Dileep Rao
Actor · Born July 29, 1973 (53) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Dileep Rao (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in Sam Raimi's horror film Drag Me to Hell (2009), James Cameron's science fiction film Avatar (2009), and Christopher Nolan's thriller Inception (2010).
Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1973 (53)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Dileep Rao's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Mentoras Rham Jas in Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Moods and endings
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 Dileep Rao's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dileep Rao'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
27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Avatar 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2029)
Wishful Thinking(2026)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Quantum Entangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Remember Amnesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Fanboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Lie Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Resurrect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Where You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Beeba Boys(2015)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Con Man(2015)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Mr. Robot(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Polis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Z Nation(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Murder of a Cat(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Tutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Dictator(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Touch(2012)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Inception(2010)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Avatar(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Drag Me to Hell(2009)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Brothers & Sisters(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2009.
Film career
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.
- 2009Screen debut· Drag Me to Hell
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 Dileep Rao's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 43. 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.
Who does Dileep Rao work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dileep Rao's MovieCove titles; Sam Raimi shares the most, 2.
- Sam RaimiShared titles: Murder of a Cat (2014), Drag Me to Hell (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Raimi
