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AJ Bowen

AJ Bowen

Actor, also producer · Born December 21, 1977 (48) · Marietta, Georgia, USA

Alfred Charles "A. J." Bowen Jr (born December 21, 1977) is an american actor and producer. He is know for his roles in multiple horror films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 21, 1977 (48)
From
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 43 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 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are AJ Bowen's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th 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
Survival
45%
Self
15%
Morality
13%
Ideas
10%
Society
8%
Bonds
7%
Power
3%
Survival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 16

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 16
Threshold guardian
3 of 16
Herald
3 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Shadow
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
18
Absurd
8
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous15

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 AJ Bowen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for AJ Bowen'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

43 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Night After Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Harley Singer

  • Hallowarrior(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Traumatika(2024)

    as Sheriff Miller

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Edge of Insanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dr. Freeman

  • Night Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Night Drive(2019)

    Co-Producer · as Russell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Old Ways(2020)

    as Carson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Satanic Panic(2019)

    as Duncan Havermyer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Deathcember(2019)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • I Trapped the Devil(2019)

    Associate Producer · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Flimsy Company(2018)

    as Joel

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dawn Of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Son

  • Dead Night(2017)

    as James Pollack

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blood Spook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sam Farbis

  • The Frontier(2015)

    as Officer Gault

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Cocktail(2016)

    as Joseph Damone

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Synchronicity(2015)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • WHIH Newsfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Norris (voice)

  • The Outfit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as James Coleman

  • The Reconstruction of William Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr. Bragg

  • The Guest(2014)

    as Austin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Sacrament(2013)

    as Sam Turner

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tom Holland's Twisted Tales(2014)

    as Fred (segment "Fred and His GPS")

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as John Warren Jr.

  • Faults(2014)

    as Angry Patron

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Twisted Tales(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Margot Rourke & The Boys Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fredrick O'Malloy

  • You're Next(2011)

    as Crispian

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • When We Lived in Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Sun Don't Shine(2012)

    as Highway Angel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Grow Up, Tony Phillips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Pete

  • Fade Into You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Man

  • Rites of Spring(2011)

    as Ben Geringer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Among Friends(2012)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Chillerama(2011)

    as Rick Marshall

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • No Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Lost

  • Hatchet II(2010)

    as Layton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Horrible Way to Die(2010)

    as Garrick Turrell

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The House of the Devil(2009)

    as Victor Ulman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Hank

  • The Signal(2007)

    as Lewis Denton

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Creepshow 3(2006)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

You're Next (2011)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

Faults (2014)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

You're Next (2011)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 12 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
Acting43 of 43: 41 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thProducing2 of 43: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
061116

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 AJ Bowen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Flimsy Company (2018)

76th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Faults (2014)

Midcredits 73rd · 62% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 36. 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 AJ Bowen's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles57–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles10–57 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles43–83 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles30–63 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles55–95 · median 84 · severeheavier 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 AJ Bowen work with?

People who share at least 2 of AJ Bowen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Lovett shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers