April Barnett
Actor · Born September 8, 1974 (52) · Houston, Texas, USA
April Barnett hails from Houston, TX. She has worked with Cedric Yarbrough and Wendi McLendon-Covey in "Closing Escrow." She also worked with Jeff Goldblum in the groundbreaking play "The Exonerated." And she was Lady Anne to Charles S. Dutton's Richard III to favorable reviews. She also starred as "Tobi" in the well received film "Drylongso" which was featured in the American Spectrum category at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. It also won the Grand Prize at the Pan African Film Festival. She was in the leading role as the crack-addicted prostitute in the avant garde film "Flight" which was the only American film accepted in its category at the 1998 Cannes International Film Festival. April feels blessed to have had the various life experiences which have allowed her to bring forth a fresh realism to her writing and the characters she plays. She hopes to continue to do work well enough to earn the respect of her peers and make her family proud.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 8, 1974 (52)
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are April Barnett's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Genres
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.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 1
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Tobi in Drylongso (1998)
- Allyas Tamika in Closing Escrow (2007)
Moods and endings
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 April Barnett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for April Barnett'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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Key and Peele(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Stellina Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Closing Escrow(2007)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Heart of the Beholder(2005)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Drylongso(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Perfect Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Tales from the Hood(1995)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Sister, Sister(1994)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 15th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1994 to 2012.
Biggest box office
Drylongso (1998)
Highest rated
Drylongso (1998)
Most popular right now
Heart of the Beholder (2005)
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Tales from the Hood
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.
How do April Barnett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, 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.
Who does April Barnett work with?
People who share at least 2 of April Barnett's MovieCove titles; Priscilla Barnes shares the most, 2.
- Priscilla BarnesShared titles: Heart of the Beholder (2005), Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Priscilla Barnes
