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Frederick Koehler

Frederick Koehler

Actor · Born June 16, 1975 (51) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Frederick Koehler (born June 16, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Chip on Kate and Allie as well as Andrew Schillinger on the HBO drama Oz.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 16, 1975 (51)
From
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
55 on Motif · 72 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Frederick Koehler's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Survival
33%
Bonds
27%
Self
18%
Power
11%
Morality
8%
Society
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
4
Warm
3
Dread
3
Joyful
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Frederick Koehler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 55 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frederick Koehler's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

72 credits, 55 with a Motif page.

  • Babylon(2022)

    as D.P. Bill (1st Day of Sound)

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry West

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Little Things(2021)

    as Stan Peters

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy(2018)

    as Lists

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Gates

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • One by One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mr. Henderson

  • The Evil Within(2017)

    as Dennis

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Circle(2017)

    as Kevin

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Victor(2015)

    as Bobby

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Scientist

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Antonius Block

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Cyber(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Bosch(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Taylor

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot Whitman

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Becca Boyle

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Death Race 3: Inferno(2013)

    as Lists

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as George aka The Ghost

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Burgess

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Real Lot Polk

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Chicago Code(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Trey Stein

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Death Race 2(2010)

    as Lists

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as SID Tech Gilbert

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Gardner

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Pike

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Olds

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Death Race(2008)

    as Lists

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little Chenier(2006)

    as Pemon Dupuis

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Journeyman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Junior

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Torchwood(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Neighbor

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Pepper Dennis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Leslie Gaye

  • Touched (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Thomas Martin

  • Domino(2005)

    as Chuckie

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Close to Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as John Cooke, Jr.

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Kimper

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Night Manager

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Binder

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Rendish

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Seamus

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Beaudry

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

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Ramsay

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Gravy

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Miracles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Olson

  • Birdseye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ben Sharpless

  • Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002)

    as Pete Abbott

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Wounded Sailor #3

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Division (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Tobias 'Toby' McKaley

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Hillman

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • FreakyLinks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bull (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mellon

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Broussard

  • Strangers with Candy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricky

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Necron's Minion

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andrew Schillinger

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Profiler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Coe - Legal Aid Attorney

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom(1993)

    as Shane Harper

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Kiss Before Dying(1991)

    as Mickey

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Pick-up Artist(1987)

    as Richie

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Heart of the Garden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • He's Fired, She's Hired(1984)

    as Lexy Grier

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Almost Royal Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jimmy Henderson

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 122 episodes · as Charles "Chip" Lowell

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Mom(1983)

    as Alex

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as The Boy

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adopted Non-Smoker (uncredited) · as Billy (uncredited) · as Brian (uncredited) · as Jimmy (uncredited) · as Kid on Elevator (uncredited) · as Young Howard Cosell (uncredited)

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1975 to 2022; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Death Race (2008)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Mom (1983)

Motif 65th

Most popular right now

Kate & Allie (1984)

Film career

19752022

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 Motif 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
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score68th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 10% of 10 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Frederick Koehler's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Motif score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)

77th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lost (2004)

Motif 92nd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Frederick Koehler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles37–76 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian 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 Frederick Koehler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frederick Koehler's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul W.S. Anderson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers