Sean Astin

Actor, also producer · Born February 25, 1971 (55) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 1 other major award body

Sean Patrick Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 25, 1971 (55)
From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 141 on MovieCove · 181 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 39% in 30 days

What are Sean Astin's films like?

Across their 110 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy30 titles36^th

Animation14 titles43^rd

Action13 titles26^th

Drama12 titles56^th

Adventure8 titles76^th

Documentary7 titles82^nd

Crime4 titles57^th

Biography2 titles80^th

Family2 titles26^th

Horror2 titles4^th

Sci-Fi2 titles54^th

Thriller2 titles20^th

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

Bonds

28%

Self

21%

Society

15%

Morality

13%

Survival

11%

Power

Ideas

Family bonds28 Friendship22 Survival20 Community21 Self-worth14 Purpose15 Identity15 Romantic love11

What they feel like to watch

their average across 98 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 13 · Wry 3 · Earnest 80

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 52 · Serious 22 · Dark 24

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 54 · Stylized 33 · Heightened 11

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 37 · Charged 34 · Intense 27

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 49 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 33 · Funny 30

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 51 · Relentless 10

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 61 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 8

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 53 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 17

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 85 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

76 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 29 of 76 analyzed roles.

Hero

29 of 76

Ally

20 of 76

Mentor

11 of 76

Trickster

6 of 76

Threshold guardian

5 of 76

Herald

4 of 76

Shapeshifter

1 of 76

Show the 76 roles

Heroas Mikey in The Goonies (1985)
Tricksteras Trigger in Like Father Like Son (1987)
Heroas Alan in White Water Summer (1987)
Heroas Duncan McDermott in Staying Together (1989)
Allyas Josh at 17 in The War of the Roses (1989)
Heroas Michael in The Willies (1990)
Tricksteras Sgt. Richard "Rascal" Moore in Memphis Belle (1990)
Heroas Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991)
Heroas Dave Morgan in Encino Man (1992)
Heroas Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger in Rudy (1993)
Heroas Harrison Bergeron in Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Heroas Mike in Boy Meets Girl (1998)
Allyas Gary in Bulworth (1998)
Allyas Bo Pomerantz in The Last Producer (2000)
Heroas Matt Foster in Icebreaker (2000)
Allyas Sam in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Allyas Sam in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Tricksteras Mister Smith in Jeremiah (2002)
Allyas Sam in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Heroas Randall P. McDuff in Party Wagon (2004)
Allyas Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004)
Heroas Kodi in Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
Tricksteras Ken Zorbell in Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
Heroas Stuart in Slipstream (2005)
Allyas Kip Kipling in Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Heroas Kent Stock in The Final Season (2007)
Allyas George in What Love Is (2007)
Threshold guardianas Marcus Tate in Forever Strong (2008)
Heroas Special Agent Oso in Special Agent Oso (2009)
Allyas Big Girl in Stay Cool (2009)
Allyas Steve Pisanos in WWII in HD: The Air War (2010)
Heroas Mike in Demoted (2011)
Tricksteras Mike in Demoted (2011)
Heroas Dusty Sanders in And They're Off (2011)
Heroas Tim Broadbent in Adopting Terror (2012)
Heroas Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Mentoras Stuart in Amazing Love (2012)
Allyas Cal Calhoun in Out West (2013)
Heroas Cluck Norris in Hatched (2013)
Threshold guardianas Santa Claus in The Naughty List (2013)
Heroas Winter in The Naughty List (2013)
Mentoras Kyle Black in Extraction (2013)
Mentoras Eddie in Santa Switch (2013)
Heroas Porter in Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2014)
Mentoras Tanner in Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)
Heroas Ribbit in Ribbit (2014)
Threshold guardianas Sean in Moms' Night Out (2014)
Heroas Mitch in The Surface (2014)
Heroas Raphael in Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past (2015)
Tricksteras Alex Wilson Dixon in The Dramatics: A Comedy (2015)
Heroas Dyson in Checkmate (2015)
Allyas Dr. Farell in Do You Believe? (2015)
Mentoras Hank Erwin in Woodlawn (2015)
Heroas Chester in Bunnicula (2016)
Allyas Carl in Unleashed (2016)
Allyas Pilot Grigsby in Range 15 (2016)
Heroas Sam Jacobson in Espionage Tonight (2017)
Heraldas Fox in Ploey (2018)
Mentoras Ed in No Good Nick (2019)
Heroas Shazam in Lego DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020)
Allyas Frankie in Adverse (2020)
Allyas George in Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)
Allyas Marvin in iMordecai (2022)
Heraldas William 'Willie' Walsh in The Invisible Raptor (2023)
Heraldas Narrator in Go West (2023)
Mentoras Gabriel in The Shift (2023)
Threshold guardianas Richard Williams in The Man in the White Van (2023)
Allyas Rick in Vindicta (2023)
Mentoras Whitmer in Holiday Twist (2023)
Shapeshifteras Gabriel in The Shift (2023)
Allyas Dog in Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
Mentoras Father Williams in Little Lorraine (2025)
Mentoras Jimmy the Butcher in Pet Investigators (2025)
Mentoras Gibbs in Matter of Time (2026)
Heraldas Gibbs in Matter of Time (2026)
Threshold guardianas Bennett Wilde in A Social Contract (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Hopeful

Absurd

Joyful

Warm

Other

100

How their films linger

Feel-good49 Hopeful45 Fun38 Bittersweet26 Unsettling15 Thought-provoking14

How their films end · 13 with a twist

Happy53
Bittersweet35
Tragic3
Ambiguous13
Cyclical6

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 Sean Astin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 104 of their 141 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (46).

Also on these channels

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Subscription and free streaming for Sean Astin'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

181 credits, 141 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

A Social Contract(2026)
as Bennett Wilde
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Little Lorraine(2025)
as Fr. Williams
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Chili Finger(2026)
as Ron
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Matter of Time(2026)
as Gibbs
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Haha, You Clowns(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Sean Astin (voice)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Pet Investigators(2025)
as Jimmy the Butcher / Special Agent Brennan
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Guns of Redemption(2025)
as Parson Dyer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Love Hurts(2025)
as Cliff Cussick
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Man in the White Van(2023)
as Richard Williams
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Invisible Raptor(2023)
as William 'Willie' Walsh
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Mighty MonsterWheelies(2024)
Show 26 episodes · as Invisible Van (voice)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps(2024)
as The Dog (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Hard Miles(2023)
as Speedy
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Holiday Twist(2023)
as Mr. Whitmer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Shift(2023)
as Gabriel
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Vindicta(2023)
as Rick
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Go West(2023)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
iMordecai(2022)
Producer · as Marvin
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight(2022)
Show 2 episodes · as Master Sloth (voice)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Charming the Hearts of Men(2021)
as George
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Hero Mode(2021)
as Jimmy Tisdale
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story(2021)
Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Adverse(2020)
as Frankie
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas(2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 6 episodes · as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · as Mr. Gigglenose (voice) · as Narrator (voice)
Perry Mason(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Sunny Gryce
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War(2020)
as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Lego DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters(2020)
as Shazam (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator / Putter Mulligan (voice)
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-Ween(2019)
as Narrator / Mr Gigglenose (voice)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Sean Astin (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
No Good Nick(2019)
Show 20 episodes · as Ed Thompson
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Gloria Bell(2018)
as Jeremy
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Minecraft: Story Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Reginal (voice)
The Conners(2018)
Show 2 episodes · as Tyler
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants(2018)
Show 39 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
eHero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Richard Brixton
Remember the Sultana(2018)
Executive Producer · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Ploey(2018)
as Fox
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Espionage Tonight(2017)
as Sam Jacobson
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Dead Ant(2017)
as Art
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Unleashed(2016)
as Carl
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Not a War Story(2017)
Actor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Lears(2017)
as Tom Cornwall
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Raphael (voice)
Swing State(2017)
as Bob Bernard
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy(2017)
as Headmaster Nash
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Justice League Action(2016)
Show 2 episodes · as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice) · as Shazam / Billy (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed(2016)
Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Stranger Things(2016)
Show 10 episodes · as Bob Newby · as Bob Newby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Range 15(2016)
as Pilot Grigsby
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Do-Over(2016)
as Ted-O
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Bunnicula(2016)
Show 104 episodes · as Chester (voice)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past(2015)
as Raphael (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Supergirl(2015)
Show 2 episodes · as Pete Andrews
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Woodlawn(2015)
as Hank
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Con Man(2015)
Show 2 episodes · as Sean Astin
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
New Looney Tunes(2015)
Show 3 episodes · as Actor Sean Astin (voice)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Checkmate(2015)
as Dyson
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Raphael (voice)
Do You Believe?(2015)
Producer · as Dr. Farell
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Dramatics: A Comedy(2015)
as Alex Wilson Dixon
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Raphael (voice)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis(2015)
as Shazam (voice)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Librarians(2014)
Show 1 episode · as The Amazing Mysterium / Kirby
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero(2014)
Show 4 episodes · as Blaze (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Surface(2014)
Producer · as Mitch
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Hero of Color City(2014)
as Horatio (voice)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Ribbit(2014)
as Ribbit
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Video Games: The Movie(2014)
Other · as Self - Narrator
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Strain(2014)
Show 14 episodes · as Jim Kent
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Moms' Night Out(2014)
as Sean
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Boys of Abu Ghraib(2014)
as Tanner
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero(2014)
as Porter
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Stan Lee's Mighty 7(2014)
as Kid Kinergy (voice)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Justice League: War(2014)
as Shazam (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Naughty List(2013)
as Winter (voice)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Santa Switch(2013)
as Eddie
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Freemason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Leon Weed
A Monsterous Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Spencer
Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Knox
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Raphael (voice)
Extraction(2013)
as Kyle Black
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Out West(2013)
as Cal Calhoun
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Sofia the First(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Bengee (voice)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Hatched(2013)
as Cluck Norris
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Craptastic!(2012)
as Matt Foster (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Amazing Love(2012)
as Stuart
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)
Show 124 episodes · as Raphael (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Adopting Terror(2012)
as Tim Broadbent
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Frack
Love's Christmas Journey(2011)
as Mayor Wayne
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
And They're Off(2011)
as Dusty Sanders
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Stay Cool(2009)
as Big Girl
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Alphas(2011)
Show 2 episodes · as Mitchel Morgan
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Franklin & Bash(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Steven Piper
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Witches of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 2 episodes · as Frack
Deep Blue Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as The Father
Demoted(2011)
as Mike
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
WWII in HD: The Air War(2010)
as Steve Pisanos (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Color of Magic 2in1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Dvoukvítek
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)
as Meerkat Manor Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Part Two: The Warm Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Sean
Special Agent Oso(2009)
Show 69 episodes · as Special Agent OSO
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Forever Strong(2008)
as Marcus Tate
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Color of Magic(2008)
Show 2 episodes · as Twoflower
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Twoflower
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Twoflower
Borderland(2007)
as Randall
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Final Season(2007)
Producer · as Kent Stock
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Show 3 episodes · as Greg Pemberton
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
What Love Is(2007)
as Geroge
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
My Wife Is Retarded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Jeff
Masters of Science Fiction(2007)
Show as Charlie Kramer
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Click(2006)
as Bill
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Love and Debate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Coach Amal
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School(2005)
as Kip Kipling
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
My Name Is Earl(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Rick
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Meerkat Manor(2005)
Show 52 episodes · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Into the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 6 episodes · as Martin Jarrett
Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 2 episodes · as Linus
Smile(2005)
as Mr. Matthews
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Robot Chicken(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Steve Jobs / Gallagher (voice)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Bigger Than the Sky(2005)
as Ken Zorbell
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Slipstream(2005)
Co-Producer · as Stuart Conway
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Elvis Has Left the Building(2004)
as Aaron
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Balto III: Wings of Change(2004)
as Kodi (voice)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Party Wagon(2004)
as Randall P. McDuff / Josiah (voice)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
50 First Dates(2004)
as Doug Whitmore
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
as Sam
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Tyler Elliott
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Las Vegas(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Lloyd Campbell
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
The Long and Short of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Director · Producer · Story · Writer
Snowflake Bentley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
as Sam
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Monk(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Paul Buchanan
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Jeremiah(2002)
Show 15 episodes · as Mister Smith
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
as Sam
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
24(2001)
Show 10 episodes · as Lynn McGill
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Sky Is Falling(1999)
as Mr. Schwartz
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dish Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Morgan
The Last Producer(2000)
as Bo Pomerantz
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Icebreaker(2000)
as Matt Foster
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Deterrence(1999)
as Ralph
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Kimberly(1999)
as Bob
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Angel(1999)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Boy Meets Girl(1998)
as Mike
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Bulworth(1998)
as Gary
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Long Way Home(1997)
as Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · Director · as Taylor
Courage Under Fire(1996)
as Patella
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Low Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Andrew
Harrison Bergeron(1995)
as Harrison Bergeron
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Safe Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Izzy
Teresa's Tattoo(1994)
as Step-Brother (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Kangaroo Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Director
Rudy(1993)
as Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Where the Day Takes You(1992)
as Greg
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Encino Man(1992)
as Dave Morgan
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Toy Soldiers(1991)
as Billy Tepper
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Willies(1990)
as Michael
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Wayne Hensley
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Memphis Belle(1990)
as Richard "Rascal" Moore
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The War of the Roses(1989)
as Josh at 17
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Staying Together(1989)
as Duncan McDermott
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Like Father Like Son(1987)
as Clarence / Trigger
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
White Water Summer(1987)
as Alan
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The B.R.A.T. Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Leonard Kinsey
The Goonies(1985)
as Mikey
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Brian Reynolds
The Rules of Marriage(1982)
as Charlie Hagen
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 1 episode · as Leonard Kinsey
American Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Sean Wilson
Oh, the Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Dormazestrin Spokesman
Scruggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Sam
Will to Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 177 titles, 172 of them dated from 1954 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19542026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 48 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.

1985Screen debut· The Goonies
1985First top-billed film· The Goonies
2001Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003Screen Actors Guild Award win· The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2012Career best· Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Show 1 more milestone

2016Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Stranger Things

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting173 of 177 · 50^thDirecting4 of 177Writing1 of 177Producing4 of 177Other crew1 of 177

177 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s20 · 18 acting · 3 crew2000s44 · 43 acting · 2 crew2010s70 · 69 acting · 2 crew2020s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 27% of 64 roles

60%

18%

25%

31%

18%

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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.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 1995–2018.

WinNomination

2018
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2004
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- +1 other major body · 1 win
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
2003
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
2002
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
1995
- Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Live Action

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sean Astin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44^th percentile, the median of all 103; across their 98 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 98

Approval · how many liked their films

50^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 98

Reach · how many have seen their films

73^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 98

Midcredits score across 141 titles, by percentile

75^th and up31
50^th to 74^th40
25^th to 49^th34
Below 25^th36

Shape of the crowd

58 of their 141 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved15
Universally Panned3
Divisive13
Cult Classic9
Crowd Pleaser40
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed58

Most divisive · actor

Not a War Story (2017)

99^th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 87 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 34. 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 Sean Astin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore26 titles25–79 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity37 titles8–58 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity25 titles9–76 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs22 titles14–56 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense23 titles10–68 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all films

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 Sean Astin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Astin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elijah Wood shares the most, 5.

Sean Astin

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Where can I watch Sean Astin's films?

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How do Sean Astin's films land?

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Is Sean Astin's work okay for kids?

Who does Sean Astin work with?

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