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Bryan Callen

Bryan Callen

Actor, also writer and producer · Born January 26, 1967 (59) · Manila, Philippines

Bryan Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American actor. Callen is notable for being one of the original cast members on MADtv.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1967 (59)
From
Manila, Philippines
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 74 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 28Up 33% in 30 days

What are Bryan Callen's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
32%
Self
30%
Society
14%
Morality
13%
Survival
8%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Self-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · 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 10 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 12

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
12
Joyful
10
Tense
6
Warm
4
Contemplative
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Bryan Callen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bryan Callen'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

74 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bryan Callen: False Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Little Angels(2025)

    as Leslie Shannon

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lucas

  • Bryan Callen: Man Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bryan Callen

  • Think Like a Dog(2020)

    as Agent Callen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Joker(2019)

    as Haha's Stripper

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes(2019)

    Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Schooled(2019)

    Show 34 episodes · as Coach Mellor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Not a War Story(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sex Addict(2017)

    as Bryan Callen

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Range 15(2016)

    as Guard Callen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bryan Callen: Never Grow Up(2017)

    Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Fighter & The Kid 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · as Himself

  • Dirty Lies(2017)

    as Campbell

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Flock of Dudes(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue: Smoke Jumpers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Avalanche (voice)

  • Kingdom(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Garo Kassabian

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • My Man Is a Loser(2014)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue(2014)

    as Avalanche (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Walk of Shame(2014)

    as Dealer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • About Last Night(2014)

    as Trent

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ride Along(2014)

    as Miggs

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Kirstie(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas Kogen

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 42 episodes · as Coach Mellor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wander Over Yonder(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Rules for Sleeping Around(2013)

    as Owen Manners

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • ...Or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jonah

  • Mash Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bryan Callen: Man Class(2012)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Division III: Football's Finest(2011)

    as Denny Dawson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 2 Broke Girls(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Warrior(2011)

    as Bryan Callen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Death Valley(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Captain Dashell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury(2011)

    as Eduardo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part II(2011)

    as Samir

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It(2010)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Hangover(2009)

    as Eddie Palermo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard(2009)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control(2008)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Underwood

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mark Stuber

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • I Do & I Don't(2007)

    as Bob Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Cop

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Mitch

  • Notes from the Underbelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    as Harper

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bilson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Fat Actress(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Eddie Falcon

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rob Rubino

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bad Santa(2003)

    as Miami Bartender

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fish Without a Bicycle(2003)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus Dixon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Old School(2003)

    as Avi (Waiter)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Less Than Perfect(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kent Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Reba(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Buzzard

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Inside Schwartz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as David Cobert

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Yoder · as Jack Oxford

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nick

  • Wirey Spindell(1999)

    as Robby, present day

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Louis Slater

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek Pfeiffer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jared

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Rude Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Howie Halberstein

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Coushaine

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Suddenly Susan(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 9 episodes · as Vic Petrowski

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 43 episodes · as Various

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • NewsRadio(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Russ

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as The Chicken

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles from 1993 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Ride Along (2014)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

Warrior (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19932025

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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
Acting70 of 73: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting2 of 73: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 73: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s32 · 29 acting · 3 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
0313

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 Bryan Callen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 61 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Little Angels (2025)

99th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Joker (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 33. 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 Bryan Callen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–60 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · 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 Bryan Callen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bryan Callen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ross Patterson shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles