Skip to content
MovieCove
Eric Etebari

Eric Etebari

Actor, also director and producer · Born December 5, 1969 (56) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Eric Etebari is an Iranian-American actor, model and musician.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 5, 1969 (56)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 60 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 8% in 30 days

What are Eric Etebari's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
35%
Morality
24%
Bonds
16%
Self
14%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 14
Threshold guardian
3 of 14
Ally
3 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Hero
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
9
Melancholic
8
Absurd
7
Thrilling
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Eric Etebari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Etebari'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

60 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Three Colors: Pan-African(2026)

    as Frank Moretti

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Red April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Selim

  • Sweetwater(2023)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Shadows(2022)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Stoker Hills(2020)

    as Detective Adams

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Boss Level(2020)

    as Roy #2

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Alone(2020)

    as Jack Brian

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Emerald Run(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Undateable John(2019)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Secret Obsession(2019)

    as Xander

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Savant(2019)

    as Zane Carroll

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • American Bistro(2019)

    as Haboubi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jack Dorian

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • A-X-L(2018)

    as Craine Operative Berman

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Roxana(2018)

    Producer · as Amir

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eruption: LA(2018)

    as Mayor Jones

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Toxic Shark(2017)

    as Reese

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Price for Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cyrus

  • Never Leave Alive(2017)

    as Colonel Zaroff

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • StartUp(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vadik

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Lava 2 Lantula!(2016)

    as Alligator Dundee

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Cheerleader Murders(2016)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Scream at the Devil(2015)

    as Gabriel Jones

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Ominous(2015)

    as Father Francis

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Castlevania: Hymn of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story(2015)

    as Agent Jernigan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • High School Possession(2014)

    as David Shea

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Walk of Shame(2014)

    as Biker Boy

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bullet(2014)

    as Manual Kane

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Snapshot(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Father Francis

  • Beneath(2013)

    as Masek

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Contractor(2013)

    as Elliott

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Castlevania: Hymn of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dracula

  • The Life Zone(2011)

    Producer · as Rory

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Great Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Zane Carroll

  • Stuck in the Middle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jesus

  • The Grand Theft(2011)

    as Mitch McAvoy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2011)

    as Charles Talbot

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • An Affirmative Act(2010)

    as John DeMine

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bare Knuckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Troy Rogers

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rinaldo Maggio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie 'The Sauce' Salazar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Enver Kotta

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Immortally Yours(2009)

    as Victor Price

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Polycarp(2007)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sorrows Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kasadya

  • Cellular(2004)

    as Dmitri

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Man(2004)

    as Lt. York

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Vegas Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Vulture

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious(2003)

    as Darden

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Javier Morena

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Honorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Junior Lopez

  • Triangle Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Matt

  • Witchblade(2001)

    Show 23 episodes · as Ian Nottingham

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Witchblade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ian Nottingham

  • Murder in the China Basin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Detective Alonzo

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Paradise

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jack Ryder

  • Speak Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Meeks

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 57 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Bullet (2014)

$24K worldwide

Highest rated

Shadows (2022)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Witchblade (2001)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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.

  • 2000Screen debut· Witchblade

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 59: 56 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thDirecting3 of 59: 2 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s32 · 31 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
0015

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 Eric Etebari's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 44 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

The Savant (2019)

98th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 25. 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 Eric Etebari work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Etebari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Del Vecchio shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles