Portrait of Joel Tobeck

Acting

Joel Tobeck

Career

Active from 1994 to 2027, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Doctor Blake Mysteries
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Tobeck Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.7, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Mystery 3
  • New Zealand Setting 3
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cringe Humor 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Emotional 2
  • Character-Driven Investigation 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

Upcoming

1 title
The Burning of Broken Beak
The Burning of Broken Beak

as Peter Finch

2020s

12 titles · average score 67
KILL ROOM
KILL ROOM (2027)

as Detective Alistair Bridges

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Neuroscientist

Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Pompey

Went Up the Hill
Went Up the Hill (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Curtis

Kōkā
Kōkā (2025)

as Wayne

A Mistake
A Mistake (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alistair

Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Neuroscientist

Sweet Tooth
Sweet Tooth (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as James Thacker

One Lane Bridge
One Lane Bridge (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Stephen Tremaine

The Luminaries
The Luminaries (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

Black Hands
Black Hands (2020)

TV show · as Robin Bain

Third Term
Third Term (2020)

TV show · as Mick

2010s

19 titles · average score 68
The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories
The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chief Superintendent Matthew Lawson

Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bürgermeister

Harrow
Harrow (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Tom Pinfold

The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait
The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chief Supt Matthew Lawson

Ash vs Evil Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Baal

The Brokenwood Mysteries
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Bobby Oades

Hope and Wire
Hope and Wire (2014)

TV show · as Greggo

The Doctor Blake Mysteries
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Matthew Lawson

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Snr Sgt Grossmith

Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud
Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Gary Majors

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Kurt Miller

The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell
The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell (2010)

as Ron

2000s

18 titles · average score 62
Accidents Happen
Accidents Happen (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ray Conway

30 Seconds
30 Seconds (2009)

TV show · as Martin Manning

Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Donny

Eagle vs Shark
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Damon

Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Redneck

30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as Doug Hertz

The Water Horse
The Water Horse (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sgnt. Walker

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

as Snead

Little Fish
Little Fish (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Moss

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bill

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 Orc Lieutenant 1

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Jeff Henry

1990s

15 titles · average score 59
Jackson's Wharf
Jackson's Wharf (1999)

TV show

Lawless
Lawless (1999)

as Terry Bowers

Channelling Baby
Channelling Baby (1999)

as Tony

Young Hercules
Young Hercules (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Strife / Strife/Nysus Gaius

Memory & Desire
Memory & Desire (1998)

as Nod

Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Neil

Peach
Peach (1996)

as Mog

Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Demios / Lucifer

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Strife / King Boraeus

Sure to Rise
Sure to Rise (1994)

as Parachutist

Power Rangers
Power Rangers (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Slob Goblin (voice) / Gorgax

Shortland Street
Shortland Street (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Craig Develter