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Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany

Actor · Born September 3, 1963 (63) · New York City, New York, USA

Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19). He has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holt McCallany, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 3, 1963 (63)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Holt McCallany's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th 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
Morality
27%
Bonds
19%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 11 · Dark 23

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 27

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 11

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 10 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 17 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 17
Shadow
4 of 17
Hero
3 of 17
Trickster
2 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Mentor
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Dread
17
Melancholic
16
Thrilling
12
Absurd
7
Other
27

How their films linger

Unsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

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 Holt McCallany's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Holt McCallany'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

92 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Adventures of Cliff Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Clean Hands(2026)

    as David Trone

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Guru(2025)

    as Peter Conrad

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Safe House(2025)

    as Halton

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Roughneck(2025)

    as Ray Davis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Waterfront(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harlan Buckley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning(2025)

    as Serling

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Amateur(2025)

    as Director Moore

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Claw(2023)

    as Fritz Von Erich

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Detective Neil Bishop

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • 61st Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lt. Brannigan

  • Wolves(2022)

    as Westview Country Supply Manager

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    as Anderson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Warden Jaegger Fount

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Ice Road(2021)

    as Lampard

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Man(2021)

    as Bullet

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Greenland(2020)

    as Twin Otter Pilot

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Le dindon(2019)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • SGT. Will Gardner(2019)

    as Officer Callahan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beyond White Space(2018)

    as Richard Bentley

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Burglar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunter(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · as Bill Tench

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Shot Caller(2017)

    as Jerry 'The Beast' Manning

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Monster Trucks(2016)

    as Burke

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

    as Col. Morgan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sully(2016)

    as Mike Cleary

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Concussion(2015)

    as Angry Neurologist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Guy(2015)

    as Detective Hansen

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Run All Night(2015)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blackhat(2015)

    as Mark Jessup

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Ganzfeld Haunting(2014)

    as Detective Murphy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Crush(2013)

    as Mike Norris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Detective Joe Diaco

  • Gangster Squad(2013)

    as Karl Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bullet to the Head(2012)

    as Hank Greely

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hijacked(2012)

    as Rostow Pawlak

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Lights Out(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Patrick 'Lights' Leary

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert McCoy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Losers(2010)

    as Wade

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Stolen(2009)

    as Swede

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Getaway(2009)

    as Police Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mental(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Bound by a Secret(2009)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Vote and Die: Liszt for President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kelsey McNamara

  • Toxic(2008)

    as Van

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Vantage Point(2008)

    as Ron Matthews

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Santora

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 31 episodes · Actor

  • Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)

    as Rourke

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Underfunded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Alex Breech

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ricky

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Alpha Dog(2006)

    as Detective Tom Finnegan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Woodridge

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Lewin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Against the Ropes(2004)

    as Dorsett

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • L.A. County 187(2003)

    as Deputy John Gustodas

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · as John Hagen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Below(2002)

    as Loomis

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat van Ranken

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Out of Line(2001)

    as Henri Brulé

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patrick Copa

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 9 episodes · as Owen Decker

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Westerman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Men of Honor(2000)

    as MM1 Dylan Rourke

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(2000)

    as Minnow

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    as The Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Three Kings(1999)

    as Captain Van Meter

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mumford(1999)

    as Newcomer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald O'Keefe · as Walter Inman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Advocate's Devil(1997)

    as Joe Campbell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Peacemaker(1997)

    as Mark Appleton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Rough Riders(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sgt. Hamilton Fish

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jade(1995)

    as Bill Barrett

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tecumseh: The Last Warrior(1995)

    as Blue Jacket

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tyson(1995)

    as Teddy Atlas

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Search for One-eye Jimmy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Les

  • Amateur(1994)

    as Usher

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Zelda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bartender

  • Alien³(1992)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc Kenner · as Officer Steve Felton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Casualties of War(1989)

    as Lt. Kramer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • After School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jay

  • Shakedown(1988)

    as Roadblock Officer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Creepshow 2(1987)

    as Sam Whitemoon

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Condamner a tuer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Inspecteur d'Interpol

  • Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Detective Grimes

  • Increase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Martyr Of Gowanus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Paradise: Disturbed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ron Lee

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles, 84 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

$599M worldwide

Highest rated

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19872026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 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
Acting91 of 91: 91 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 2% of 47 roles
879702121722

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 Holt McCallany's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 57; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Toxic (2008)

85th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. 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 Holt McCallany's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore27 titles53–91 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles11–63 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles39–90 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles26–61 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles50–81 · median 69 · 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 Holt McCallany work with?

People who share at least 2 of Holt McCallany's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucas Till shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles