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D.B. Sweeney

D.B. Sweeney

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born November 14, 1961 (64) · Shoreham, Long Island, New York, USA

Daniel Bernard "D. B." Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Jackie Willow in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987), Lt. Phil Lowenthal in Memphis Belle (1990), and Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993). He also starred in The Cutting Edge (1992), Eight Men Out (1988), Dinosaur (2000), and Brother Bear (2003).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1961 (64)
From
Shoreham, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 101 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 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are D.B. Sweeney's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
28%
Morality
22%
Survival
20%
Self
15%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 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 13 · Serious 14 · Dark 20

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

Grounded 33 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 22 · Intense 16

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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 23 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 25 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

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 18 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 29 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 29
Ally
5 of 29
Shadow
4 of 29
Threshold guardian
3 of 29
Trickster
2 of 29
Herald
2 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
23
Hopeful
16
Warm
9
Dread
10
Other
47

How their films linger

Hopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous6

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 D.B. Sweeney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for D.B. Sweeney'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

101 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Protector(2025)

    as Captain Michaels

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Silver Bells at Christmas(2026)

    as Walter Day

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Legend of Van Dorn(2026)

    as Stansted

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of War(2025)

    as C-47 Pilot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Terminal List: Dark Wolf(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief of Station Olsen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    as Commissioner Stanley Hart

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Reporting for Christmas(2023)

    as Hank Dean

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wisdom From the Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Rise and Fall: The World Trade Center(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre(2021)

    as Vic Quickbuck

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The World Trade Center: Rise and Fall of an American Icon(2002)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Haymaker(2021)

    as Mack

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • B Positive(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bert

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Captive State(2019)

    as Levitt

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sharp Objects(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dad Keene

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dead on Arrival(2017)

    as Detective Spiro

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Randy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Resurrection of Gavin Stone(2017)

    as Pastor Allen Richardson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Reardon

  • Extraction(2015)

    as Ken Robertson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Chi-Raq(2015)

    as Mayor McCloud

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Heist(2015)

    as Bernie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Elvis Stone

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Boxcar Children(2014)

    as Baker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Elwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mayor Harrington

  • Free Fall(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Underdogs(2013)

    as Vince DeAntonio

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • K-11(2012)

    as Lieutenant Johnson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike(2012)

    as John Galt

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue(2012)

    as Burchess

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Taken 2(2012)

    as Bernie Harris

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Korra(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Aang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joseph Tanner

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Deep in the Heart(2012)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Shark(2011)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • False Creek Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bill

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Davis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle Seeger

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Paul

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as Colonel Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Heatstroke(2008)

    as Captain Steve O'Bannon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stiletto(2008)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Slamm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Darwin Awards(2006)

    as Detective Maguire

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Entry Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Clay

  • Yellow(2006)

    as Christian Kile

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Goetz

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Two Tickets to Paradise(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Billy McGriff

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Special Agent Morris

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dylan Crandall

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Life As We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Michael Whitman

  • Going to the Mat(2004)

    as Coach Rice

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Speak(2004)

    as Jack Sordino

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Brother Bear(2003)

    as Sitka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Bishop

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Greenmail(2002)

    as Jeremy O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Superfire(2002)

    as James Merrick

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mark Bledsoe

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Hardball(2001)

    as Matt Hyland

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 56 episodes · Actor

  • Special Forces: Untold Stories(2001)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle Goode

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Dinosaur(2000)

    as Aladar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • After Sex(2000)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Harsh Realm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Goosed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Steve Steven

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge(1999)

    as Jack Denison

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Weekend(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Book of Stars(1999)

    as Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • C-16: FBI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · as Scott Stoddard

  • EP Daily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spawn(1997)

    as Terry Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Strange Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 17 episodes · as Chance Harper

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Bowman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Roommates(1995)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hear No Evil(1993)

    as Ben Kendall

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fire in the Sky(1993)

    as Travis Walton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Leather Jackets(1991)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Miss Rose White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dan McKay

  • The Cutting Edge(1992)

    as Doug Dorsey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Is a Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Zack Telander

  • A Day in October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Niels Jensen

  • Blue Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Steve Smith

  • Memphis Belle(1990)

    as Phil Lowenthal

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Rich

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Lonesome Dove(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dish Boggett

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Eight Men Out(1988)

    as 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Land(1987)

    as Benjy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Gardens of Stone(1987)

    as Jackie Willow

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fire with Fire(1986)

    as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Power(1986)

    as College Student

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Darkness(1985)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan McKay

  • Boot Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Red Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Walter Nash

  • That's Amore! (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 100 titles, 95 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

Taken 2 (2012)

$376M worldwide

Highest rated

Lonesome Dove (1989)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dinosaur (2000)

Film career

19512026

Peak 1992 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 14 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 100: 99 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 100: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 100: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 13% of 38 roles
8691011116

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.

How do D.B. Sweeney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 55; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

The Legend of Van Dorn (2026)

97th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lonesome Dove (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 36. 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 D.B. Sweeney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles35–78 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles7–52 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles10–77 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles3–50 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles48–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most 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 D.B. Sweeney work with?

People who share at least 2 of D.B. Sweeney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Sheen shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers