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Michael Gordin Shore

Michael Gordin Shore

Actor · Born August 22, 1966 (60) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Veteran screen actor Michael Gordin Shore has spent decades working across some of the biggest film and television productions shooting in North America. With a career that moves effortlessly between comedy, drama, thrillers, and animation, his credits run from the cult comedy classic White Chicks to the PBS Kids series Work It Out Wombats!. Television audiences have also seen him on the global hit legal drama Suits trading barbs with series star Patrick J. Adams, and in the acclaimed limited series Five Days at Memorial from Emmy-winning creators John Ridley and Carlton Cuse. More recently, Shore shared the screen with Oscar-nominated actor Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice, brought his comedic chops to FX’s breakout Gen Z comedy Adults, and joined the cast of the thriller 56 Days, which shot to the top of the charts on Amazon Prime Video. Michael Gordin Shore was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and has been acting since he was five. A former gifted child, he joined Mensa when he was 14 and graduated high school at 15. He is the great-great-grandson of prolific New York playwright Jacob Gordin, and the fifth consecutive generation of his family to devote their lives to the performing arts. After graduating from the Professional Theatre program at John Abbott College in Montreal, Michael furthered his acting training at Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts in British Columbia. He built the foundation of his film and television career in Vancouver playing roles in Stargate SG-1, The Dead Zone, Psych, Postal, and others before he moved to Toronto, where he is now based. When Michael is not in front of the camera, he is helping other actors as " One of Canada’s Top Audition coaches" and "One of Canada’s Most Appreciated Acting Teachers". With over 50 years of acting training and real world experience on stage and on camera, he is also an award winning short film director, and co-producer of a multiple award winning independent feature. You’ve seen Michael’s coaching clients in numerous projects. Michael coached Simu Liu to roles in Orphan Black, Taken, Kim’s Convenience, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, just to name a few. Michael has helped actors book leads and supporting leads in From, Umbrella Academy, Children Ruin Everything, People of Earth, Blood and Water, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, and many others. Through his decades long coaching career he has helped thousands of actors young and old take their careers to the next level on shows like Law and Order SVU, Law and Order Toronto, Chicago Fire, Shazam, Sneakerella, Hudson and Rex, Titans, American Gods, Polar, Salvation, Anne with an E, Handmaid’s Tale, Workin’ Moms, Odd Squad, Degrassi: Next Class and countless others, and has coached dancers and teams of dancers onto America’s Best Dance Crew and Canada’s Got Talent. Michael has also been invited to teach a Master’s Class in Audition Technique at the Toronto ACTRA Conference and has been a judge for the Canadian Screen Awards.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 22, 1966 (60)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 38 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 23% in 30 days

What are Michael Gordin Shore's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Romance 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
44%
Self
19%
Society
15%
Morality
8%
Survival
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · 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 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Herald
3 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
9
Tense
5
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Michael Gordin Shore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Gordin Shore'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

38 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Adults(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Rabbi

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    as Creditor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Falling Like Snowflakes(2024)

    as Calvin Garrett

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • This Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story(2023)

    as Angus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Work It Out Wombats!(2023)

    Show 88 episodes · as Fergus Fishman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Man from Toronto(2022)

    as Food Critic

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Record Breaking Christmas(2022)

    as Doug Corbett

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Most Colorful Time of the Year(2022)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scentsational Christmas(2022)

    as Elijah

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Deadly House Call(2022)

    as Arnold

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Maps and Mistletoe(2021)

    as Horace Latimer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Snowy Christmas(2021)

    as Brett Gabel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story(2021)

    as Sentencing Judge

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Red String of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Radio News Reporter

  • Christmas on 5th Avenue(2021)

    as Jason Lombardas

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Midnight at the Magnolia(2020)

    as Martin Russo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mistletoe & Menorahs(2019)

    as David Berger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Chalet(2019)

    as Worker

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The 410 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Justice

  • Troubled Waters(2019)

    Show as Guy Turner

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zombie at 17(2018)

    as Dr. Will Murson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dating A Sociopath(2018)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Very, Very, Valentine(2018)

    as Other Charles

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lethal Soccer Mom(2018)

    as Principal Jackson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Plant Manager

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · as Barista

  • Best Christmas Party Ever(2014)

    as John Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Arley

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Ryerson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Postal(2007)

    as Man Shopper

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Reg

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • White Chicks(2004)

    as Waiter at Hamptons Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Martin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Menard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Time of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1980 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Highest rated

Christmas on 5th Avenue (2021)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Maps and Mistletoe (2021)

Film career

19802025

Peak 2020 · 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
Acting36 of 36: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 36: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Michael Gordin Shore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Postal (2007)

89th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Apprentice (2024)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 29. 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 Michael Gordin Shore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Gordin Shore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max McGuire shares the most, 9.

Directors

  • Max McGuire9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Max McGuire

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers