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Joel Jackson

Joel Jackson

Actor · Karratha, Western Australia

Known for his roles; Peter Allen in Peter Allen; Not the Boy Next Door and Charles Bean in Deadline Gallipoli. Joel grew up in rural North Western Australia, with a dream to become a rock star and tour the world forever, playing for the masses. Having supported Birds of Tokyo, Ian Moss, The Beautiful Girls, Diesel, Regurgitator, Daryl Braithwaite and more all before turning 17, things were going to plan. Joel was tireless, his original music played on ABC National Radio, represented WA in Soccer and was also in training for the Western Australian Football League. But, Joel surprised himself and moved to Brazil where he lived for a year as a Rotary International Exchange Student, touring with local bands, learning Portuguese and exploring culture. Upon returning home to Karratha, filled with a raw passion for storytelling and a thirst for life, Joel's mother suggested he audition for NIDA and WAAPA. Joel walked into the auditions having never read a play in his life and was accepted into both institutions. Joel chose NIDA and left North West Australia, recognised as the region's 2010 Young Australian of the Year. In 2013, Joel graduated from NIDA and in 2014 won the role of Charles Bean in Foxtel's Deadline Gallipoli alongside Sam Worthington, Hugh Dancy, Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Anna Torv, Jessica De Gouw and Ewen Leslie, commemorating the centenary of the Gallipoli landing. In 2015 Deadline Gallipoli aired to rave reviews from the critics and public alike, recognised with 8 AACTA nominations in 2015, including Best Actor for Joel's role as Charles Bean. Also at the beginning of 2015 Joel filmed Channel 7's miniseries biopic of the famed entertainer, Peter Allen in Peter Allen; Not the Boy Next Door playing the title role. The show was recognised as one of the best TV dramas of the year garnering 10 AACTA nominations in total, including Best Actor for Joel's depiction of Peter Allen. Joel continues to seek out great stories with cast and crews both talented and dedicated to creating remarkable Film and TV. Joel is also a very proud ambassador of Redkite, a children's charity supporting families fighting the battle of youth cancer with essential support, and recently participated in Western Australia's charity event Telethon single handedly raising over $800,000 in an event from the weekend.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Karratha, Western Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Joel Jackson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: 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
Self
30%
Bonds
23%
Survival
23%
Society
14%
Ideas
6%
Morality
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Joel Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Jackson'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

17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • We Bury the Dead(2024)

    as Anxious Bus Volunteer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Kangaroo Island(2024)

    as Ben Roberts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Runt(2024)

    as Constable Duncan Bayleaf

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Just a Farmer(2024)

    as Alec

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Raising Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as William

  • H is for Happiness(2019)

    as Rich Uncle Brian

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I Met a Girl(2020)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Detective James Steed

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Mystery Road(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as McBride

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Stranger

  • Safe Harbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Damien Pascoe

  • Jungle(2017)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Liam Johnson

  • Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter Allen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Deadline Gallipoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Bean

  • Play Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Psyche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Runt (2024)

$5.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Jungle (2017)

Midcredits 69th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 16 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

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 Joel Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Just a Farmer (2024)

89th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mystery Road (2018)

Midcredits 74th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 54. 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 Joel Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Sheedy shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors