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Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Actor and producer · Died August 28, 2020, aged 43 · Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 4 other major award bodies

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina. He graduated from Howard University and went on to study at the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford.  Boseman's play "Deep Azure" was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.  His breakout role was playing the lead Jackie Robinson in 2013's 42. Boseman was best remembered for portraying T’Challa/Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has portrayed the character in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 29, 1976
Died
August 28, 2020 (aged 43)
From
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 37 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 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Chadwick Boseman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
32%
Society
16%
Self
16%
Bonds
15%
Power
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 10

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Chadwick Boseman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chadwick Boseman'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

37 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • MPower(2023)

    Show 1 episode · In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Star Lord T'Challa (voice) (archive footage)

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · In Memory Of · as Star Lord T'Challa (voice) · as T'Challa / Black Panther (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as T'Challa / Black Panther (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

    as Levee

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Between the World and Me(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Da 5 Bloods(2020)

    as Stormin' Norman

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 21 Bridges(2019)

    Producer · as Andre Davis

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as T'Challa / Black Panther

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Basketball: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as T'Challa / Black Panther

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther(2018)

    as T'Challa / Black Panther

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Marshall(2017)

    Co-Producer · as Thurgood Marshall

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Message from the King(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Jacob King

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as T'Challa / Black Panther

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gods of Egypt(2016)

    as Thoth

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Get on Up(2014)

    as James Brown

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Draft Day(2014)

    as Vontae Mack

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Musician

  • Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • 42(2013)

    as Jackie Robinson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Kill Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lt. Samuel Drake

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Richmond

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Persons Unknown(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Graham McNair

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph "Flex" Beeman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Russell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cabe McNeil

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Express(2008)

    as Floyd Little

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Cameron James

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Over a Broken Pawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

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

    as The Mover

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

    as Male Lead

  • Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as New Yorker

  • Love Is A Fallacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Young Man

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as David Wafer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Foster Keyes

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1990 to 2023; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19902023

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 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.

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By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 37: 29 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thDirecting2 of 37: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 37: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 37: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing1 of 37: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 37: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s18 · 17 acting · 4 crew2020s8 · 6 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 43% of 14 roles
1318

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.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 12 major nominations, 2019–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  2. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  3. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Chadwick Boseman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Between the World and Me (2020)

85th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. 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 Chadwick Boseman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 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 & Gore11 titles16–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–49 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles36–80 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles6–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles35–67 · median 54 · 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 Chadwick Boseman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chadwick Boseman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Russo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles