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Sam Keeley

Sam Keeley

Actor · Born November 29, 1990 (35) · Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

Samuel Keeley is an Irish actor from County Offaly. His first major acting break was in the role of Philip in the RTÉ's hit television series Raw. He later appeared in the films Burnt, Monsters: Dark Continent, The Siege of Jadotville, In the Heart of the Sea and The Cured. He was also part of the main cast of 68 Whiskey.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 29, 1990 (35)
From
Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 30 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 16% in 30 days

What are Sam Keeley's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
23%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Bonds
15%
Society
11%
Power
8%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 8
Ally
3 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
7
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
5
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Sam Keeley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Keeley'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

30 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Task(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jayson Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • William Tell(2024)

    as Baumgarten

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wrecker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Dry(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alex

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Joe vs. Carole(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as John Finlay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Eric 'Viking' Kinsella

  • Adventures of a Mathematician(2020)

    as Jack Calkin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tom

  • 68 Whiskey(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cooper Roback

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Recon(2019)

    as Joyner

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dublin Murders(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Daniel March

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Measure of a Man(2018)

    as Jim Smith

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Ashram(2018)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Cured(2017)

    as Senan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Megan Leavey(2017)

    as Sills

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Siege of Jadotville(2016)

    as Billy (Sniper) Ready

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Anthropoid(2016)

    as Josef Bublík

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Alleycats(2016)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

    as Ramsdell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • AfterDeath(2015)

    as Seb

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Burnt(2015)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters: Dark Continent(2014)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Week Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as James

  • What Richard Did(2012)

    as Conor Harris

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • This Must Be the Place(2011)

    as Desmond

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Killen

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Youth #1

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Two Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Davey

  • Misfits(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Raw(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Philip

    Midcredits score: 65th 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 30 titles from 2008 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Burnt (2015)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Anthropoid (2016)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Burnt (2015)

Film career

20082025

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 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
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
1116

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 Sam Keeley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

68 Whiskey (2020)

85th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Task (2025)

Midcredits 89th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. 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 Sam Keeley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–87 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–53 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles42–77 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles32–47 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Sam Keeley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Keeley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hera Hilmar shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers