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Gaius Charles

Gaius Charles

Actor · Born May 2, 1983 (43) · Manhattan, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Gaius Charles (born May 2, 1983) is an American stage, television and film actor best known for playing Brian "Smash" Williams on NBC's Friday Night Lights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gaius Charles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 2, 1983 (43)
From
Manhattan, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 22 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 36% in 30 days

What are Gaius Charles' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
29%
Survival
23%
Morality
18%
Self
17%
Bonds
13%
Freedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gaius Charles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaius Charles' 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

22 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City(2023)

    Show 15 episodes · as Perlie Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Land of Dreams(2021)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Alice(2022)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Wonder Years(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Brady

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Roswell, New Mexico(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bronson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rev. Andrew Carver

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as John

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Bad Blood(2016)

    as Batwing / Luke Fox (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Charlie Napier

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Stanford Prison Experiment(2015)

    as Paul Vogel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruben Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Muhammad Ali

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Pan Am(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Necessary Roughness(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Damon Razor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Takers(2010)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Salt(2010)

    as Todd Bottoms

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Messenger(2009)

    as Recruiter Brown

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Toe to Toe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kevin

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 50 episodes · as Brian 'Smash' Williams

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 48 episodes · as Shane Ross

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason King

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jadon Odami

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1999 to 2023; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

$663K worldwide

Highest rated

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)

Film career

19992023

Peak 2009 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 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.

How do Gaius Charles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Alice (2022)

71st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. 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 Gaius Charles' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian 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 Gaius Charles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaius Charles' MovieCove titles; Keir Gilchrist shares the most, 2.