David Ilku first appeared in various performances in New York City night clubs. Sharing the stage with the likes of The Beastie Boys and Madonna, he soon got noticed. He has worked in theater projects with the New York Theater Workshop, Drama Dept., and the Culture Project, among others. His film credits include Full Grown Men (2006) (which he co-produced), Risk (1988), Blue Steel (1990), Godass (2000), Night Journey (1996) and Liquid Sky (1982). Ilku writes and performs his highly acclaimed brand of comedy around the country and the world and is one-third of the comedy trio Unitard and one-half of the comedy duo The Duelling Bankheads. He is also writing and recording music and was an Island Records recording artist in the band, World at a Glance.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 9, 1960 (66)
- Detroit, Michigan USA
- Actor, also producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are David Ilku's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
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 David Ilku's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Ilku'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
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Difficult People(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Imagine I'm Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
In Our Nature(2012)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
She's Living for This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Life in Flight(2008)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Fair Game(2010)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Full Grown Men(2006)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Godass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Blue Steel(1990)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Exquisite Corpses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Cosby Show(1984)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Liquid Sky(1982)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 48th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1982 to 2015; peak year 1990.
Film career
Peak 1990 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1982Screen debut· Liquid Sky
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.
How do David Ilku's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 43. 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.