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Josh Helman

Josh Helman

Actor, also director and writer · Born February 22, 1986 (40) · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Joshua "Josh" Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian television and film actor. Helman is perhaps best known for his role as William Stryker in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and its sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse. He has also appeared in the 2015 installment of the Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road, as Slit. Helman has also appeared on a number of television series and mini-series, including recurring roles in Home and Away, The Pacific, Flesh and Bone and Wayward Pines.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 22, 1986 (40)
From
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Josh Helman's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
31%
Bonds
26%
Morality
15%
Self
13%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
3
Dread
3
Warm
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Josh Helman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Helman'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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Evil Dead Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Actor

  • Watching You(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga(2024)

    as Scrotus

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Thirteen Lives(2022)

    as Major Hodges

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Small Engine Repair(2021)

    as Anthony Romanowski

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Monster Hunter(2020)

    as Steeler

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Undertow(2018)

    as Brett

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Deputy(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Deputy Carter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Soundtrack(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Fairman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Harley Quinn(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Boomerang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Feast of the Seven Fishes(2019)

    as Juke

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Loudest Voice(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Lenny(2017)

    as Lenny McLean

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kate Can't Swim(2017)

    Director · Writer · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    as Col. William Stryker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Country Called Home(2015)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • As Long As We Both Shall Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Malcolm Washington

  • Flesh and Bone(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bryan Robbins

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Xander Beck

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)

    as Slit

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • At Home with Mystic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Arnie

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    as William Stryker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Blinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as James "Morts" Mortimer

  • Jack Reacher(2012)

    as Jeb Oliver

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Animal Kingdom(2010)

    as Const. Peter Simmons

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Pacific(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as PFC Lew ‘Chuckler’ Juergens

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Party Guest / Wedding Guest

  • McLeod's Daughters(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Grown Up Xander

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

$544M worldwide

Highest rated

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Pacific (2010)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20012025

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting28 of 28: 27 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 9% of 11 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 Josh Helman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Kate Can't Swim (2017)

86th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. 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 Josh Helman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles58–89 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles23–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles31–95 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–70 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles57–82 · median 63 · 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 Josh Helman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Helman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laura Gordon shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers