Known for his role in the 2020 Sundance film Beast Beast executive produced by Alec Baldwin, Will Madden is an American stage and screen actor who has worked in live action short, animated, and feature films. Will's work has been showcased at Sundance, South by Southwest, and a number of national and international festivals. Pink Floyd's David Gilmour chose the animated short film Confusion Through Sand which features Will's voice to screen live during the international tour of his album "Rattle that Lock" in 2016. The short film Notes On: Biology, starring Will as a creative, spacey high school student went viral in 2013 reaching over 1.3 million viewers online. His shared awards include a 2018 Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the South by Southwest Film Festival, an inaugural 2018 Vimeo Staff Picks Award, 2013 Grand Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, a 2013 Best Narrative Feature Award at the Tacoma Film Festival, a 2014 First Place Award at the USA Film Festival, a 2014 Peace Award at Gothenburg Indie Film Festival, a 2014 American Spectrum Prize at Indianapolis International Film Festival, a 2014 Animated Grit Award at the Indie Grits US Film Festival, and a 2013 Big Grit Award also at the Indie Grits Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Actor and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Will Madden's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Adam in Beast Beast (2020)
- Allyas Brandon in Youngstown (2021)
- Shadowas Kevin in Jethica (2022)
- Heroas Andy in Mean Spirited (2022)
- Shadowas Cam in 15 Cameras (2023)
- Allyas Bob Fox in Love and Work (2024)
- Shadowas Will Madden's character in Erupcja (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Will Madden's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Will Madden'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
30 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Erupcja(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Downbeat(2026)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
There Will be Womanly Wiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Raw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Endzgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Memes & Nightmares(2024)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Cave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Last Brunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Fantastic Relationship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Love and Work(2024)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
15 Cameras(2023)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Mean Spirited(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Jethica(2022)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Unlawful Combatant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Beta Test(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Beast Beast(2020)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Youngstown(2021)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Wolf of Snow Hollow(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Bad Will Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Greener Grass(2019)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Backyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Krista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Kill Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Confusion Through Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
euphonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Notes on: Biology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Cvnt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Teardrop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.
Film career
Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.
- 2020Screen debut· The Wolf of Snow Hollow
- 2023First top-billed film· 15 Cameras
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 Will Madden's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. 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 Will Madden work with?
People who share at least 2 of Will Madden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pete Ohs shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Pete OhsShared titles: Erupcja (2025), Love and Work (2024), 15 Cameras (2023), Jethica (2022), Youngstown (2021), Beast Beast (2020)See all 6 shared titles with Pete Ohs
- Danny MaddenShared titles: Downbeat (2026), 15 Cameras (2023), Beast Beast (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Madden
Writers
- Stephanie HuntShared titles: Love and Work (2024), Jethica (2022), Youngstown (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Stephanie Hunt
- Andy FaulknerShared titles: Jethica (2022), Youngstown (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Faulkner
Actors
- Daniel RashidShared titles: Downbeat (2026), Mean Spirited (2022), Beast Beast (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Rashid
- Stephen RuffinShared titles: Downbeat (2026), Beast Beast (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Ruffin
- Shirley ChenShared titles: Jethica (2022), Beast Beast (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley Chen
Composers and cinematographers
- Charles HumenryShared titles: Downbeat (2026), 15 Cameras (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Humenry
- Charles WatsonShared titles: Love and Work (2024), Youngstown (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Watson
- Kristian ZunigaShared titles: 15 Cameras (2023), Beast Beast (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kristian Zuniga
Producers
- Benjamin WiessnerShared titles: Downbeat (2026), Beast Beast (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Wiessner
Mixed roles
- Susan GallagherShared titles: Downbeat (2026), Beast Beast (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Gallagher
