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Yannick Bisson

Yannick Bisson

Actor · Born May 16, 1969 (57) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Yannick Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor best known to international audiences as the star of Murdoch Mysteries.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 16, 1969 (57)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 64 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Yannick Bisson's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Self
26%
Morality
26%
Bonds
15%
Survival
13%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 4 · 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 12 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 11 · 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 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 15
Ally
3 of 15
Herald
2 of 15
Trickster
2 of 15
Mentor
2 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
12
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
8
Joyful
5
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Yannick Bisson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yannick Bisson'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

64 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Baking All the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · as Kris Thompson

  • A Perfect Plan(2020)

    as Gerry

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Anything for Jackson(2020)

    as Rory

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hellmington(2018)

    as Professor Freeborn

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2018)

    as Martin Bartell

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Detective William Murdoch

  • Another WolfCop(2017)

    as Swallows

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Static (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Billy

  • A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as Martin Bartell

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as Martin Bartell

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Detective William Murdoch

  • The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as Martin Bartell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as Martin Bartell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Year by the Sea(2016)

    as Cahoon

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Merry Murdoch Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Detective William Murdoch

  • The Adventures of Napkin Man(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mr. Anthony

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective William Murdoch

  • My Mother's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dennis Colson

  • Casino Jack(2010)

    as Oscar Carillo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Bill Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Too Late to Say Goodbye(2009)

    as Bobby Corbin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Shelton

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jon Steadman

  • Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jon Steadman

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 331 episodes · Director · as Detective William Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost(2007)

    as Jon Steadman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Urban Vermin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · as No-Neck (voice)

  • Animal 2(2008)

    as Dillen

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Dresden Files(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets of Comfort House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Curtis

  • Crazy for Christmas(2005)

    as Peter Archer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Run Away Home(2004)

    as Dr. Ostrum

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Austin Brooks

  • I Do (But I Don't)(2004)

    as James (Jay) Corina

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Playmakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Detective

  • See Jane Date(2003)

    as Max Garrett

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye(2002)

    Show 57 episodes · as Jack Hudson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot(2001)

    as Buddy Stein

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Loves Music, Loves to Dance(2001)

    as Charley / Paul Nash

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Saunders

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Undergrads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Crougar / Stoner Dave (voice)

  • The Pretender 2001 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as NSA Agent Edward Ballinger

  • The Moving of Sophia Myles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rev. Harlan Young

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 14 episodes · as Brian Tedrow

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Stavros Vordalos

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Genius(1999)

    as Mike MacGregor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Julian Fanshaw

  • Velocity Trap(1999)

    as Franklin J. Robinson, ED Officer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 27 episodes · as Richmond Hobson

  • Young at Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Joey

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 72 episodes · as Joey Barrett

  • Catwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn · as John

  • The Rookies(1989)

    as Cory Dyson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Maxie's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • First Offender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jeff

  • Adderly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Car Rental Attendant

  • Toby McTeague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Toby McTeague

  • My Pet Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rod

  • Danger Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ty

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hockey Night(1984)

    as Spear Kozak

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1984 to 2022; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Casino Jack (2010)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Murdoch Mysteries (2008)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19842022

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting64 of 64: 61 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting2 of 64: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 64: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

64 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
9914

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 Yannick Bisson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Year by the Sea (2016)

83rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Murdoch Mysteries (2008)

Midcredits 92nd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. 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 Yannick Bisson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · 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 Yannick Bisson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yannick Bisson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Head shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

  • Charlaine Harris5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Charlaine Harris
  • Teena Booth4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Teena Booth

Actors

  • Candace Cameron Bure5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Marilu Henner5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Marilu Henner
  • Miranda Frigon5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Miranda Frigon
  • Ellie Harvie4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Ellie Harvie

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Jim Head6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Jim Head
  • Bill Marks5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Bill Marks
  • Jamie Goehring5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Joel S. Rice5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Joel S. Rice

Mixed roles