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Oliver Hudson

Oliver Hudson

Actor and producer · Born September 7, 1976 (50) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oliver Rutledge Hudson (born September 7, 1976) is an American actor. He's best known for his roles as Alan Rhodes on CBS' sitcom Rules Of Engagement, Garrett Miller on The Cleaning Lady, Martin on the sitcom Splitting Up Together, Wes Gardner on Scream Queens, Jeff Fordham on Nashville, David Carver Jr. on WB's The Mountain, Jace Darnell on WB's My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, Eddie Doling on Dawson's Creek, and Alan Clark in the movie The Out-of-Towers (1999). He is the son of actress Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, stepson to actor Kurt Russell, brother of actress Kate Hudson and half-brother to actor Wyatt Russell.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1976 (50)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Oliver Hudson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
30%
Survival
24%
Morality
19%
Self
12%
Power
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Oliver Hudson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Hudson'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

39 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Merry Little Ex-Mas(2025)

    as Dr. Everett Holden

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    as Harley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Broke(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bad Hombres(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Muzzle(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Unprisoned(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Animal Control(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradley Boyd

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Cleaning Lady(2022)

    Show 22 episodes · as Garrett Miller

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lyle

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Injustice(2021)

    as Patrick 'Eel' O'Brian / Plastic Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Chronicles(2018)

    as Doug Pierce

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Medal of Honor(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Etchberger

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Splitting Up Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · as Martin

  • Journey Back to Christmas(2016)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Scream Queens(2015)

    Show 15 episodes · as Wes Gardner

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Walk of Shame(2014)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nashville(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jeff Fordham

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Wilderness(2008)

    as TJ

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Carolina Moon(2007)

    as Cade Lavelle

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Rules of Engagement(2007)

    Show 100 episodes · as Adam Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Black Christmas(2006)

    as Kyle Autry

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 10.5: Apocalypse(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Will Malloy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Breed(2006)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mr. Dramatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mr. Dramatic

  • I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Petr Ginz / Peter Feigl (voice)

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as David Carver, Jr.

  • As Virgins Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Corky Stevens

  • New Best Friend(2002)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rockets' Red Glare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hank Baker

  • My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jace Darnell

  • Going Greek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ziegler

  • The Smokers(2000)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Out-of-Towners(1999)

    as Alan Clark

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Revolutionary #1

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 16 episodes · as Eddie Doling

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Winter Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1998 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Black Christmas (2006)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Medal of Honor (2018)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Rules of Engagement (2007)

Film career

19982025

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 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
Acting35 of 39: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing4 of 39: 4 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s11 · 8 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
9909

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 Oliver Hudson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

The Smokers (2000)

83rd percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Midcredits 78th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 32. 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 Oliver Hudson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles13–91 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles10–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles28–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–73 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–78 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Oliver Hudson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Hudson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Stalberg Jr. shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers