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Kavan Smith

Kavan Smith

Actor, also producer and writer · Born May 6, 1970 (56) · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Kavan was born in Edmonton, Alberta and both he and his brother were raised by his father when his parents divorced. He excelled in many sports as a child focusing on football and martial arts. During his teenage years, he cultivated a love for performing with a friend. They would often skip school to record and rehearse skits they would eventually take public on local buses and to shopping centers. After graduation, Kavan attended the University of Calgary working towards a degree in Economics but dropped out after a year and a half. After a year of contemplation, he enrolled in the Mount Royal University performing arts program. It was here that he developed a love of books and started writing. Soon after graduating he landed a lead role on the Canadian television show Destiny Ridge and moved to Vancouver. Kavan has been continuously adding versatile film and television roles to his acting repertoire since he discovered his passion for performance. In 1999 he caught Brian De Palma's eye and was cast in the science fiction adventure Mission to Mars (2000). Since then he has played key roles in FOX's Human Target (2010), The CW's Smallville (2001) and Supernatural (2005), SyFy's The Outer Limits (1995), Sanctuary (2007), and Smallville (2001) and USA Network's Fairly Legal (2011). Kavan has also had large recurring roles in USA Network's The 4400 (2004) as Jed Garrity, SyFy's [Stargate: Atlantis (2004)] as Major Evan Lorne and SyFy's Eureka (2006) as Deputy Andy, a sweet but overly keen robot. Kavan also starred with Thandie Newton in DirectTV's crime drama Rogue (2013).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 6, 1970 (56)
From
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 85 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 155 days to Oct 26

What are Kavan Smith's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
14%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 16
Hero
5 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
13
Tense
12
Hopeful
12
Joyful
9
Romantic
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Kavan Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kavan Smith'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

85 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder(2026)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Cup(2025)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Return to Office(2025)

    as Chef

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murder(2024)

    as Ricky

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement(2024)

    as Michael Hogan

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Notes of Autumn(2023)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Big Sky River: The Bridal Path(2023)

    as Boone

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Big Sky River(2022)

    as Boone

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • You Had Me at Aloha(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: Changing Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Pre-Wedding Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Before My Very Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: From the Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Open Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: New Possibilities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Into the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Family Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: A Call from the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Calls the Heart: Disputing Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Leland Coulter

  • When Hope Calls(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Leland Coulter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Love on the Menu(2019)

    Story · Teleplay · as Hank

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells(2019)

    as Nick Dyson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Leland Coulter

  • The Perfect Bride(2017)

    as Nick Dyson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Leland Coulter

  • The Irresistible Blueberry Farm(2016)

    as Hayden

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Bells(2016)

    as Nick Turner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: New Year's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Leland Coulter

  • Hello, It's Me(2015)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters(2014)

    as Alan Bernard / Derrick Brooks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Baby Boot Camp(2014)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart(2014)

    Show 115 episodes · as Leland Coulter

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Human(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as A.D.A. Ortega

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Rogue(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Tom Travis

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Carson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Killing Game(2011)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Iron Golem(2011)

    as Jake Hampton

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Red: Werewolf Hunter(2010)

    as Nathan Kessler

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Growing the Big One(2010)

    as Seth

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Simon

  • The Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Evan Lorne

  • Sanctuary(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Detective Joe Kavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare at the End of the Hall(2008)

    as Brett

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jetstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Eureka(2006)

    Show 21 episodes · as Deputy Andy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Blade: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Time Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Flynn

  • Uganda Rising(2006)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cuthbert Sinclair · as Gym Club Victim · as Magnus

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cowboy Eric

  • Godiva's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Richard 'Buster' Baier

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 29 episodes · as Major Evan Lorne

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · as Agent Jed Garrity

  • A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster(2003)

    as Anthony Wold

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Forsenth

  • Stark Raving Mad(2002)

    as Michael Frakes

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Living with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Matt

  • Living with the Dead(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Due East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Stephen Dugan

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade Mahaney

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Night Visions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dante (segment "Reunion")

  • See Spot Run(2001)

    as Ricky

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mission to Mars(2000)

    as Nicholas Willis

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Gibson

  • Escape from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sergei Andropov, Misson Biogeochemist

  • Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Reese Godell

  • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Cranston

  • Intensity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jack Templeton

  • Intensity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Templeton

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Major Evan Lorne

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as 5. Offizier Harold G. Lowe

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn

  • Generation X(1996)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mixed Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tommy

  • A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story(1995)

    as Young Dick Clark

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Chris

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Allan · as Dominic Langton · as Harrison Taylor · as Lt. O'Neill · as Quarterback

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Mission to Mars (2000)

$111M worldwide

Highest rated

When Calls the Heart (2014)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

19952026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 81 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting1 of 83: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 83: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s15 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 19% of 16 roles
960616

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kavan Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Generation X (1996)

74th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. 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.

Is Kavan Smith's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kavan Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kavan Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pascale Hutton shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles