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Nicky Katt

Nicky Katt

Actor · Died April 8, 2025, aged 54 · South Dakota, USA

Nicky Katt (May 11, 1970 – April 8, 2025) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Harry Senate on the television show Boston Public and for his roles as unsympathetic villains. He also appeared in films including Insomnia, The Limey, SubUrbia, and Sin City, and was a semi-regular collaborator of Richard Linklater, Steven Soderbergh, and Christopher Nolan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicky Katt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 11, 1970
Died
April 8, 2025 (aged 54)
From
South Dakota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 63 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 7% in 30 days

What are Nicky Katt's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
26%
Morality
22%
Survival
20%
Bonds
18%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
1%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 12

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 5
Shadow
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
9
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
5
Cold
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous8

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 Nicky Katt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicky Katt'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

63 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Behind the Candelabra(2013)

    as Mr. Y

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Sitter(2011)

    as Officer Petite

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    as Shotgun SWAT (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Harold(2008)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Brave One(2007)

    as Detective Vitale

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Death Proof(2007)

    as Counter Guy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    as Joe (segment "Planet Terror")

  • Planet Terror(2007)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Snow Angels(2007)

    as Nate Petite

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    as Volunteer Fireman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan Kitt

  • Sin City(2005)

    as Stuka

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Riding the Bullet(2004)

    as Ferris

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    as Goateed Man

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • School of Rock(2003)

    as Razor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Secondhand Lions(2003)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    as Hitler

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Sharkey

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Insomnia(2002)

    as Fred Duggar

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

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

    as Frank Marnikov

  • Waking Life(2001)

    as One of Four Men

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Evan Piscarek

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 49 episodes · as Harry Senate

  • The Way of the Gun(2000)

    as Obecks

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rules of Engagement(2000)

    as Hayes Hodges III

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Boiler Room(2000)

    as Greg Weinstein

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Limey(1999)

    as Stacy the Hitman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Barry

  • Say You’ll Be Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ben

  • One True Thing(1998)

    as Jordan Belzer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Scotch and Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ray

  • Phantoms(1998)

    as Deputy Steve Shanning

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Batman & Robin(1997)

    as Spike

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • SubUrbia(1996)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Artist / Voice on the Phone (voice) · as Dr. Brown / Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Johns(1996)

    as Mix

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    as Billy Ray Cobb

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Starkweather

  • The Doom Generation(1995)

    as Carnoburger Cashier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter(1995)

    as Mark Holsten

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Strange Days(1995)

    as Joey Corto

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Cure(1995)

    as Pony

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider 2010(1994)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Gang Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Slam

  • American Yakuza(1993)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dazed and Confused(1993)

    as Clint

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sister Act(1992)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Isaac Krantz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Martians Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hippie

  • The 'Burbs(1989)

    as Steve Kuntz

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Amorous Male Student

  • V(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sean Donovan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Get Along Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Gremlins(1984)

    as Schoolchild

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Voyagers!(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Herbie, the Love Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · as Matthew MacLane

  • Code Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Underground Aces(1981)

    as Son

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat McGuire

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1976 to 2013; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Insomnia (2002)

$114M worldwide

Highest rated

The Cure (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Insomnia (2002)

Film career

19762013

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 31 roles
84949904

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 Nicky Katt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 38; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Knight Rider 2010 (1994)

85th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. 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 Nicky Katt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles31–92 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles15–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles45–88 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles36–82 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles26–83 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most 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 Nicky Katt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicky Katt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Soderbergh shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers