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Kirk Cameron

Kirk Cameron

Actor and producer, also writer · Born October 12, 1970 (56) · Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor best-known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television situation comedy Growing Pains (1985–1992), as well as several other television and film appearances as a child actor. In the 1980s and 1990s, Cameron appeared in dozens of television shows and in the films Like Father Like Son and Listen to Me. Recently, he portrayed Cameron "Buck" Williams in the Left Behind film series and Caleb Holt in the 2008 drama film, Fireproof. Cameron is also an active Christian evangelist, currently partnering with Ray Comfort in the evangelical ministry The Way of the Master, and has co-founded The Firefly Foundation with his wife, actress Chelsea Noble. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirk Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 12, 1970 (56)
From
Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 45 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 50% in 30 days

What are Kirk Cameron's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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%
Society
25%
Self
16%
Morality
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 0

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 3 · 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 16 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 18
Trickster
2 of 18
Shadow
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Mentor
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Hopeful
11
Tense
7
Joyful
6
Absurd
3
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Kirk Cameron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirk Cameron'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

45 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Brutus Wigglesthorpe (voice)

  • Adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer · as Mr. Kirk

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Lifemark(2022)

    as James Colton

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Takeaways with Kirk Cameron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 141 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Kirk Cameron: Connect(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself :)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Extraordinary(2017)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Come Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Father

  • Fuller House(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kirk Cameron

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Christmas(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Kirk

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mercy Rule(2014)

    Producer · as John Miller

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · as Self

  • Fireproof(2008)

    as Caleb Holt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Left Behind III: World at War(2005)

    as Buck Williams

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers(2004)

    as Mike Seaver

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Left Behind II: Tribulation Force(2002)

    as Buck Williams

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of the Cards(2001)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Growing Pains Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mike Seaver

  • Left Behind: The Movie(2000)

    as Buck Williams

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitchell Stark

  • You Lucky Dog(1998)

    as Jack Morgan

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Birth of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Uncle Kirk

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kirk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 32 episodes · as Kirk Hartman

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Kirk Cameron

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(1995)

    as Dexter Riley

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Star Struck(1994)

    as Runner

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Parker

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • A Little Piece of Heaven(1991)

    as Will Loomis

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Willies(1990)

    as Mike Seaver

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Host

  • Listen to Me(1989)

    as Tucker Muldowney

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Like Father Like Son(1987)

    as Chris Hammond / Dr. Jack Hammond

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of Times(1986)

    as Teddy Hightower

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Growing Pains(1985)

    Show 166 episodes · as Mike Seaver

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Children in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jefffrey Cranston

  • The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Willy

  • Bret Maverick(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Goliath Awaits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Liam

  • The Greatest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Kirk Cameron

  • The Way of the Master Television Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Why Christianity? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kirk Cameron

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 42 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Like Father Like Son (1987)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

Fireproof (2008)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Growing Pains (1985)

Film career

19812026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 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 45: 36 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thWriting1 of 45: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing6 of 45: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew3 of 45: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

45 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s9 · 6 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · 3 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 10 roles
8601

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 Kirk Cameron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive12
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Extraordinary (2017)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fireproof (2008)

Midcredits 69th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 41/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 23. 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 Kirk Cameron's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Kirk Cameron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirk Cameron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chelsea Noble shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers