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Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Actor · Born June 9, 1969 (57) · New York City, New York, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Josh Hamilton (born June 9, 1969) is an American actor. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the indie film Eighth Grade.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1969 (57)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 102 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 20% in 30 days

What are Josh Hamilton's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
25%
Survival
21%
Bonds
20%
Morality
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 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 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · 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 11 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
18
Contemplative
12
Dread
8
Warm
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

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 Josh Hamilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josh Hamilton'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

102 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay · as The Intruder

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Five Star Weekend(2026)

    Show as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lightning Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Long Walk(2025)

    as Mr. William Garraty

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Concessions(2025)

    as Dingo Dan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jay Levy

  • Scene Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hugo + Others

  • Maestro(2023)

    as John Gruen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Landscape with Invisible Hand(2023)

    as Mr. Marsh

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Reality(2023)

    as Agent Garrick

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Told Me(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Charlie Smith

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Movie Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as George Roy Hill (voice) · as Self

  • Plague at the Golden Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Rupert Blue (voice)

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022)

    as Kevin Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Mouthful of Air(2021)

    as Dr. Salzman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • False Positive(2021)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Map of Tiny Perfect Things(2021)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tesla(2020)

    as Robert Underwood Johnson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. America(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as William Ruckelshaus

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Fletcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ted

  • Blaze(2018)

    as Zee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Eighth Grade(2018)

    as Mark Day

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Stieger

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as Loretta's Friend

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 13 Reasons Why(2017)

    Show 34 episodes · as Matt Jensen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Manchester by the Sea(2016)

    as Wes (Joe's Lawyer)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Westbury

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mason

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Experimenter(2015)

    as Tom Shannon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Carvalho's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Voice

  • Take Me to the River(2015)

    as Keith

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Amok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Adam

  • Gracepoint(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Joe Miller

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arthur Gilroy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • This American Life: One Night Only at BAM(2014)

    as Joshua

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

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kevin Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Frances Ha(2012)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bottled Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Becket

  • The Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sammy's Dad

  • Dark Skies(2013)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Ogre's Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Ogre

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew Gardner

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Letter(2012)

    as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Harry Grows Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Harry (voice)

  • See Girl Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Graham

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    as Robert Irwin

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hank Foxx

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Margaret(2011)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I'm Coming Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Matt Downing

  • Panama Canal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 24 episodes · as Lance Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Louie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Owen Chase & Peleg Folger (voice)

  • The Last New Yorker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Zach

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Edward Serena

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Away We Go(2009)

    as Roderick

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Alexander the Last(2009)

    Additional Writing · as Playwright

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Outsourced(2006)

    as Todd Anderson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Hottest State(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Broken English(2007)

    as Charlie Ross

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Diggers(2006)

    as Cons

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sorry, Haters(2005)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Robin's Big Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tony

  • The F Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Joe Pace

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as David's Cousin Greg

  • The Bourne Identity(2002)

    as Research Tech

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • West of Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gilbert Blackwell

  • Ice Age(2002)

    as Dodo / Aardvark (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • On_Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as John Roth

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Reid

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    as Matt

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Thomas

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Trey Harrington

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Freak Talks About Sex(1999)

    as David Keenan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Michael Herlihy

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Herlihy

  • Chocolate For Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Yes(1997)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Drive, She Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tass Richards

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawrence Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Proprietor(1996)

    as William O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(1996)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Kicking and Screaming(1995)

    as Grover

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • With Honors(1994)

    as Jeffrey Hawks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Straight to One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jim Green

  • Alive(1993)

    as Roberto Canessa

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • O Pioneers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Young Carl

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Reardon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Women and Wallace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Wallace Kirkman

  • Another Woman(1988)

    as Laura's Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Lawrenceville Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lovely Mead

  • Summer Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Swenson

  • Old Enough(1984)

    as Timothy

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Wilder Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Willoughby

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lovely Mead · as Wallace Kirkman · as Young Carl

  • Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Young Charles Ives

  • Tonight at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gus

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles, 100 of them dated from 1977 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

The Bourne Identity (2002)

$214M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19772026

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 15 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 101: 99 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew2 of 101: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2010s36 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 12% of 33 roles
93031318

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

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2019, Best Supporting 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 Josh Hamilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

This American Life: One Night Only at BAM (2014)

98th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 81, 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 Josh Hamilton's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles6–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles8–51 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles34–63 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles14–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles5–81 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Josh Hamilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josh Hamilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noah Baumbach shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles