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Tessa Blake

Tessa Blake

Director and writer, also producer · Born December 12, 1969 (56) · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Tessa Blake (born December 12, 1969) is an American television director and writer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 12, 1969 (56)
From
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Tessa Blake's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Society
29%
Morality
29%
Bonds
3%
Ideas
3%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Tessa Blake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tessa Blake'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

33 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • If I Tell You(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 9-1-1: Nashville(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Tony & Ziva(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Odyssey(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Beacon 23(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Quantum Leap(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • 4400(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Walker(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Salvation(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Election Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Guidance(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Five Wives, Three Secretaries and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Burnzy's Last Call(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Highest rated

Matlock (2024)

Midcredits 69th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 31: 28 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting3 of 31: 1 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s13 · crew

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.

Is Tessa Blake's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tessa Blake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tessa Blake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Lynch shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors