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Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born November 3, 1957 (68) · Stockholm, Sweden

Hans "Dolph" Lundgren (born 3 November 1957) is a Swedish-American actor, director, and martial artist. He is best known for his roles in action films, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s, including iconic characters such as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 3, 1957 (68)
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
104 on MovieCove · 116 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Dolph Lundgren's films like?

Across their 97 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action75 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
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Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
34%
Survival
23%
Bonds
14%
Self
10%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Survival46 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice27 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 95 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 25 · Serious 44 · Dark 26

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 32 · Heightened 10

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 36 · Intense 52

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

Steady 30 · Shifting 61 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 71 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 50 · Relentless 25

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

Casual 53 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 83 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

80 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 43 of 80 analyzed roles.

Hero
43 of 80
Shadow
18 of 80
Ally
8 of 80
Mentor
5 of 80
Threshold guardian
3 of 80
Shapeshifter
2 of 80
Trickster
1 of 80
Show the 80 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
79
Thrilling
59
Dread
27
Hopeful
18
Melancholic
14
Other
50

How their films linger

Fun43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy45
  • Bittersweet35
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical1

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 Dolph Lundgren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 84 of their 104 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (46).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dolph Lundgren'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

116 credits, 104 with a MovieCove page; 48 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • One Last Shot(2026)

    as Admiral Mulholland

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    as Macho Man

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hellfire(2026)

    as Wiley

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice(2026)

    as The Barron

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Straight Shot(2026)

    as Armand Stoker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Exit Protocol(2025)

    as Charles Managold

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Rats: A Witcher Tale(2025)

    as Brehen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dolph: Unbreakable(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wanted Man(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Travis Johansen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • American Expendables(2024)

    as Red Scorpion

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)

    as King Nereus

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Showdown at the Grand(2023)

    as Claude Luc Hallyday

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 4(2023)

    as Gunner Jensen

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Come Out Fighting(2022)

    as Major Chase Anderson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2023)

    as Anders

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Operation Seawolf(2022)

    as Hans Kessler

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Section 8(2022)

    Producer · as Tom Mason

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Svengeance (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Castle Falls(2021)

    Director · Producer · as Richard Ericson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pups Alone(2021)

    as Victor von Manure

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Seal Team(2021)

    as Dolph (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hard Night Falling(2019)

    Producer · as Michael Anderson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Acceleration(2019)

    as Vladik

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Tracker(2019)

    as Aiden Hakansson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Aquaman(2018)

    as King Nereus

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Creed II(2018)

    as Ivan Drago

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black Water(2018)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming(2017)

    as Mature Gil Shepard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dead Trigger(2017)

    as Kyle Walker

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Tour de Pharmacy(2017)

    as Gustav Ditters Present Day

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Altitude(2017)

    as Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Female Fight Squad(2016)

    as Holt

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Larceny(2017)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Willits(2016)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Don't Kill It(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Jebediah Woodley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten Cop 2(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Agent Reed

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hail, Caesar!(2016)

    as Submarine Commander (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shark Lake(2015)

    Producer · as Clint Gray

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Riot(2015)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 4Got10(2015)

    as Bob Rooker

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • War Pigs(2015)

    as Captain Hans Picault

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Hell(2015)

    as Dolph Lundgren

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Skin Trade(2014)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Nick Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    as Gunner Jensen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Puncture Wounds(2014)

    Producer · as Hollis

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Blood of Redemption(2013)

    as Axel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ambushed(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • SAF3(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as John Eriksson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Battle of the Damned(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Max Gatling

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Legendary(2013)

    as Harker

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Package(2012)

    as The German

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Konstantin Kovar

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning(2012)

    as Andrew Scott

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • One in the Chamber(2012)

    as Aleksey Andreev

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    as Gunner Jensen

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stash House(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Andy Spector

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Small Apartments(2012)

    as Dr. Sage Mennox

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • All Out of Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • In the Name of the King: Two Worlds(2011)

    as Granger

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolph Lundgren

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Expendables(2010)

    as Gunner Jensen

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration(2009)

    as Andrew Scott

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Icarus(2010)

    Director · as Edward Genn / Icarus

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ivan Dragon (voice)

  • Command Performance(2009)

    Director · Writer · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Direct Contact(2009)

    as Mike Riggins

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Missionary Man(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Ryder

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Marco

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Diamond Dogs(2007)

    Director · Producer · as Xander Ronson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Final Inquiry(2006)

    as Brixos

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brixos

  • The Russian Specialist(2005)

    Director · Story · as Nikolai Cherenko

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as John Thundergun

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Oyama Karate Kyokushinkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Defender(2004)

    Director · as Lance Rockford

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Retrograde(2004)

    as John Foster

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fat Slags(2004)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Direct Action(2004)

    as Frank Gannon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Detention(2003)

    as Sam Decker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Agenda(2001)

    as Jason Price

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Agent Red(2000)

    as Matt Hendricks

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Patrol(2000)

    as Nick Preston

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Jill Rips(2000)

    as Matt Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Storm Catcher(1999)

    as Major Jack Holloway

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Bridge of Dragons(1999)

    as Warchild

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Ivan Drago (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Sweepers(1998)

    as Christian Erickson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Minion(1998)

    as Lukas Sadorov

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Blackjack(1998)

    as Jack Devlin

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Peacekeeper(1997)

    as Frank Cross

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Silent Trigger(1996)

    as Waxman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Assassin(1995)

    as Michael Dane

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Mnemonic(1995)

    as Street Preacher

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Men of War(1994)

    as Nick Gunar

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Pentathlon(1994)

    Executive Producer · as Eric Brogar

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sunny Side Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dolph Lundgren

  • Joshua Tree(1993)

    as Wellman Anthony Santee

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier(1992)

    as Andrew Scott / GR13

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Showdown in Little Tokyo(1991)

    as Detective Kenner

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cover-Up(1991)

    as Mike Anderson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • I Come in Peace(1990)

    as Det. Jack Caine

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Punisher(1989)

    as Frank Castle

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Red Scorpion(1988)

    as Lt. Nikolai Rachenko

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe(1987)

    as He-Man

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rocky IV(1985)

    as Ivan Drago

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A View to a Kill(1985)

    as Venz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Drago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ivan Drago

  • Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force

    Actor

  • Malevolence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Story · as Miles

  • Mutant: Year Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The Groom 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Without You I'm Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as George Cochrane

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 108 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Aquaman (2018)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

One Last Shot (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19852026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 62 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting113 of 114: 94 only acting, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thDirecting8 of 114: 0 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdWriting6 of 114: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thProducing15 of 114: 1 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score7th

114 titles, 19 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s20 · 20 acting · 4 crew2010s44 · 44 acting · 10 crew2020s20 · 19 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 54% of 91 roles
859095000510152025

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dolph Lundgren's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of the 96 of 97 with a score; across their 95 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Midcredits score across 103 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th57

Shape of the crowd

63 of their 103 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned9
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed63

Most divisive · actor

Fat Slags (2004)

99th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 86 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 26. 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 Dolph Lundgren's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles44–96 · median 84 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles13–65 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles34–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles17–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles36–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Dolph Lundgren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dolph Lundgren's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles