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Tunde Adebimpe

Tunde Adebimpe

Actor, also composer · Born February 25, 1975 (51) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 25, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known as a founding member and co-lead vocalist of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio, with whom he has recorded five studio albums. In April 2025, Adebimpe released his debut solo album, Thee Black Boltz. As an actor, Adebimpe has appeared in the films Twisters, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marriage Story and Rachel Getting Married, in addition to several independent feature films. He appeared in the 2024 science fiction television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and provided voice acting on the animated series Strange Planet, Lazor Wolf, Pantheon, and Tuca & Bertie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tunde Adebimpe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1975 (51)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also composer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 30 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Tunde Adebimpe's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Society
24%
Bonds
24%
Self
20%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Ideas
6%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
4
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 Tunde Adebimpe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tunde Adebimpe'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, 22 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Skeleton Crew(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wendell · as Wendle

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Twisters(2024)

    as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Strange Planet(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Structural Engineer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • No More Time(2022)

    as Noah

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Pantheon(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Police / Stephen Gold (voice) · as Stephen Gold (voice) · as Stephen Gold / Waiter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ultrasound(2021)

    as Dr. Conners

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • City Island(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • We Baby Bears(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Unica's Dad (voice) · as Unica's Dad / Flytrap (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Sleeping Negro(2021)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • She Dies Tomorrow(2020)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Singing Preacher

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Marriage Story(2019)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Victor Benett

  • SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock(2016)

    as The Performer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as Mr. Cobbwell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Oliver 'Olly' Jeffries

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Edwin

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2016)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ian Olsen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Nasty Baby(2015)

    as Mo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 7 Chinese Brothers(2015)

    as Major Norwood

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Sun Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Supermensch(2013)

    as Teddy Pendergrass

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Nine Types of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · as himself

  • The Lottery(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Rachel Getting Married(2008)

    as Sidney Williams

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Superjail!(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Stuart Hornsley

  • Jump Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as George

  • Jorge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1998 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Supermensch (2013)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Skeleton Crew (2024)

Film career

19982024

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting26 of 28: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting1 of 28: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 28: 1 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Tunde Adebimpe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

City Island (2022)

99th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Marriage Story (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. 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 Tunde Adebimpe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–34 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian 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 Tunde Adebimpe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tunde Adebimpe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Adomian shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers