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Eric Close

Eric Close

Actor and director, also producer · Born May 24, 1967 (59) · New York City, New York, USA

Eric Close (born May 24, 1967) is an American film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 24, 1967 (59)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
31 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Eric Close's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: 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
36%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 0 · 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 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · 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 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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 9 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 15
Ally
4 of 15
Shadow
4 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
12
Warm
8
Joyful
6
Melancholic
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Eric Close's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Close'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, 31 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • All Is Merry & Bright(2025)

    as Paul Tannen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • To Have and to Holiday(2024)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Average Joe(2024)

    as Joe Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Mulligan(2022)

    as Paul McAllister

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Plum Twist(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday(2019)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Love Story(2019)

    Director · as Shane

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Wedding at Graceland(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Detective Michael Sharpe

  • Christmas at Graceland(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Indivisible(2018)

    as Ltc. Jacobson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Legal Action(2018)

    Producer · as Casey McKay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in the Air(2017)

    as Robert Trent

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas Crime Story(2016)

    as Randall Edwards

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • American Sniper(2014)

    as DIA Agent Snead

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nashville(2012)

    Show 87 episodes · Director · as Teddy Conrad

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Travis Tanner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • CHAOS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Michael Dorset

  • Unanswered Prayers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ben Beck

  • Seven Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Powell

  • Saving Angelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dad

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Spicer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323(2004)

    as N'Tom Price

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 160 episodes · Director · as Martin Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kim Possible(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Crash Cranston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Sky Is Falling(1999)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Follow the Stars Home(2001)

    as Mark McCune

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Now and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · as Michael Wiseman

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Barnes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 23 episodes · as Vin Tanner

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as John Loengard

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 19 episodes · as John Loengard

  • The Stranger Beside Me(1995)

    as Chris Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Without Consent(1994)

    as David Mills

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • McKenna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Hercules and the Lost Kingdom(1994)

    as Telamon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Taking Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Adam

  • American Me(1992)

    as Juvie Hall Attacker

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Keeping Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Young Michael

  • Major Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

  • Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 266 episodes · as Sawyer Walker

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Indivisible (2018)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Follow the Stars Home (2001)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Without a Trace (2002)

Film career

19512025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 1984Screen debut· Santa Barbara
  • 1992First film· American Me

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 47: 40 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting7 of 47: 4 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

47 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 14 acting · 5 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Eric Close's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Average Joe (2024)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Suits (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. 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.

Who does Eric Close work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Close's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dustin Rikert shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers