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Sewell Whitney

Sewell Whitney

Actor · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Sewell Whitney is an American film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Works as
Actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 74 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Sewell Whitney's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
22%
Morality
22%
Bonds
20%
Self
15%
Society
12%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 4

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
12
Dread
8
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Sewell Whitney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sewell Whitney'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

74 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Just Breathe(2025)

    as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Pale Horse(2024)

    as Mark Carter

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Maggie Moore(s)(2023)

    as Peter Rice

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mayfair Witches(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Mayfair

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • To Leslie(2022)

    as Newsman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Husband, Wife and Their Lover(2022)

    as William Ballard

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Defense(2021)

    as Everett

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally(2021)

    as Judge Edward M. Curran

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Algorithm: BLISS(2020)

    as Preacher Jack

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Wanted(2020)

    as Campaign Lackey

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Norm Larson

  • Primal(2019)

    as Scuddy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Revenge(2019)

    as Doctor Martin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Saving My Baby(2018)

    as Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Range Director

  • West of Hell(2018)

    as Annie's Husband / The Shapeshifter

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Amaranth(2018)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Wild(2019)

    as Wiley

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Vow Renewal Justice of the Peace

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Leaves of the Tree(2015)

    as Doctor Nathan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Sportcoat

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Tie the Knot(2016)

    as Dr. Jack Ranger

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Showing Roots(2016)

    as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Timber the Treasure Dog(2016)

    as Casper Stonewall

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Just Let Go(2015)

    as Vance Mellen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Lawler

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Secrets of a Psychopath(2015)

    as Dr. Hansel

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dawn Patrol(2014)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn(2014)

    as Defense Attorney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mahjong and the West(2014)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2014)

    as Doctor Hayes

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Revelation Road: The Black Rider(2014)

    as Peabody

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stranded in Paradise(2014)

    as Bill Lewis

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Inner Demons(2014)

    as Reverend Foley

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The World Wars(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as General George Marshall

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Falcon Song(2014)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Against the Grain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Professor Guber

  • Moon and Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Father Williams

  • Lake Placid: The Final Chapter(2012)

    as Coach Macklin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mike Conway

  • Lil Tokyo Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as J. Marion Wright

  • I Am Singh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mr. Foreman

  • After the Fall(2010)

    as Distinguished Man

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as U.S. Marshall

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    as Dr. Malloy

  • Pastor Shepherd(2010)

    as Barry Sensicle

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Julius Eddleston

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(2009)

    as Martin Weldon

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood(2009)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • For Heaven's Sake(2008)

    as John Ford

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wayne Sadoff

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Death's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chuck

  • Just Add Water(2008)

    as Restaurant Customer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • He Was a Quiet Man(2007)

    as Derrick Miles

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • All About Us(2007)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bandleader

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Public Defender

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Unidentified(2006)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Freaky Faron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fedora

  • Erosion(2005)

    as Undertaker

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wildfire(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick DuMont

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel(2004)

    as Justice Department Official

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • True Love(2004)

    as Uncle Byron

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas Mallard(I)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • If (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Michael

  • Deadly Stingers(2003)

    as Collins

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Warrior Angels(2002)

    as Father Charles

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hometown Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Robert

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Rampler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Lyne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mud Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Billy

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tech

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Maxim Xul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Carl Harding

  • Captain Bill's Fun, Fun, Funship of Madness, Mayhem, and Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Ernst Zimbola

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles, 70 of them dated from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Primal (2019)

Film career

19912025

Peak 2013 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 2007Screen debut· He Was a Quiet Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s33 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0717

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 Sewell Whitney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Unidentified (2006)

96th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 30. 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 Sewell Whitney's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.