Notable films he has produced include Dean Spanley (2008), The Dead Lands (2014), Beyond The Edge (2013), Whina (2022), McLaren (2017), Mothers of the Revolution (2021) The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2023) and The Lie (2024).

[1][2] Metcalfe worked as a music video producer in the early 2000s, with Shihad, Hayley Westenra and Che Fu.

At one point he went into the New Zealand Radio station, bFM and offered to make a music video for any band with a budget of $1,000.

[9] He was also involved in the development of the 2008 feature-length documentary, Relocated Mountains which follows a Kurdish refugee's trip from New Zealand back to Iraq.

[13][14][15][16][17] Metcalfe went on to produce a further four features with Toa Fraser, including, Giselle, The Dead Lands[18][19][20][21] and the films, 6 Days[22] and The Free Man.

[32] In 2021, Metcalfe produced Mothers of the Revolution which follows the story of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp protests.

[36] In 2023 a documentary film based on the book by Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck was released.

[37] Metcalfe served as one of the producers for the horror mystery film The Tank, which was released late April 2023.

[38] [39] In July 2023 Billion Dollar Heist held its first public screening as part of the 2023 New Zealand International Film Festival.

[44] A Mistake was released in June 2024 which was produced by Metcalfe, a medical-drama film which was directed by Christine Jeffs and based on the novel of the same name by Carl Shuker.

[55] Also in 2013, Metcalfe was included in the nomination for Beyond the Edge for Best Documentary at the 2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards.

[56] In the 2025 New Year Honours, Metcalfe was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the film industry.