Carra Patterson
Actor · Born January 31, 1984 (42) · St. Petersburg, Florida
Patterson was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her mother was 16 when she was born. She graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and later began appearing in off-Broadway productions. She made her big screen debut appearing in an supporting role in the 2010 romantic comedy-drama film, Why Did I Get Married Too?. In 2012 she made her Broadway debut in Manhattan Theatre Club production of Wit starring Cynthia Nixon. She later performed in off-Broadway productions of Luck of the Irish, Significant Other and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. In 2017 she starred in August Wilson's play Jitney. In 2015, Patterson appeared in the biographical drama film Straight Outta Compton directed by F. Gary Gray. On television, she made guest appearances on The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Elementary and Instinct. From 2017 to 2018 she was a regular cast member in the E! drama series, The Arrangement. In 2020 she played Josephine Baker in an episode of HBO series, Lovecraft Country. In 2021, Patterson starred in the Disney+ action comedy series, Turner & Hooch. The series was canceled after one season. In 2023, Patterson played civil rights leader Coretta Scott King in the biographical drama film, Rustin directed by George C. Wolfe. Later in 2023 she was cast opposite Carrie Preston in the CBS comedy-drama series, Elsbeth.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 31, 1984 (42)
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Carra Patterson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Shaun in The Arrangement (2017)
- Heroas Erica in The Snakes (2021)
- Allyas Officer Kaya Blanke in Elsbeth (2024)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Carra Patterson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Carra Patterson'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
16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Love, Brooklyn(2025)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Elsbeth(2024)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Rustin(2023)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Snakes(2021)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Subject(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Turner & Hooch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Storybook Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Lovecraft Country(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Servant(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Evil(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Prodigal Son(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Arrangement(2017)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Straight Outta Compton(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Elementary(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2009 to 2025; peak year 2015.
Biggest box office
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Highest rated
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Most popular right now
Elsbeth (2024)
Film career
Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2015Screen debut· Straight Outta Compton
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 Carra Patterson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed2
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.