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Jeff Woolnough

Jeff Woolnough

Director

Jeffrey W. Woolnough is a television and movie director, with an active career beginning in the late 1980s. Woolnough has directed multiple episodes of a variety of highly rated series, including: Silk Stalkings, Sliders, Taken, The Outer Limits (Modern Series), Dark Angel, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Battlestar Galactica (2004 series), African Skies, Las Vegas, Supernatural, Being Erica and Dead Like Me. His non-episodic television work has included the four hour miniseries, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, and the made-for-TV Céline Dion biopic, Céline. Woolnough also directed two direct-to-video sequels to Universal Soldier, entitled Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms' and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Jeff Woolnough's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Self
20%
Society
20%
Bonds
16%
Power
13%
Morality
8%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · 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 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Jeff Woolnough's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Woolnough'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

65 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cloak & Dagger(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Burden of Truth(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Runaways(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Incorporated(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

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

    Director

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Hope(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • V(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Defying Gravity(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Being Erica(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Crusoe(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Céline(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The House Next Door(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Surface(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tru Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Frequency 2(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Black Sash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • UC: Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Fearing Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Man Who Used to Be Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Nightworld: Lost Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Power Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Once a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • First Degree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hawkeye(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • North of 60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • African Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Catwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Silk Stalkings(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Lightning Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Dracula: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Betrayal of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Moonstruck(1987)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1987 to 2018.

Highest rated

Defying Gravity (2009)

Midcredits 59th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing64 of 65: 64 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew1 of 65: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s30 · crew2010s13 · crew

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 Jeff Woolnough's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

Céline (2008)

80th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 30/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jeff Woolnough work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Woolnough's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Lee shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers