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Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Actor · Born November 15, 1958 (67) · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Lewis Fitz-Gerald is an Australian actor, screenwriter and television director. He is an actor and director, best known for Pitch Black (2000), Breaker Morant (1980) and Home and Away (1988). His academic qualifications include PhD (UNE), MA (Comms) UNE, BDA (Acting) NIDA. Fitz-Gerald lectures in Screen and Media Studies at Australia's University of New England.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 15, 1958 (67)
From
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Lewis Fitz-Gerald's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
28%
Morality
27%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · 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 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
3
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Lewis Fitz-Gerald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lewis Fitz-Gerald'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

56 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spit(2025)

    as Ian Hamblin KC

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • What About Sal? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Geoff

  • NCIS: Sydney(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Colonel Richard Rankin · as Richard Rankin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Thirteen Lives(2022)

    as Vernon Unsworth

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Wilds(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Wolchak

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets She Keeps(2020)

    Show as Reg

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Reef Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sonny Turner

  • Pimped(2018)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pine Gap(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rudi Fox

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Harmony(2018)

    as Mr. Lenox

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Murder: Killer Cop(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Truss Jackson

  • Truth(2015)

    as Louis Boccardi

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alan Reid

  • Not Suitable for Children(2012)

    as Dr. McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Bradbury

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Cup(2011)

    as Michael Smurfit

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

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

    Show 22 episodes · as David Sinclair

  • A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne(2009)

    as Gary Jubelin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Commissioner Bigge (as Lewis Fitzgerald)

  • The Boys Are Back(2009)

    as Tim Walker

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Aston

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Thayer

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Thayer

  • The Three Stooges(2000)

    as Jules White

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Border Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dr. Roderick Helms

  • Pitch Black(2000)

    as Paris P. Ogilvie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Kor Tosko

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Marshall Dobbs

  • Twisted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dead Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Les

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Spider and Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Robert Dougherty

  • Cody: Bad Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Martin Campbell

  • The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor Martin

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • R.F.D.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Sebert Blitho

  • Time Trax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 22 episodes · as Charlie Burke

  • Police State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gary Crooke QC

  • The Four Minute Mile(1988)

    as Denis Johannson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Cry in the Dark(1988)

    as Tipple

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Banjo and the Bard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Dialogue · as Banjo Paterson

  • The Shiralee(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tony

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Rikky and Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Adam

  • Home and Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 40 episodes · Director

  • Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Brian

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 25 episodes · as David Gibson

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

    as Ivanhoe (voice)

  • The More Things Change... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Barry

  • Time's Raging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as David

  • The Boy Who Had Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Vandervelt

  • We of the Never Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jack

  • Fighting Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as John

  • I Can Jump Puddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 9 episodes · as Alan Marshall

  • The Last Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Lloyd

  • Breaker Morant(1980)

    as Lt. George Witton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1980 to 2025; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Pitch Black (2000)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Pitch Black (2000)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

NCIS: Sydney (2023)

Film career

19802025

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting53 of 55: 52 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting2 of 55: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 55: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s18 · 17 acting · 2 crew1990s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew2000s7 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Lewis Fitz-Gerald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

NCIS: Sydney (2023)

73rd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Thirteen Lives (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 41. 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 Lewis Fitz-Gerald's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–55 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian 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 Lewis Fitz-Gerald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lewis Fitz-Gerald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Heather Mitchell shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers