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Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

Actor · Born July 8, 1963 (63) · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the FOX comedy-drama Roc, as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the medical drama Chicago Hope, and as Leon Vance on the CBS drama NCIS and its spinoff NCIS: Los Angeles

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 8, 1963 (63)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 47 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Rocky Carroll's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama 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
36%
Morality
20%
Self
17%
Ideas
12%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · 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 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
6
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Rocky Carroll's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rocky Carroll'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

47 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon Vance

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Death and Return of Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Silas Stone / Perry White (voice)

  • Reign of the Supermen(2019)

    as Perry White (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Death of Superman(2018)

    as Silas Stone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks(2017)

    as Sonny Lacks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Leon Vance

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: War(2014)

    as Silas Stone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Leon Vance

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Yes Man(2008)

    as Wes

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Prisoner(2007)

    as Studio Executive

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson")

  • Invasion(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Healy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as James Miller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as A.D.A. John Shubert

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Banks

  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Chaz (voice)

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 399 episodes · Director · as Leon Vance

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Carl Reese

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Reverend Kingston Davis

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 44 episodes · as Carl Reese

  • The Best Damn Sports Show Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ladies Man(2000)

    as Cyrus Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · as Adrian Spencer

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Corey Sykes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as U.S. Attorney Skidmore

  • Best Laid Plans(1999)

    as Bad Ass Dude

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Five Desperate Hours(1997)

    as Lt. Frank Early

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Keith Wilkes

  • Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Great White Hype(1996)

    as Artemus St. John Saint

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Tide(1995)

    as Lt. Darik Westergard

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gargoyles(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Derek Maza (voice) · as Derek Maza (voice) / Glasses (voice) · as Derek Maza / Talon (voice) · as Glasses (voice) · as Talon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fantastic Four: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Triton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Walker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 96 episodes · as Keith Wilkes

  • The Chase(1994)

    as Byron Wilder (Channel 8 traffic reporter)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fathers & Sons(1992)

    as Flo

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Prelude to a Kiss(1992)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Roc(1991)

    Show 72 episodes · as Joey Emerson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Davids

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

    as Willie - VA Hospital

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Money, Power, Murder. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dwan

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Undercover Police Officer

  • The IT Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Denham

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1985 to 2021; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Crimson Tide (1995)

$157M worldwide

Highest rated

Crimson Tide (1995)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

NCIS (2003)

Film career

19852021

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· Prelude to a Kiss

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 47: 45 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 47: 1 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2010s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
9207

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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1997–1998.

  1. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rocky Carroll's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Prisoner (2007)

83rd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crimson Tide (1995)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Rocky Carroll'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 26 · 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 Rocky Carroll work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rocky Carroll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denzel Washington shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles