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Grant Swanby

Grant Swanby

Actor · Born July 25, 1967 (59) · Durban, South Africa

Grant has spent the last 30 years working professionally in the entertainment industry, concentrating on acting in film, television and stage. Film Credits include: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Invictus (2009), The Fall (2006), Blood Diamond (2006), and the award winning Black Butterflies (2011). On television, Grant has appeared in Invasion season 2, Troy Fall of the City, The Last Post and Women in Love (2011) for the B.B.C., Crusoe (2008) for N.B.C., ITV's The Runaway (2010) . Grant's theatre, credits include: "Much Ado about Nothing", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Hamlet", "Love, Valour, Compassion" and most recently "The Taming of the Shrew". Grant also works as a Professional Acting Coach

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 25, 1967 (59)
From
Durban, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 51 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Grant Swanby's films like?

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

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
36%
Morality
23%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Self
7%
Society
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Mentor
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Absurd
2
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Grant Swanby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Grant Swanby'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

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

  • Street Trash(2024)

    as Businessman

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Fix(2024)

    as James McPhee

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Recipes for Love and Murder(2022)

    Show as Marius Rabie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Invasion(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as General Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Fried Barry(2020)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sulphur and White(2020)

    as Koetze

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Projek Dina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert du Preez

  • The Last Victims(2019)

    as Warren

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cut-Out Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Leigh’s dad

  • The Recce(2018)

    as Captain Le Roux

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Pastor Abrahams

  • Troy: Fall of a City(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eetion

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Post(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as SAS Commanding Officer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Finders Keepers(2017)

    as Kiril

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beyond the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Steve

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Antwerp Board Member

  • Die Byl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Carel Massyn

  • Blood and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Colonel Swannell

  • Shark Killer(2015)

    as Diggler

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Spud 3: Learning to Fly(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Salvation(2014)

    as Joe No Leg

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Zulu(2013)

    as Policeman at grave

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Copposites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Captain Kruger

  • Taste of Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tomas

  • Jail Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Crassus

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

    as Drikus

  • Women in Love(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wolfgang Loerke

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Black Butterflies(2011)

    as Jan Rabie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Sinking of the Laconia(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colonel Ronin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Invictus(2009)

    as Co-Captain of 747

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • White Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Slang

  • Endgame(2009)

    as President's Agent Botha (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008)

    as Barkeeper

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Dr. Geyer

  • More Than Just a Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Warder Delport

  • Blood Diamond(2006)

    as UNCHR Official

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Fall(2006)

    as Father Augustine

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Slipstream(2005)

    as Tokin

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ring of the Nibelungs(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Blast(2004)

    as Michael's Heavy 3

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dracula 3000(2004)

    as Arthur "The Professor" Holmwood

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • In My Country(2004)

    as Johan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Critical Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jon Marshall

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

    as Willer

  • Consequence(2003)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Chucho's manager

  • Pavement(2002)

    as Ted Hansen

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Witness to a Kill(2001)

    as Security Officer #2

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Sweepers(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Isidingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 519 episodes · as Ryno Broekhuizen

  • Tarzan and the Lost City(1998)

    as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 6th 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 49 titles from 1998 to 2025; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Black Butterflies (2011)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Recipes for Love and Murder (2022)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

Women in Love (2011)

Film career

19982025

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
Acting49 of 49: 49 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
9808

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 Grant Swanby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Last Victims (2019)

85th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blood Diamond (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 27. 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 Grant Swanby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Grant Swanby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giulio Biccari shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers