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Shawn Williamson

Shawn Williamson

Producer · Born April 26, 1965 (61) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Directors Guild Award nominee

Shawn Williamson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a producer and production manager, known for Black Mirror (2011), Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) and The Good Doctor (2017). He has been married to Betty Gabriel since 2022. He was previously married to Dawn Williamson.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 26, 1965 (61)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Producer
Titles
258 on MovieCove · 277 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 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Shawn Williamson's films like?

Across their 241 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama59 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy58 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
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Romance15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Horror10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
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Mystery9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Family6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Family movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
37%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love76 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds81 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice54 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival34 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity45 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship26 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth30 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity24 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 236 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 153 · Serious 28 · Dark 55

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

Grounded 186 · Stylized 39 · Heightened 11

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 125 · Charged 61 · Intense 50

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

Steady 153 · Shifting 70 · Whiplash 13

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

Straight-faced 101 · Some laughs 118 · Funny 17

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 131 · Even-paced 96 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 150 · Engaged 74 · Full focus 12

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

Easy watch 158 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 43

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

Resolved 186 · Open-ended 44 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
122
Warm
117
Hopeful
86
Romantic
58
Dread
48
Other
237

How their films linger

Feel-good145 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful115 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun48 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 44 with a twist

  • Happy146
  • Bittersweet59
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous24

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 Shawn Williamson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 206 of their 258 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (105).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shawn Williamson'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

277 credits, 258 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 227 titles, 226 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

White Noise (2005)

$91M worldwide

Highest rated

50/50 (2011)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Interview (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 227: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing224 of 227: 217 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew9 of 227: 2 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

227 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s41 · crew2010s103 · 1 acting · 102 crew2020s72 · crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Directors Guild Award in 2026, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Shawn Williamson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of the 240 of 242 with a score; across their 235 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 235

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 235

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 235

Midcredits score across 256 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th101
  • 25th to 49th67
  • Below 25th57

Shape of the crowd

117 of their 256 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic13
  • Crowd Pleaser100
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed117

Most divisive · producer

Monster High: The Movie (2022)

94th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Julie and the Phantoms (2020)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

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 Shawn Williamson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 53 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore35 titles19–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity53 titles12–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles28–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles10–66 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles23–83 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Shawn Williamson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shawn Williamson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Goehring shares the most, 160.

Directors

  • Uwe Boll19 titles · 18 as director    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Uwe Boll
  • David Weaver18 titles · 17 as director    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with David Weaver
  • Terry Ingram16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Terry Ingram
  • Martin Wood8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Martin Wood

Writers

  • Charlaine Harris17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Charlaine Harris
  • Teena Booth16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Teena Booth
  • Rick Garman9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Rick Garman
  • Jim Head29 titles · 8 as writer    See newest 12 of 29 shared titles with Jim Head

Actors

  • Candace Cameron Bure21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Marilu Henner18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Marilu Henner
  • Lexa Doig15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Lexa Doig
  • Miranda Frigon15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Miranda Frigon

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Kelly Herron23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Kelly Herron
  • Ryan McMaster19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Ryan McMaster
  • Jeff Tymoschuk18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Jeff Tymoschuk
  • Hal Beckett18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Hal Beckett

Producers

  • Jamie Goehring160 titles    See newest 12 of 160 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Jonathan Shore132 titles    See newest 12 of 132 shared titles with Jonathan Shore
  • Kevin Leeson44 titles    See newest 12 of 44 shared titles with Kevin Leeson
  • Trevor McWhinney42 titles    See newest 12 of 42 shared titles with Trevor McWhinney

Mixed roles