Steven McCarthy

Biography

Steven McCarthy is an actor, musician, theater artist, and filmmaker whose work has appeared in Canada and beyond. He trained at the National Theatre School, where he was the only student in a shortened directing course. He started the company Candles are for Burning in 2009, and Revisited, a play he helped create, toured widely and won him a Best Actor award. In 2010 he received a Best Director Award at Summerworks for Bliss. His stage credits include a gallery staging of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, a La Ronde adaptation written with the poet Evie Christie, Malaria Lullaby, Reasons to be Pretty, and Andromache. He sings lead in and co-founded the 10-piece band The ElastoCitizens, whose second record came out alongside the feature Picture Day (2012), shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also had a recurring part in Guillermo del Toro's The Strain and a leading role in Andrew Currie's The Steps.

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 26 years1999 to 2025

Genres

Drama56%, 5 films
Horror33%, 3 films
Mystery33%, 3 films
Thriller33%, 3 films
Crime22%, 2 films

First and latest

Steven McCarthy movies on Netflix

The Dogs2025IMDb rating 4.6as Frank McTavish
Dark Harvest2023IMDb rating 5.5as Coach Nelson
Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0as Photographer
Picture Day2012IMDb rating 6.2as Jim
Dead Mary2007IMDb rating 4.4as Baker
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying2004IMDb rating 7.4as Hugh Rhodes
Steal2002IMDb rating 5.4as Frank
The Crossing2000IMDb rating 7.1as Alexander Hamilton
Eye of the Beholder1999IMDb rating 5.0as Paul Hugo

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pieces of a Woman2020 Dramaas Photographer
IMDb rating 7.061K votes
Dead Mary2007 Horroras Baker
IMDb rating 4.42.7K votes
Eye of the Beholder1999as Paul Hugo
IMDb rating 5.017K votes
The Crossing2000as Alexander Hamilton
IMDb rating 7.12.4K votes
Picture Day2012as Jim
IMDb rating 6.21.4K votes
Steal2002as Frank
IMDb rating 5.46.4K votes
Dark Harvest2023as Coach Nelson
IMDb rating 5.511K votes
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying2004as Hugh Rhodes
IMDb rating 7.4156 votes

Worked with

Steven McCarthy shares two films with Kris Holden-Ried, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kris Holden-Ried

Gayle Garfinkle

Ewan McGregor

Ellen Burstyn

Colm Meaney

Jeff Daniels

Kornél MundruczóDirector, 1 film

Stephan ElliottDirector, 1 film David SladeDirector, 1 film

Films together

Kris Holden-Ried2 films together, 2000 to 2025
Kris Holden-Ried's page
- The Dogs2025IMDb rating 4.6McCarthy as Frank McTavishHolden-Ried as Ken Armstrong
- The Crossing2000IMDb rating 7.1McCarthy as Alexander HamiltonHolden-Ried as Capt. Heineman
Gayle Garfinkle2 films together, 1999 to 2020
Gayle Garfinkle's page
- Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0McCarthy as PhotographerGarfinkle as Judith
- Eye of the Beholder1999IMDb rating 5.0McCarthy as Paul HugoGarfinkle as Head Waitress
Ewan McGregor1 film together, 1999
Ewan McGregor's page
- Eye of the Beholder1999IMDb rating 5.0McCarthy as Paul HugoMcGregor as Eye
Ellen Burstyn1 film together, 2020
Ellen Burstyn's page
- Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0McCarthy as PhotographerBurstyn as Elizabeth Weiss
Colm Meaney1 film together, 2004
Colm Meaney's page
- The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying2004IMDb rating 7.4McCarthy as Hugh RhodesMeaney as Inspector Brackenreid
Jeff Daniels1 film together, 2000
Jeff Daniels's page
- The Crossing2000IMDb rating 7.1McCarthy as Alexander HamiltonDaniels as Gen. George Washington
Kornél MundruczóDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Kornél Mundruczó
- Pieces of a Woman2020IMDb rating 7.0McCarthy as Photographer
Stephan ElliottDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Stephan Elliott
- Eye of the Beholder1999IMDb rating 5.0McCarthy as Paul Hugo
David SladeDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by David Slade
- Dark Harvest2023IMDb rating 5.5McCarthy as Coach Nelson

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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