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Jackson Gallagher

Jackson Gallagher

Actor · Melbourne, Australia

Jackson Gallagher is an Australian actor and professional photographer from Victoria, Australia. Gallagher began his career starring in the Nine Network children's series The Saddle Club and later ventured into film playing the titular character in the 2013 horror film Patrick. He gained wider recognition for his role as Josh Barrett in the soap opera Home and Away. He left the series in 2016 and soon secured more television roles including AFL player Connor Marrello in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps. He has also completed additional film roles scheduled for release in 2019. Aside from acting Gallagher has worked as a stills photographer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation network.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Melbourne, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 17 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 19% in 30 days

What are Jackson Gallagher's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
32%
Morality
25%
Survival
18%
Self
15%
Bonds
10%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · 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 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Jackson Gallagher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jackson Gallagher'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

17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beauty from Pain(2025)

    as Jack Henry

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Imposter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ian O'Neil

  • Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Caesar

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • My Melbourne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Chris

  • NCIS: Sydney(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Six Months (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Harrison

  • Girl at the Window(2022)

    as Detective Reuben Knox

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Summer(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Trav Morphett

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Paradise(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Winston Strong

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 2099: The Soldier Protocol(2019)

    as Matthew Allen Mills

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • My Life Is Murder(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Evan Maddox

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Playing for Keeps(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Connor Marrello

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Back in Very Small Business(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Clay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Patrick: Evil Awakens(2013)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Please Like Me(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tamas Lupei

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Home and Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 231 episodes · as Josh Barrett

Career shape

Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Girl at the Window (2022)

$178K worldwide

Highest rated

Beauty from Pain (2025)

Midcredits 38th

Film career

19882025

Peak 2013 · 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.

  • 1988Screen debut· Home and Away
  • 2013First film· Patrick

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s9 · acting

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.

How do Jackson Gallagher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Beauty from Pain (2025)

80th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Back in Very Small Business (2018)

Midcredits 39th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 31. 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 Jackson Gallagher'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 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Jackson Gallagher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jackson Gallagher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Garry Richards shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers