Skip to content
MovieCove
Keith McErlean

Keith McErlean

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Keith McErlean's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
27%
Survival
19%
Morality
18%
Society
7%
Power
3%
Grief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Keith McErlean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keith McErlean's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Power Ballad(2026)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lightkeeper(2026)

    as Paddy Joe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Albie Garston

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Flora and Son(2023)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • It Is in Us All(2022)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Redemption(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Patrick Fannon

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Vikings: Valhalla(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Con Doyle

  • Black Medicine(2021)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Special(2020)

    as Philip

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cold Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as DS Jason Briggs

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Ups and Downs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Fergus

  • Black '47(2018)

    as John Murray Knox

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Trial of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as James Connolly

  • Sing Street(2016)

    as Barry's Dad

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michael Joseph O'Rahilly

  • Blood Cells(2014)

    as Keith

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lord Denewulf

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Trivia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Adam

  • Raw(2008)

    Show 30 episodes · as Shane Harte

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • An Teanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Flyboys(2006)

    as Vernon Toddman

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Recoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Blackwater Lightship(2004)

    as Declan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Goldfish Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Red

  • Bachelors Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 20 episodes · as Barry Boland

  • At Death's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tom

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Doyle

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Power Ballad (2026)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Nowhere Special (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Power Ballad (2026)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· Goldfish Memory

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Keith McErlean's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Lightkeeper (2026)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sing Street (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 84/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 62. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Keith McErlean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keith McErlean's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Antonia Campbell-Hughes shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers