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Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Actor, also producer and writer · Born July 29, 1973 (53) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child, appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat (1994) and then gained further mainstream attention for portraying Deacon Frost in Blade (1998). Other notable lead roles include Bob Rafelson's Blood and Wine (1997), the titular character in John Waters' Cecil B. DeMented (2000), and Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), as well as Britney Spears’ boyfriend in her 2004 music video for "Everytime". Supporting roles include Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), Detective Scott Strauss in World Trade Centre (2006), Homer Van Meter in Public Enemies (2009), Stavros in Immortals (2011), Joseph Kuklinski in The Iceman (2012), and Ketchum in Old Henry (2021). He is also known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology seriesTrue Detective (2019).

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Born
July 29, 1973 (53)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
81 on MovieCove · 110 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Stephen Dorff's films like?

Across their 66 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
24%
Survival
24%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 14 · Dark 43

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 22 · Intense 36

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 37 · Whiplash 10

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

Straight-faced 52 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 41 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 40 · Full focus 6

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 29

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

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

52 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 22 of 52 analyzed roles.

Shadow
22 of 52
Hero
20 of 52
Ally
5 of 52
Trickster
2 of 52
Mentor
2 of 52
Threshold guardian
1 of 52
Show the 52 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
53
Dread
28
Melancholic
23
Thrilling
11
Hopeful
11
Other
48

How their films linger

Unsettling26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous18

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 Stephen Dorff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 81 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (37).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Dorff'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

110 credits, 81 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Deputy(2026)

    Producer · as Billy Banks

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Permanent Damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as LL

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Vampires of the Velvet Lounge(2026)

    as Randall/Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bride Hard(2025)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    as Thomas Keller

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Trainer(2024)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Clear Cut(2024)

    as Ike

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blood for Dust(2023)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Divinity(2023)

    as Jaxxon

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • King of Killers(2023)

    as Robert Xane

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mob Land(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Clayton Minor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Hand(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Mayor Clarence Bishop

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Price We Pay(2022)

    Producer · as Cody

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Paradise City(2022)

    as Robbie Cole

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Traveling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Todd

  • Old Henry(2021)

    as Ketchum

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Barely Legal(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Embattled(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Cash

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Deputy(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · as Bill Hollister

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Righteous Gemstones(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Vance Simkin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • I'll Find You(2019)

    as General Huber

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Don't Go(2018)

    Producer · as Ben Slater

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sex Guaranteed(2017)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Leatherface(2017)

    as Texas Ranger Hal Hartman

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Jackals(2017)

    as Jimmy Levine

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Life Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Wheeler(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Star(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Brody Dean

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Albion: The Enchanted Stallion(2016)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Down by Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Voice

  • American Hero(2015)

    as Melvin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Debt(2015)

    as Oliver Campbell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • She's Funny That Way(2014)

    as Stephen Dorff

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Roland West

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Heatstroke(2013)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Motel Life(2012)

    as Jerry Lee

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III(2012)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Officer Down(2013)

    as Det. David 'Cal' Callahan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow You're Gone(2012)

    as Charlie Rankin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Zaytoun(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Yoni

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Iceman(2012)

    as Joey Kuklinski

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rites of Passage(2012)

    as Professor Nash

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Brake(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Jeremy Reins

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Carjacked(2011)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    as Stavros

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star(2011)

    as Dick Shadow

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Somewhere(2010)

    as Johnny Marco

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as Homer Van Meter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • XIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ross Tanner

  • Felon(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Wade Porter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Botched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ritchie

  • The Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Luke

  • Nanking(2007)

    as Lewis Smythe

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • .45(2006)

    as Reilly

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    as Scott Strauss

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jon Smith

  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jon Smith

  • Tennis Anyone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as T.C. Jackson

  • Shadowboxer(2005)

    as Clayton Mayfield

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Stacked(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Alone in the Dark(2005)

    as Richard Burke

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cold Creek Manor(2003)

    as Dale Massie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    as Mike Varga

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Feardotcom(2002)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Steal(2002)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Deuces Wild(2002)

    as Leon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Fights from the Movies(2002)

    as Deacon Frost (Blade) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Zoolander(2001)

    as Stephen Dorff

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cecil B. Demented(2000)

    as Cecil B. Demented

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Paul Pentcho

  • Earthly Possessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jake Simms, Jr.

  • Entropy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jake Walsh

  • Blade(1998)

    as Deacon Frost

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • City of Industry(1997)

    as Skip Kovich

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as Mike Pucci

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Wine(1996)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • I Shot Andy Warhol(1996)

    as Candy Darling

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Santa's Christmas Snooze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tom Jr.

  • Innocent Lies(1995)

    as Jeremy Graves

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as Mute Actor in Hollywood

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • S.F.W.(1994)

    as Cliff Spab

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Backbeat(1994)

    as Stuart Sutcliffe

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Judgment Night(1993)

    as John Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • An Ambush of Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George Betts

  • Rescue Me(1992)

    as Fraser Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Power of One(1992)

    as P.K. Age 18

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Always Remember I Love You(1990)

    as Robert Mendham

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • What a Dummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 24 episodes · as Tucker Brannigan

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Blossom(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Dean

  • A Son's Promise(1990)

    as Charles O'Kelly

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Do You Know the Muffin Man?(1989)

    as Sandy Dollison

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I Know My First Name Is Steven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pete

  • Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story(1988)

    as Kale Wedemeyer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Roseanne(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Empty Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy at 14

  • Hiroshima Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Johnny Bennett

  • The Gate(1987)

    as Glen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Boz

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • In Love and War(1987)

    as Stan Age 9

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Poor Tom

  • No Place Like Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Connor

  • People Not Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Red Stick Hoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Slant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sid

  • What the F*ck Is My Password?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 104 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Immortals (2011)

$227M worldwide

Highest rated

True Detective (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19822026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 46 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.

  • 1987Screen debut· The Gate
  • 1987First top-billed film· The Gate
  • 2008Career best· Felon
  • 2020Career best· Deputy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 103 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thWriting1 of 110: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 110: 0 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

110 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 28 acting · 3 crew2020s20 · 20 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 60 roles
87970207121722

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 Stephen Dorff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 72; across their 64 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 64

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 81 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th32

Shape of the crowd

45 of their 81 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed45

Most divisive · actor

The Trainer (2024)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

True Detective (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. 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 Stephen Dorff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles50–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles22–68 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles45–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles29–70 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles51–88 · median 73 · intenseheavier 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 Stephen Dorff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Dorff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Helderman shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles