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Brenton Thwaites

Brenton Thwaites

Actor, also producer · Born August 10, 1989 (37) · Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series Slide and later appeared on the soap opera Home and Away. Since moving to the United States, Thwaites has had major roles in the films Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012), Oculus (2013), The Giver (2014), Gods of Egypt (2016), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). He starred as Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2023.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1989 (37)
From
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 29 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 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Brenton Thwaites' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
25%
Bonds
24%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · 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 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 19
Ally
4 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Shadow
1 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
11
Dread
4
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Brenton Thwaites' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brenton Thwaites' 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

29 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Two Years Later(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • We Bury the Dead(2024)

    as Clay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • How to Make Gravy(2024)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • I Met a Girl(2020)

    as Devon

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of War(2020)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Violent Separation(2019)

    as Norman Young

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 49 episodes · as Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • An Interview with God(2018)

    as Paul Asher

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Office Uprising(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Desmond

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    as Henry Turner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Gods of Egypt(2016)

    as Bek

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ruben Guthrie(2015)

    as Chet

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ride(2014)

    as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Son of a Gun(2014)

    as JR White

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Giver(2014)

    as Jonas

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • That Sugar Film(2014)

    as The Liver Sketch

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Maleficent(2014)

    as Prince Phillip

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Oculus(2013)

    as Tim Russell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Signal(2014)

    as Nic Eastman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Save Your Legs!(2012)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blue Lagoon: The Awakening(2012)

    as Dean McMullen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Luke Gallagher

  • Charge Over You(2010)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sea Patrol(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Leigh Scarpia

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Forensic Investigators(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Beg The Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lost Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cal Bowman

  • Stake Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Token Groomsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as David

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 25 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

$796M worldwide

Highest rated

Maleficent (2014)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Titans (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20042026

Peak 2015 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 14 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
Acting29 of 29: 28 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing1 of 29: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 25% of 16 roles
1217

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 Brenton Thwaites' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Charge Over You (2010)

91st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

That Sugar Film (2014)

Midcredits 85th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 52. 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 Brenton Thwaites' work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles32–87 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles11–59 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles7–79 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles9–59 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles28–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier 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 Brenton Thwaites work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenton Thwaites' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Ritchson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers