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Kiowa Gordon

Kiowa Gordon

Actor · Born March 25, 1990 (36) · Berlin, Germany

Kiowa Joseph Gordon (born March 25, 1990) is an American actor of Hualapai descent. He is best known for his role as shapeshifter Embry Call in The Twilight Saga, as well as Junior in the TV series The Red Road.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 25, 1990 (36)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 26 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 26

What are Kiowa Gordon's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action 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
40%
Society
24%
Self
15%
Bonds
11%
Power
4%
Morality
4%
Ideas
2%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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 8 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Hero
2 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
9
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Kiowa Gordon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kiowa Gordon'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

26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rez Ball(2024)

    as Antonio Freeman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Clone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as George

  • Quantum Cowboys(2022)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dark Winds(2022)

    Show 36 episodes · as Jim Chee

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Castle in the Ground(2019)

    as Stevie

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Two Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jacy

  • The Liberator(2020)

    Show as Corporal Kanuna

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Quantum(2019)

    as Lysol

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Through Black Spruce(2018)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Roswell, New Mexico(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Flint Manes

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Wolves(2019)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Painted Woman(2017)

    as Chato

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Calico Skies (Director's Cut)(2016)

    as Bamboo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Best Fake Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as William

  • Lady Dynamite(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Goldfeather

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Wind Walkers(2015)

    as Jake Kingston

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • An Act of War(2015)

    as Private Locklear

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Red Road(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Junior Van Der Veen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Drunktown's Finest(2014)

    as Julius

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Lesser Blessed(2012)

    as Johnny Beck

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    as Embry

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    as Embry Call

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    as Embry Call

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Color Your Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Many Wounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Moose

  • Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Otto Maddox

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 2009 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

An Act of War (2015)

$362K worldwide

Highest rated

Dark Winds (2022)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

20092024

Peak 2018 · 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
Acting23 of 24: 22 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing2 of 24: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew

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.

How do Kiowa Gordon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

An Act of War (2015)

88th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dark Winds (2022)

Midcredits 84th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Kiowa Gordon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles12–33 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · 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 Kiowa Gordon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kiowa Gordon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jessica Matten shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles