Scott Sowers

Actor · Died April 1, 2018, aged 54 · Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Scott Nicolai Sowers (November 5, 1963 – April 1, 2018) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Parker in the late 1990s ABC series Cracker and for his role as Stanley Kowalski on stage in A Streetcar Named Desire. He established the Signature Theatre Company in 1991, and the following year he won the Drama-Logue Award for Performance for his role as the colonel in A Few Good Men at the Shubert Theatre. In films, he has played some notable minor roles, such as a mercenary in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), a prison guard in Dead Man Walking (1995), and a condemned man in True Grit (2010). Aside from numerous dramatic readings for audiobooks, Sowers provided his voice for videogames such as Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2003), Manhunt 2 (2007) and Homefront (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Sowers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Scott Sowers' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

49%

Morality

31%

Survival

11%

Power

9%

Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Melancholic

2

Thrilling

1

Dread

1

How their films linger

Haunting2

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 Scott Sowers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Sowers' 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

26 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

23 Blast(2014)
as Mr. Marshall
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Unforgettable(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Marty
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
True Grit(2010)
as Unrepentant Condemned Man
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Blue Bloods(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Russo
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Boardwalk Empire(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Joseph Earl Dinler
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Ignorant Bliss of Sun and Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
Get Hit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Uncle Drake
The Ten(2007)
as Barry Noodle
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Village(2004)
as Man With The Raised Eyebrows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Rescue Me(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Bum
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Dad / Poker Player
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Joel · as Sergeant Whelan
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Erin Brockovich(2000)
as Mike Ambrosino
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
A Season for Miracles(1999)
as Deputy Howie
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Cradle Will Rock(1999)
as Reporter
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Third Watch(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Bartender
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as Fraud Division Detective · as Lt. Waldman · as Tim
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Blue Streak(1999)
as Prison Guard #37
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Cracker: Mind Over Murder(1997)
Show as Detective Parker
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Ripe(1996)
as Colonel Wyman
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Dead Man Walking(1995)
as Guard #2
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Money Train(1995)
as Mr. Brown
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory(1995)
as Merc #3
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Yearling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Mr. Boyles
NYPD Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as 3rd Jogger
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Billy Doyle · as Hank Di Gravia · as Harley Ellison · as Jimmy McGowan · as Joe Kirby · as Sam Temple · as Stewart Waller
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 87^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1990 to 2014; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Money Train (1995)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Money Train (1995)

Midcredits 28^th

Film career

19902014

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

1995Screen debut· Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
2010Career best· True Grit

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting25 of 25 · 77^th

By decade

1990s12 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s6 · acting

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.