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Acting

Brian McGrath

Career

Active from 1973 to 2008, with a break from 1978 to 1991, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Someone at the Top of the Stairs
Someone at the Top of the Stairs
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brian McGrath Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title · average score 66
    Misty Green
    Misty Green (2026)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as 1st AD

    2010s

    3 titles · average score 63
    For All Mankind
    For All Mankind (2019)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Sam

    Rush Hour
    Rush Hour (2016)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Attendee #2

    2 Broke Girls
    2 Broke Girls (2011)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Fan Boy

    2000s

    5 titles · average score 51
    Tart
    Tart (2008)

    as Seán

    P.S. I Love You
    P.S. I Love You (2007)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Martin Kennedy

    Alexander
    Alexander (2004)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Doctor

    Evelyn
    Evelyn (2002)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Hugh Canning

    No Tears
    No Tears (2002)

    TV show · as Dr Hardaker

    1990s

    13 titles · average score 67
    Falling for a Dancer
    Falling for a Dancer (1998)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as St. John Sullivan

    The General
    The General (1998)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Doctor

    Her Own Rules
    Her Own Rules (1998)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Jacob Stratton

    Giving Tongue
    Giving Tongue (1996)

    as Robert Payton

    An Awfully Big Adventure
    An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Vicar

    Kidnapped
    Kidnapped (1995)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as James Stewart of The Glen

    Bad Company
    Bad Company (1993)

    as Fred Whelan

    The Life and Times of Henry Pratt
    The Life and Times of Henry Pratt (1992)

    TV show · as Mr. O'Reilly

    Hostages
    Hostages (1992)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Connor

    Hear My Song
    Hear My Song (1991)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Barman

    The Treaty
    The Treaty (1991)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Robert Barton

    The Love She Sought
    The Love She Sought (1990)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Matt O'Hannon, James' Brother

    1970s

    7 titles · average score 65
    Minder
    Minder (1979)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Mr. Fairchild

    All Creatures Great and Small
    All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Nick O'Brian

    The Achurch Letters
    The Achurch Letters (1977)

    as Bernard Shaw

    Playhouse
    Playhouse (1974)

    TV show · as George Bernard Shaw

    Someone at the Top of the Stairs
    Someone at the Top of the Stairs (1973)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as John

    Black Beauty
    Black Beauty (1971)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Mark Beauchamp

    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton
    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971)

    as 1st Vincent de Paul Brother