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Brian Klugman

Brian Klugman

Actor and writer, also director · Born September 15, 1975 (51) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Brian Klugman (born September 15, 1975) is an American actor. Klugman was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is a real estate broker, and his mother is a school teacher. Klugman's uncle is Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jack Klugman. Klugman has two brothers and one sister: Michael "Mike" Klugman (b. 1985), Jeffrey "Jeff" Klugman (b. 1972), and Laurie Klugman (b. 1977). He attended the Germantown Academy for high school, and Carnegie Mellon University for 2 years. Brian is nicknamed "Klugger". Klugman's most recent role has been in House on the episode "97 Seconds" as Thomas Stark, he has also appeared in Cloverfield, The Bogus Witch Project, Dreamland, Frasier, Joan of Arcadia, and National Lampoon's Adam & Eve. Klugman also appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller Vacancy 2: The First Cut in the role of "Reece". ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 15, 1975 (51)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also director
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 37 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Brian Klugman's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
27%
Morality
15%
Survival
13%
Ideas
5%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Bittersweet
2
Tense
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Brian Klugman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Klugman'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

37 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Maestro(2023)

    as Aaron Copeland

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Baby, Baby, Baby(2015)

    Director · Writer · as Sydney

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Words(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • I'm Coming Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Todd Trumball

  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul McCardle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Vacancy 2: The First Cut(2008)

    as Reece

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cloverfield(2008)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Life(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Judd

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Burning Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charles

  • Griffin & Phoenix(2006)

    as Beach Stud

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Macleod Sinclaire

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Abraham

  • Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Munch

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Oliver Wells

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Stark

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement(2004)

    as Military Guard

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Monster Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Brent Corman

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Cashier God

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Josh Haber

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as P.J. Turner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Noodle

  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle(1999)

    as Student (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Random Acts of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Neil

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Wahoo

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 7 episodes · as Guy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Can't Hardly Wait(1998)

    as Stoner Guy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason

  • Wishmaster(1997)

    as Medical Student

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Engineer (segment "The Caller")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Teenager

  • The Parent 'Hood(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kirby Gardner

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Somedays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1993 to 2023; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Tron: Legacy (2010)

$400M worldwide

Highest rated

Cloverfield (2008)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Maestro (2023)

Film career

19932023

Peak 2007 · 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
Acting35 of 37: 33 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thDirecting3 of 37: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 37: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 37: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s14 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
9707

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 Brian Klugman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Parent 'Hood (1995)

56th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Frasier (1993)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Brian Klugman's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Brian Klugman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Klugman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradley Cooper shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors