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Marc Blucas

Marc Blucas

Actor, also producer and writer · Born January 11, 1972 (54) · Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Marcus Paul Blucas is an American actor, known for playing Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matthew Donnelly in Necessary Roughness and abolitionist John Hawkes in Underground. Prior to his acting career, he was known for playing college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Blucas' first television role was in the television movie Inflammable, made in 1995. From there, he found roles in both television and film. He starred as the Basketball Hero in Gary Ross's Pleasantville (1998). However, Blucas landed his first major role in 1999 as Agent Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Initially, Blucas was certain that he had blown his audition and had left apologizing for having wasted creator Joss Whedon's time. Whedon asked him to audition again, and he received the part two weeks later. He played Buffy's love interest until 2000. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

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Born
January 11, 1972 (54)
From
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 67 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 34% in 30 days

What are Marc Blucas' films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
35%
Self
23%
Survival
17%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

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

Steady 21 · Shifting 7 · 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 15 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 17
Ally
3 of 17
Shadow
3 of 17
Threshold guardian
3 of 17
Shapeshifter
2 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
14
Hopeful
15
Dread
10
Romantic
11
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous7

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 Marc Blucas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marc Blucas' 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

67 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page.

  • My Life with the Walter Boys(2023)

    Show 30 episodes · as George Walter

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas... Present(2022)

    as Eric Larson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hunting Ava Bravo(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Buddy King

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Sampson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Swagger(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Coach Bobby

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Doomsday Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Chad Daybell

  • Good Morning Christmas!(2020)

    as Brian Bright

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Unearth(2020)

    Producer · as George Lomack

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Holiday for Heroes(2019)

    as Matt Evans

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Fix(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as River 'Riv' Allgood

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Season for Love(2018)

    as Corey Turner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Looking Glass(2018)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Miss Christmas(2017)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Brawl in Cell Block 99(2017)

    as Gil

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Red Maple Leaf(2016)

    as Secret-Service Agent Derek Sampson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Operation Christmas(2016)

    as Sgt. Scott McGuigan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Irresistible Blueberry Farm(2016)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Underground(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as John Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Sleeping with Other People(2015)

    as Chris Smith

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Richards

  • Killer Women(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dan Winston

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Stay Cool(2009)

    as Brad Nelson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Red State(2011)

    as ATF Sniper

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Necessary Roughness(2011)

    Show 28 episodes · as Matthew 'Matt' Donnally

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Touchback(2011)

    as Hall

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Body of Proof(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mark Chandler

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Day(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Chip Jarrow

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Berke

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Knight and Day(2010)

    as Rodney Burris

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mother and Child(2009)

    as Steven

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Deadline(2009)

    as David Woods

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Stuntmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Eligh Supreme

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy Preswick

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Rader

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • See Kate Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jack Brookshire

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

    as Jarrett

  • Eleventh Hour(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective McNeil

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Meet Dave(2008)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • After Sex(2007)

    as Christopher

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Jane Austen Book Club(2007)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Killing Floor(2007)

    as David Lamont

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Thr3e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kevin Parson

  • Judy's Got a Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Richard Palm

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as John Kelley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • First Daughter(2004)

    as James Lansome

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(2004)

    as James Bonham

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Prey for Rock & Roll(2003)

    as Animal

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Capture the Castle(2003)

    as Neil Cotton

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • View from the Top(2003)

    as Tommy Boulay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • They(2002)

    as Paul Loomis

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine State(2002)

    as Scotty Duval

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • We Were Soldiers(2002)

    as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001)

    as The Guy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Summer Catch(2001)

    as Miles Dalrymple

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam King

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human(1999)

    as The Female's Ex-Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Buddy Wells

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Buddy Wells

  • Pleasantville(1998)

    as Basketball Hero

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 33 episodes · as Riley Finn

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dilemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as SWAT Team

  • Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl McNamara

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Eddie(1996)

    as Bench Knicks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Inflammable(1995)

    as Evans

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1995 to 2023; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Knight and Day (2010)

$262M worldwide

Highest rated

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)

Film career

19952023

Peak 2008 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 14 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
Acting66 of 66: 65 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing1 of 66: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 33 roles
9803081318

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 Marc Blucas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

A Christmas... Present (2022)

89th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. 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 Marc Blucas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles27–72 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles26–53 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles26–63 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles38–52 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles11–72 · median 33 · mildnear 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 Marc Blucas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marc Blucas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alison Sweeney shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles