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Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe

Actor, also producer and director · Born March 8, 1973 (53) · Vienna, Austria

Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe is an Austrian-German actor, producer, and former model best known for his roles as Kelby in the 2002 film Brown Sugar, the sports-courier agent Damon Carter on the Showtime drama series Soul Food, Dr. Will Campbell on CBS's Code Black and a recurring character on FOX's The Last Man on Earth. He co-stars on BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood and the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Station 19 as Robert Sullivan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 8, 1973 (53)
From
Vienna, Austria
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 49 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 17% in 30 days

What are Boris Kodjoe's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
30%
Morality
23%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Trickster
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous3

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 Boris Kodjoe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Boris Kodjoe'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

49 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love(2026)

    Producer · as Ellis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Juice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as O.J.Simpson

  • Safe Space(2022)

    Director · as Neil Hargrove

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 95 episodes · as Robert Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Ferdinand(2017)

    as Klaus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Marlon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Devon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Tales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Vance

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Downsized(2017)

    Producer · as Michael Sr.

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Cape Town(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Sanctus Snook

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Code Black(2015)

    Show 29 episodes · as Dr. Will Campbell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Man on Earth(2015)

    Show 31 episodes · as Phil Stacy Miller

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Pinkprint Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Addicted(2014)

    as Jason Reynard

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Nurse(2013)

    as Detective Rogan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Baggage Claim(2013)

    as Graham

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Brett Cole

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Resident Evil: Retribution(2012)

    as Luther West

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Killer Among Us(2012)

    as Detective Joe Moran

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Frank Simms

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Nolan Tate

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Fran Drescher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Undercovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Steven Bloom

  • Resident Evil: Afterlife(2010)

    as Luther

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Confidant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nigel Patterson

  • Whatever She Wants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Julian

  • Surrogates(2009)

    as Andrew Stone

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008)

    as Gen. Dix Hauser

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Wendy Williams Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Women's Murder Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alice Upside Down(2007)

    as Mr. Edgecombe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • All About Us(2007)

    as Edward Brown

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Brad

  • Madea's Family Reunion(2006)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Gospel(2005)

    as David Taylor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Doing Hard Time(2004)

    Co-Producer · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Second Time Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jackson Muse

  • All of Us(2003)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Eve(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Elton Forrest

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Brown Sugar(2002)

    as Kelby Dawson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bowman Calloway

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Elliot Chandler

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Coach Derek Williams

  • 106 & Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 55 episodes · as Damon Carter

  • Love & Basketball(2000)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Steve Harvey Show(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

$300M worldwide

Highest rated

Code Black (2015)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Station 19 (2018)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting49 of 49: 45 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting1 of 49: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 49: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

49 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · 3 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
0010

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 Boris Kodjoe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Gospel (2005)

96th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

House of Cards (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 34. 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 Boris Kodjoe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles42–90 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles28–64 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles33–65 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles23–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles46–71 · median 60 · 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 Boris Kodjoe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Boris Kodjoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Ari Parker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers