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Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Actor · Born August 22, 1967 (59) · Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Ty Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his starring role on Modern Family.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1967 (59)
From
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 40 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ty Burrell's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
37%
Self
37%
Society
12%
Survival
9%
Morality
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4

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 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Joyful
10
Absurd
6
Thrilling
8
Tense
7
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ty Burrell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ty Burrell'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

40 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Modern Family: A Modern Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Dunphy

  • Duncanville(2020)

    Show 33 episodes · as Jack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Rough Night(2017)

    as Pietro

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews(2016)

    as Bailey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Storks(2016)

    as Henry Gardner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Boondoggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ty

  • Finding Dory(2016)

    as Bailey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Twins(2014)

    as Rich

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as Jean Pierre Napoleon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014)

    as Mr. Peabody (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Butter(2011)

    as Bob Pickler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Goats(2012)

    as Frank Whitman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Doc McStuffins(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Jack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Hans Muller · as Nazi Commander

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Morning Glory(2010)

    as Paul McVee

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(2010)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 250 episodes · as Phil Dunphy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Leaves of Grass(2009)

    as Professor Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Glenn Martin DDS(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Parker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Back to You(2007)

    Show 17 episodes · as Gary Crezyzewski

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas Schiff

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Darwin Awards(2006)

    as Emile

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lipshitz Saves the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Red

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus(2006)

    as Allan Arbus

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Money(2006)

    as Other Aaron

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Out of Practice(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · as Dr. Oliver Barnes

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • In Good Company(2004)

    as Enrique Colon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Dead(2004)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    as Wilkinson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Evolution(2001)

    as Colonel Flemming

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Starks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Messinger

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ty Burrell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Herman Capshaw · as Paul Donatelli

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Tightrope! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1990 to 2020; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Finding Dory (2016)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Modern Family (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19902020

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 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
Acting40 of 40: 39 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 40: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
0111

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 Ty Burrell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Duncanville (2020)

67th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Ty Burrell's 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 & Gore13 titles8–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles13–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles8–73 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles3–55 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles9–66 · median 36 · 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 Ty Burrell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ty Burrell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scarlett Johansson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles