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Gary Cairns

Gary Cairns

Actor, also writer and producer · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gary is an Actor/Writer/Producer who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Early in his career, he appeared in over twenty commercials and on a number of hit television shows (Justified, Criminal Minds). He has worked with some of the industries best such as the legendary actor Brad Dourif in "Malignant", Norman Reedus, Kim Coates in "Hero Wanted" Timothy Olyphant in the FX series "Justified" , He Co-Wrote/Produced/Starred in the Indy feature "Monumental" with /Luke Albright as well as Starred in the award winning thriller "Purgatory Road". released Feb/2019. Recently worked again with "Daylights End" Director on "The Channel" Directed by William Kaufman, "One Ranger" Directed by Jesse V. Johnson, "Day Labor" Directed By R. Ellis Frazier and "Operation Blood Hunt" Directed by Louis Mandylor.

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From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Gary Cairns' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
39%
Morality
29%
Bonds
26%
Society
4%
Self
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
8
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Gary Cairns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Cairns' 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

24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Actor

  • Prisoner of War(2025)

    as Jonesy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Operation Blood Hunt(2024)

    as BlackJack

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Over the Red River(2024)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Day Labor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lucas Bernard

  • Last Tour Home(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Channel(2023)

    as Edwin Smalls

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • One Ranger(2023)

    as Ranger Daniels

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Day You Found Me(2022)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Paloma's Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Timothy

  • Christmas Down Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jolly Good Drunk

  • Purgatory Road(2017)

    as Father Vincent

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Monumental(2016)

    Producer · Writer · as Steve Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cochran

  • Daylight's End(2016)

    as Drew Macallister

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Night Visitor(2013)

    as Cochrann

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Malignant(2013)

    as Allex

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Seven Days Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Daniel (Clayton's best friend)

  • Lost in a Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Luther

  • Mad World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cory

  • The Last Hurrah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Trip

  • Chiseled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gary Slausen

  • Hero Wanted(2008)

    as Gill

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Travis

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Hero Wanted (2008)

$677K worldwide

Highest rated

Prisoner of War (2025)

Midcredits 41st

Film career

20052025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting23 of 23: 22 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thWriting1 of 23: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Gary Cairns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Operation Blood Hunt (2024)

94th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Day You Found Me (2022)

Midcredits 59th · 55% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. 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 Gary Cairns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Cairns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Mandylor shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers