Joel Tobeck: movies and TV shows
Joel Tobeck has 75 credits in the archive: 35 films and 40 TV series, from 1990 to 2025. Highest rated: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1990 – 2025 · busiest year: 1993 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Neuroscientist | Film | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2025 | Spartacus: House of Ashur | Pompey | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2025 | Went Up the Hill | Curtis | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 2025 | Kōkā | Wayne | Film | — | 54 |
| 2023 | A Mistake | Alistair | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Neuroscientist | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | James Thacker | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 2020 | The Luminaries | TV | 6.6 | 49 | |
| 2020 | Third Term | Mick | TV | — | 49 |
| 2020 | One Lane Bridge | Stephen Tremaine | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2020 | Black Hands | Robin Bain | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2019 | Educators | Brother Duncroft | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2018 | Harrow | Tom Pinfold | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | Bürgermeister | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2018 | The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories | Chief Superintendent Matthew Lawson | Film | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2017 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait | Chief Supt Matthew Lawson | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2016 | Secret City | Jim Hellier | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 2015 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Baal | TV | 7.8 | 44 |
| 2015 | Westside | Des McEwan | TV | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2015 | Venus and Mars | Ross Grantham | Film | — | 44 |
| 2014 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Bobby Oades | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2014 | Hope and Wire | Greggo | TV | — | 43 |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Matthew Lawson | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Chief Supt Matthew Lawson | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 2013 | Agent Anna | Grant | TV | 10.0 | 42 |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Snr Sgt Grossmith | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 2012 | Siege | Sam Hoyle | Film | 4.8 | 41 |
| 2011 | Sleeping Beauty | Businessman 1 | Film | 5.4 | 40 |
| 2011 | Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Gary Majors | TV | 6.0 | 40 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Kurt Miller | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 2009 | Tangle | Tim Williams | TV | 5.5 | 38 |
| 2009 | 30 Seconds | Martin Manning | TV | — | 38 |
| 2009 | Accidents Happen | Ray Conway | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Donny | TV | 8.4 | 37 |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Redneck | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 2007 | 30 Days of Night | Doug Hertz | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 2007 | The Water Horse | Sgnt. Walker | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark | Damon | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2006 | The Silence | Ross Moss | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 2006 | Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 2005 | Stealth | Black Ops Leader | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 2005 | Mee-Shee: The Water Giant | Snead | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Moss | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 2004 | The Brush-Off | Spider | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Orc Lieutenant 1 | Film | 8.5 | 32 |
| 2003 | Perfect Strangers | Bill | Film | 4.6 | 32 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Jeff Henry | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 2001 | Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave | Parachutist (segment 'Sure to Rise') | Film | 5.5 | 30 |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Creegan | TV | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1999 | Jackson's Wharf | TV | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1999 | Lawless | Terry Bowers | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1999 | Thinking About Sleep | Robert | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1999 | Channelling Baby | Tony | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Strife | TV | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Strife/Nysus Gaius | TV | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1998 | Memory & Desire | Nod | Film | 4.7 | 27 |
| 1997 | Topless Women Talk About Their Lives | Neil | Film | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1996 | Peach | Mog | Film | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Demios | TV | 7.6 | 24 |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Lucifer | TV | 7.6 | 24 |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | David Scott Pollison/ Strife | TV | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Strife | TV | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Deimos | TV | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | King Boraeus | TV | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1994 | Sure to Rise | Parachutist | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Gorgax | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Yuffo | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Footzilla (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Slob Goblin (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Digitron (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Duplicator (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1992 | Shortland Street | Craig Develter | TV | 5.3 | 21 |
| 1992 | My Grandpa Is a Vampire | McDonalds Cashier | Film | 5.7 | 21 |
| 1990 | The Shrimp on the Barbie | Lance | Film | 5.7 | 19 |
| The Burning of Broken Beak | Peter Finch | Film | — | — |