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Aden Young

Aden Young

Actor · Born November 30, 1971 (54) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aden Young (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Daniel Holden in the SundanceTV drama Rectify, for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He has appeared in American, Canadian, and Australian productions and since 2024 has performed the lead role of Det. Henry Graff in Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Young has two sons, Dutch (born 2007) and Chester (born 2011), with his longtime partner, Australian singer-songwriter-musician-actress Loene Carmen. They married in Zebulon, Georgia while filming season 2 of Rectify in 2014.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1971 (54)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Aden Young's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
21%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Society
17%
Morality
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 5 · 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 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 12
Ally
3 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Trickster
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
4
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Aden Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aden Young'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, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Carl

  • The King Tide(2023)

    as Beau

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 30 episodes · as DS Henry Graff

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wellmania(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Wolf

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Poker Face(2022)

    as Alex Harris

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Elsewhere(2019)

    as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mike Serrato

  • Abandoned: Angelique's Isle(2018)

    as Cyrus Mendenhall

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Luke Sullivan

  • Don't Tell(2017)

    as Stephen Roche

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Unseen(2016)

    as Bob Langmore

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Adam Bilic

  • The Code(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Randall Keats

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Frontera(2014)

    as Sheriff Randall Hunt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • I, Frankenstein(2014)

    as Dr. Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Final Recipe(2013)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 30 episodes · as Daniel Holden

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Killer Elite(2011)

    as Meier

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Waste Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Beneath Hill 60(2010)

    as Major Brady North

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Tree(2010)

    as Peter O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mao's Last Dancer(2009)

    as Dilworth

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lucky Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Nat

  • Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Shot Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dodek

  • East West 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kendrick

  • The Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Angus

  • The Goat That Ate Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Starter Wife(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jorge Stewart

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Young Cliff

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Cliff

  • The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course(2002)

    as Ron Buckwhiler

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    as Johann

  • War Bride(2001)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Molokai(1999)

    as Dr. Kalewis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Under Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Buck

  • Cousin Bette(1998)

    as Wenceslas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • River Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ben Egan

  • Paradise Road(1997)

    as Bill Seary

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hotel de Love(1996)

    as Rick Dunne

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cosi(1996)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Audacious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Stanley

  • Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Peter Costello

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

    as Jimmy Becker

  • Metal Skin(1994)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Broken Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Angel

  • Love In Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Barry McJannet

  • Sniper(1993)

    as Doug Papich

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Over the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Nick

  • Black Robe(1991)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Untitled NAVY Seal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles, 50 of them dated from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

I, Frankenstein (2014)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Rectify (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)

Film career

19912025

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 1991Screen debut· Black Robe
  • 2013Career best· Rectify
  • 2016First top-billed film· The Unseen
  • 2016Career best· The Unseen

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 51: 49 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdEditing2 of 51: 2 only editing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s16 · acting2000s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
9101

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 Aden Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Starter Wife (2007)

69th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rectify (2013)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. 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 Aden Young's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles16–56 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles52–82 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36

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 Aden Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aden Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Thompson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors