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Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Actor, also director and producer · Born August 16, 1960 (66) · Malibu, California, USA

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Timothy Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor. He is the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama Taps (1981), the spy film The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), and the horror film The Dark Half (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT drama series Leverage. He also had a role in the first season of the Amazon streaming drama series Jack Ryan and the Netflix drama series The Haunting of Hill House. He has received several accolades and awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor, and Satellite Award for Best Ensemble: Television.

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Born
August 16, 1960 (66)
From
Malibu, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 89 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Timothy Hutton's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Mystery 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
Morality
24%
Bonds
21%
Self
21%
Survival
13%
Society
13%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 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 17 · Serious 9 · Dark 29

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

Grounded 42 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 23 · Intense 19

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

A split, not a type: Steady 27 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 8

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 24

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 41 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 41
Ally
7 of 41
Shadow
7 of 41
Herald
3 of 41
Mentor
3 of 41
Shapeshifter
1 of 41
Threshold guardian
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
28
Contemplative
18
Warm
15
Dread
11
Other
46

How their films linger

Bittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous13

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 Timothy Hutton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Timothy Hutton'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

89 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator George Lansing

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Glorias(2020)

    as Leo Steinem

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Stephen King: A Necessary Evil(2020)

    as Thad Beaumont

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Almost Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Leon Bechley

  • Beautiful Boy(2018)

    as Dr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Hill House(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hugh Crain

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nathan M. Singer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • All the Money in the World(2017)

    as Oswald Hinge

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as DEA Agent Mack Boyle

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • #Horror(2015)

    as Dr. White

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration(2015)

    as Conrad Jarrett / Ordinary People (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Crime(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Dan Sullivan · as Nicholas Coates · as Russ Skokie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 15 episodes · as Emmett Crawford

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Louder Than Words(2013)

    as Bruce Komiske

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Multiple Sarcasms(2010)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Writer(2010)

    as Sidney Kroll

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Serious Moonlight(2009)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Brief Interviews with Hideous Men(2009)

    as Professor Adams / Subject #30

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Broken Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as George McAlpine

  • The Killing Room(2009)

    as Crawford Haines

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 77 episodes · as Nathan Ford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Alphabet Killer(2008)

    as Richard Ledge

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Lymelife(2008)

    as Charlie Bragg

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Reflections(2008)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Stephanie Daley(2006)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • When a Man Falls(2007)

    as Gary Fields

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Last Mimzy(2007)

    as David Wilder

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Shepherd(2006)

    as Thomas Wilson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Off the Black(2006)

    as Mr. Tibbel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Conrad Cain

  • Heavens Fall(2006)

    Producer · as Samuel Leibowitz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Kovak Box(2006)

    as David Norton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Avenger(2006)

    as Frank McBride

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Last Holiday(2006)

    as Matthew Kragen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Turning Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bill the Breaker

  • Kinsey(2004)

    as Paul Gebhard

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • 5ive Days to Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as J.T. Neumeyer

  • Secret Window(2004)

    as Ted Milner

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine State(2002)

    as Jack Meadows

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • WW 3(2001)

    as Larry Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Archie Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Just One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Isaac Alder

  • Deliberate Intent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rod Smolla

  • Deterrence(1999)

    as Marshall Thompson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2000)

    as Archie Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The General's Daughter(1999)

    as Colonel William Kent

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Vig(1998)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Aldrich Ames

  • Dead by Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sam Ellis / John Larkin

  • Playing God(1997)

    as Raymond Blossom

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Digging to China(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • City of Industry(1997)

    as Lee Egan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Substance of Fire(1996)

    as Martin Geldhart

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mr. and Mrs. Loving(1996)

    Producer · as Richard Loving

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Girls(1996)

    as Willie Conway

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Martin Ryan

  • French Kiss(1995)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Zelda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • The Dark Half(1993)

    as Thad Beaumont / George Stark

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Temp(1993)

    as Peter Derns

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Donner Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as voice

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tom (Windows)

  • Neil Young: Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Q&A(1990)

    as Al Reilly

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Torrents of Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dimitri Sanin

  • Everybody's All-American(1988)

    as Donnie 'Cake'

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Betrayed(1988)

    as Juggler at the Fair (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Time of Destiny(1988)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven(1987)

    as Mike Shea / Elmo Barnett

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Turk 182! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jimmy Lynch

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as Christopher Boyce

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Cars: Heartbeat City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Iceman(1984)

    as Dr. Stanley Shephard

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Daniel(1983)

    as Daniel Isaacson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Taps(1981)

    as Cadet Major Brian Moreland

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Long Way Home(1981)

    as Donald Branch Booth

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Friendly Fire(1979)

    as John Mullen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Father Figure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jim

  • Ordinary People(1980)

    as Conrad Jarrett

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sultan and the Rock Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Paul Winters

  • The Oldest Living Graduate(1980)

    as Cadet

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Young Love, First Love(1979)

    as Derek Clayton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • And Baby Makes Six(1979)

    as Jason Kramer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Best Place to Be(1979)

    as Tommy Callahan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zuma Beach(1978)

    as Art

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Winters

  • The Long Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 87 of them dated from 1954 to 2023; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The General's Daughter (1999)

$150M worldwide

Highest rated

Ordinary People (1980)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Leverage (2008)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19542023

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. 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.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting84 of 88: 83 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting5 of 88: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 88: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew1990s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew2000s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 24% of 38 roles
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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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 1981–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
  2. 2007
    • Berlinale award, won · Outstanding Artistic Contribution
  3. 1982
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
  4. 1981
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, won · New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Timothy Hutton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Zuma Beach (1978)

78th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 49 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. 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.

Is Timothy Hutton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles15–75 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles12–67 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles37–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles30–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles10–73 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Timothy Hutton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Timothy Hutton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Smitrovich shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles