruction 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Survival Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 55
Holy Days
Holy Days (2026)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bishop Chaytor

Man of Valor
Man of Valor (2026)

as General Horrocks (Elder)

The Ballad of Maddog Quinn
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn (2022)

as Grandpa quinn

Under the Vines
Under the Vines (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Don Silverton

Reunion
Reunion (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jack

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 67
Mistress, Mercy
Mistress, Mercy (2018)

as Judge Anderson

Judgement Tavern
Judgement Tavern (2016)

as The Judge

The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mayor Jock Johnson

Jack Irish
Jack Irish (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Senator Michael Longmore

Roman Empire
Roman Empire (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Marcus Aurelius

Gallipoli
Gallipoli (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sir Ian Hamilton

The Cure
The Cure (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

as Lionel

Hope and Wire
Hope and Wire (2014)

TV show ยท as Vernon

Wentworth
Wentworth (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Vinnie Holt

Rest for the Wicked
Rest for the Wicked (2011)

as Frank

Spartacus
Spartacus (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Magistrate Calavius

This Is Not My Life
This Is Not My Life (2010)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 68
Piece of My Heart
Piece of My Heart (2009)

as Mike

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as British Homeguard 1

Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Herald

The Tattooist
The Tattooist (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lazlo McFadden

My Name Is Bruce
My Name Is Bruce (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Shot in the Leg Guy

The Lost Children
The Lost Children (2006)

TV show

Hercules
Hercules (2005)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Creon

Kidnapped
Kidnapped (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

as Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Einstein

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
GoodWatch score 91

as Madril

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
GoodWatch score 90

as Madril

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 67
Farscape
Farscape (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Einstein

The Lost World
The Lost World (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Balar

The Day of the Roses
The Day of the Roses (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Tom Weir

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Thierry Arronax

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Captain Nemo

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story (1993)

as Alexander Graham Bell

CrimeBroker
CrimeBroker (1993)

as Frank MacPhee

Heroes II: The Return
Heroes II: The Return (1991)

TV show ยท as Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson

Golden Fiddles
Golden Fiddles (1991)

TV show ยท as Walter Balfour

Old Scores
Old Scores (1991)

as Ewan Murray

The Paper Man
The Paper Man (1990)

TV show ยท as Philip Cromwell

Blood Oath
Blood Oath (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

as Major Roberts

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 66
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Travis

Georgia
Georgia (1989)

as William Karlin

The Heroes
The Heroes (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Donald Davidson

The Great Bookie Robbery
The Great Bookie Robbery (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mike Power

Wild Horses
Wild Horses (1984)

as Jack

Heart of the Stag
Heart of the Stag (1984)

as Shearer

The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe (1983)

as Edward / Max Scarry

Nearly No Christmas
Nearly No Christmas (1983)

as King Penguin

Utu
Utu (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

as Belcher

Battletruck
Battletruck (1982)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bone

Bad Blood
Bad Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bert Cropp

Goodbye Pork Pie
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

as Snout

1970s

3 titles
The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts
The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts (1978)

as Wilkie

Wild Man
Wild Man (1977)

as Barman

The Governor
The Governor (1977)

TV show ยท as John Sheehan