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Brian White

Brian White

Actor, also producer and director · Born April 21, 1975 (51) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Bian Joseph White (born April 21, 1975) is an American actor, producer, model, dancer, and stockbroker. White was born near Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Estelle Bowser, a financial advisor, and Jo Jo White, a basketball player for the Boston Celtics, sports executive, and restaurateur. He is the oldest of six children. White attended Newton South High School and was a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. White married his wife, Paula Da Silva, in 2010. They reside in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian White, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 21, 1975 (51)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 70 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Brian White's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
27%
Self
26%
Morality
24%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 24 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 19
Shadow
5 of 19
Shapeshifter
4 of 19
Threshold guardian
2 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
19
Hopeful
13
Romantic
10
Warm
9
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous7

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 Brian White's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian White'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

70 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • End Zone(2026)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Every Breath She Takes(2023)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Black Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jeffery Bowen

  • All The Men In My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kevin

  • Me & Mrs. Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Tracy Wainwright

  • Stereoscope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Dear Frank(2019)

    Director · Producer · as Frank

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Black Privilege(2019)

    Producer · as Alderman Tryone Burke

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ambitions(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · as Evan Lancaster

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Never Heard(2018)

    as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Greer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • We Belong Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Daily

  • Bronx SIU(2018)

    Show 14 episodes · as Jimmy Blue

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Amateur(2018)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Monogamy(2018)

    Show Producer · as Dallas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Julius Vox

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Media (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Michael Jones

  • No Regrets(2016)

    Producer · as Quincy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Only for One Night(2016)

    Producer · as William Morris

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Colony(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Bachelors(2015)

    as Miles

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Another Period(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Chauncey Alistair

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Walter(2015)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • With This Ring(2015)

    as Damon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Five(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Christopher Michaels

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Where Children Play(2015)

    Producer · as Jeremy Specer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • And Then There Was You(2013)

    Producer · as Darrell Brent

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Joe Bishop

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dallas Patterson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Cabin in the Woods(2011)

    as Daniel Truman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Franklin Russell

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Good Deeds(2012)

    as Walter Deeds

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • What My Husband Doesn't Know(2012)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Politics of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kyle Franklin

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Garrett Brady

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Love Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dante (segment "There Goes My Hero")

  • Body of Proof(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Hall

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Hollier

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Men of a Certain Age(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • I Can Do Bad All by Myself(2009)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fighting(2009)

    as Evan Hailey

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 12 Rounds(2009)

    as Hank Carver

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale(2007)

    as Tarish

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Moonlight(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lt. Carl Davis

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Game Plan(2007)

    as Jamal Webber

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Woods

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Stomp the Yard(2007)

    as Sylvester

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Motives 2(2007)

    as Donovan Cook

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ways of the Flesh(2006)

    as Dr. Ray Howard

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • DOA: Dead or Alive(2006)

    as Zack

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Brick(2005)

    as Brad Bramish

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Family Stone(2005)

    as Patrick Thomas

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Officer Barrett

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Vincent Orlov

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Trois 3: The Escort(2004)

    as Trenton Meyer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • This Girl's Life(2003)

    as DB

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Nigel Muse

  • Mr. 3000(2004)

    as Rex 'T-Rex' Pennebaker

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Redemption(2003)

    as Christian Rayne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Movie Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Antoine Thompson / The Sidekick

  • The Lone Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Joseph Freedman

  • Nancy Drew(2002)

    as Franklin 'Sweet Money' Roosevelt Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg McCallister · as Kurt Sabin

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tavon Garris

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Something to Sing About(2000)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Parkers(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Student #1

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Moesha(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Game Plan (2007)

$148M worldwide

Highest rated

Men of a Certain Age (2009)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Beauty and the Beast (2012)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting69 of 69: 66 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing3 of 69: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

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

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s31 · 31 acting · 3 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
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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 Brian White's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 57 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, producer

Black Privilege (2019)

97th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Shield (2002)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 37. 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 Brian White's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles24–79 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles20–54 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–76 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles17–67 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles24–75 · median 57 · 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 Brian White work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian White's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sharon Leal shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers