Christopher Bolton

Christopher Bolton began his acting career in his teens and has appeared in the feature films Rock My World (2002), Killing Moon (1999), A Colder Kind of Death (2001), Dead by Monday (2001), and The Third Miracle (1999), as well as the Showtime television movies Hendrix (2000) and Our Fathers (2005). He has been a series regular on My Secret Identity (1988) and Air Waves (1986). Additional television credits include roles on the series Northwood (1991), Mutant X (2001), Blue Murder (2001), Little Men (1998), PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996), La Femme Nikita (1997), Street Legal (1987), and The Outer Limits (1995). Bolton earned a Gemini nomination for his guest-starring role as 'Joey Williams' on the award-winning series Cold Squad (1998). His work in film and television led him to try his hand at writing. This effort landed him a spot in the esteemed Canadian Film Center in the Resident Program. He entered as a writer, but left having written and directed his own short film entitled The Tooth. He then completed a two-year stint acting on the highly regarded Showtime Networks television series Street Time (2002). It was on Street Time in 2002 that he met producer Chris Szarka, forming a partnership to create and produce the television series Rent-a-Goalie (2006) for Showcase.

What are Christopher Bolton's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titles23^rd

Drama2 titles24^th

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

Power

26%

Bonds

21%

Self

18%

Survival

13%

Society

11%

Morality

7%

Ideas

3%

Corruption2 Family bonds2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Tony Nelson Jr. in I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991)
Mentoras Scotty in Porcupine Lake (2017)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Bittersweet

1

Joyful

1

Hopeful

2

Other

4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet2 Feel-good2 Haunting2 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet2
Tragic1
Ambiguous1

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 Christopher Bolton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Dove Channel1 title, show their title on Dove Channel
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
ScreenPix1 title, show their title on ScreenPix
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Bolton'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

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Porcupine Lake(2017)
as Scotty
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Saving Hope(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Louie Garvey
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Republic of Doyle(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Griffin Daniels
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Listener(2009)
Show 1 episode · as James McCallan
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
All Hat(2007)
as Lou, Short Cop
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The State Within(2006)
Show 6 episodes · as Vinny Swain
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Rent-a-Goalie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Cake
Our Fathers(2005)
as John
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Global Heresy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Carl
Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 20 episodes · as Peter Hunter
Mutant X(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Aldus Burke
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Dead by Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Curtis
Hendrix(2000)
as Ron Terry
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Third Miracle(1999)
as Wayne Stozzi
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Killing Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Peter Neely
Little Men(1998)
Show 2 episodes · as Ben Riley
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
La Femme Nikita(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Kruger
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Outer Limits(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Orderly Grant
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
City Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Simon Wessner
Ordeal in the Arctic(1993)
as Lieutenant Michael 'Mike' Moore
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
I Still Dream of Jeannie(1991)
as Tony Nelson Jr.
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
My Secret Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 72 episodes · Actor
State Park(1988)
as Trailor
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Airwaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 12 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 74^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1986 to 2017; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

State Park (1988)

$421 worldwide

Highest rated

The State Within (2006)

Midcredits 80^th

Film career

19862017

Peak 2017 · 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· My Secret Identity
1999First film· The Third Miracle

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting24 of 24 · 51^stWriting1 of 24Producing1 of 24

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · 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 Christopher Bolton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

30^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

43^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

75^th and up5
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser8
Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991)

79^th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The State Within (2006)

Midcredits 80^th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 34. 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.