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Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

Actor · Died August 14, 2022, aged 70 · New Zealand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marshall James Napier is a New Zealand actor. He is the father of actress Jessica Napier and the uncle of actor James Napier. Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as an art student, factory worker and truck driver. In 1988, he moved with his wife and two children, Reuben and Jessica, to Australia, to pursue a career in acting, and has worked in theatre, film, and television productions. In his 40's, he began writing plays. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marshall Napier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1951
Died
August 14, 2022 (aged 70)
From
New Zealand
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 70 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 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Marshall Napier's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action 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
37%
Survival
23%
Self
18%
Society
15%
Morality
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Dread
2
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Marshall Napier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marshall Napier'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

70 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Northspur(2022)

    as Summers

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Little Monsters(2019)

    as Army General

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bellbird(2019)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Doctor(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Light Between Oceans(2016)

    as Mr. Coughlan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Down Under(2016)

    as Graham Sheather

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Greg Matheson

  • The Moodys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Howard Benson

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Visiting Doctor

  • Jack Irish: Bad Debts(2012)

    as Father Gorman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Griff the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Benson

  • Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Chief Commissioner

  • Panic at Rock Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Paul Thorpe

  • Rake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Prosecution

  • The Clinic(2010)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Love You Too(2010)

    as Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Harry Jenson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tom

  • City Homicide(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · as Wilton Sparkes

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as J. Edgar Crippen

  • Travelling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Don Ferris

  • Black and White(2002)

    as Prison Warder

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • McLeod's Daughters(2001)

    Show 84 episodes · as Harry Ryan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter Collins

  • The Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mike Hughes

  • Muggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Professor Charles Lawrence

  • Airtight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Norscrum

  • In a Savage Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sir Geoffrey Hallerton

  • Strange Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Robert

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Drakul

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as General Grynes

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • All Saints(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Hanrahan · as Mick Mason

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • 13 Gantry Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Blake

  • Diana & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bank Manager

  • Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tom (segment 'Third Party')

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

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

    as Sgt Oakes

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Race the Sun(1996)

    as Mr. Cronin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Water Rats(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Da Silva

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tony Eustace

  • Babe(1995)

    as Chairman of Judges

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Swimming Lessons(1995)

    as Jim Sadler

  • Lucky Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as George LePine

  • Halifax F.P.(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Counahan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Dunn

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

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

    as Henderson

  • Shotgun Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Det. Dave Green

  • Stark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Private Detective

  • The Girl from Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 12 episodes · as Draco

  • Flirting(1991)

    as Mr. Rupert Elloitt

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 18 episodes · as Fred "Frog" Catteau

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Grasscutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Detective Inspector Cross

  • The Big Steal(1990)

    as Desmond Clark

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Frank Le Mat

  • E Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie Withers

  • The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey(1988)

    as Searle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Clean Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Keith Reid

  • Always Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bill Kennon

  • Starlight Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Det. Wallace

  • Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mason

  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Reed

  • Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Hunk Murphy (voice)

  • Pallet on the Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Joe Voot

  • Came a Hot Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sel Bishop

  • Wild Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Andy

  • Bad Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Trev Bond

  • Battletruck(1982)

    as Driver

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Pork Pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Police Driver

  • Beyond Reasonable Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Constable Wyllie

  • The Governor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Seddon

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1977 to 2023; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Flirting (1991)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Flirting (1991)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Little Monsters (2019)

Film career

19772023

Peak 2011 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting70 of 70: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
8196

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 Marshall Napier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of the 15 of 16 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Northspur (2022)

94th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Midcredits 85th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 9 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 Marshall Napier's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · 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 Marshall Napier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marshall Napier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barbara Gibbs shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers