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Greg Kean

Greg Kean

Actor · Born September 27, 1962 (64) · Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Gregory Kean Williams (born September 27, 1962) is a Canadian television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Clancy Lass in the television series Dead Like Me. Kean was born in Oshawa, Ontario, the son of Dorothy and Rex Williams. He earned an M.F.A. from Cornell University. His first acting role was either a dancing rabbit named "Nibbles" in a grade 5 presentation of the operetta "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" or as another bunny in an Easter play both at Adelaide McLaughlin Public School in Oshawa, Ontario in 1973. As a stage actor, Greg has been a resident company member of the Alley Theatre in Houston Texas. He also has worked with the Los Angeles Theater Centre and the New Mexico Rep as well as the first Actor's Equity Association sanctioned production of Tony and Tina's Wedding in Los Angeles. Greg is also an acting teacher and one of the owners of the William Davis Centre for Actors Study in Vancouver, British Columbia along with Dead Like Me colleague Christine Willes. Mr. Kean is currently teaching drama at South Pointe Academy, a private school located in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Greg Kean, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 27, 1962 (64)
From
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Greg Kean's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Survival
31%
Self
13%
Morality
11%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Mentor
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Greg Kean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Greg Kean'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

44 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Murder in a Small Town(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sean Van Der Mere

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home(2024)

    as Ross Alexander

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • #Xmas(2022)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • So Help Me Todd(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray McAtee

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Beeman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Colony(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Big Eyes(2014)

    as Gannett Lawyer #3

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The 12 Disasters of Christmas(2012)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Big Year(2011)

    as Computer Birder

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Epstein

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Christmas(2006)

    as Kelli's Father

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Totally Awesome(2006)

    as Mr. Gunderson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mount Pleasant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dave

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as D.A. Clark

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • It Waits(2005)

    as Rick Bailey

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Frankle

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Saved!(2004)

    as Dean's Father

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 21 episodes · as Clancy Lass

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Husband

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Executive

  • Door to Door(2002)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Fuzzybear

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Altman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

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

    Actor

  • By Dawn's Early Light(2001)

    as Ron Lewis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Christmas Present(2000)

    as Steve Thompson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Male Doctor

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Man-Ka-Lupe

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Secret Agent Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrews

  • Point Last Seen(1998)

    as Jim Calloway

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Logan's War: Bound by Honor(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story(1997)

    as Ken Dudney

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hostage High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Deputy Manners

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Herron

  • Mother of the Bride(1993)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Baby of the Bride(1991)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Gnome Named Gnorm(1990)

    as Budd

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys(1990)

    as Brian Wilson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Saved by the Bell(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Trask

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • House III: The Horror Show(1989)

    as Delivery Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Empty Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad (as Greg Kean Williams)

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy's Brother

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter (unconfirmed)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1984 to 2024; peak year 2005.

Highest rated

Dead Like Me (2003)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

19842024

Peak 2005 · 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
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8904

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 Greg Kean's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997)

82nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Door to Door (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 25. 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.

Who does Greg Kean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Greg Kean's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Fields shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers