David Anthony Marshall

Actor · Born February 19, 1963 (63) · Lincoln, Illinois, USA

Born in Illinois, David Anthony Marshall is actor and singer who has worked in many action films and TV series, often playing bad and sinister characters. His most famous role is perhaps that of the prison guard Mastrone in the film Lock Up (1989) with Sylvester Stallone. He worked also in supporting roles in other films, Across the Tracks (1990) with Brad Pitt, Another 48 Hrs. (1990), CrissCross (1992), and Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and also starred in drama film Equinox (2019).

What are David Anthony Marshall's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

48%

Bonds

37%

Survival

16%

Justice3 Family bonds2 Revenge2 Survival2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Thrilling

3

Melancholic

1

Romantic

1

Warm

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Fun3 Cathartic3 Hopeful2 Rousing2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet1
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 David Anthony Marshall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (6).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
IndiePix Unlimited1 title, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+

Subscription and free streaming for David Anthony Marshall'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

17 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Wilbur Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as T-Bone
Pistol Pete(1996)
as Zeke
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pacific Blue(1996)
Show 1 episode · as Mace Velasco
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Stranger(1995)
as Harvard
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Demolitionist(1995)
as One Eye
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Annika Hansen's Father
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Babylon 5(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Stephen Petrov
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Jailbait(1993)
as Tommy Sweeney
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
CrissCross(1992)
as Blondie
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Roadside Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Dave Coleman
The Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Bobby B.
Across the Tracks(1990)
as Louie
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Zeke
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Another 48 Hrs.(1990)
as Willie Hickok
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Booker(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Eric Slash
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Lock Up(1989)
as Mastrone
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Quantum Leap(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Hippie
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 83^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1989 to 1998; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

Across the Tracks (1990)

Midcredits 32^nd

Film career

19891998

Peak 1989 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

1989Screen debut· Lock Up

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting17 of 17 · 34^th

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s14 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 David Anthony Marshall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32^nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

21^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

62^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser2
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Stranger (1995)

87^th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lock Up (1989)

Midcredits 60^th · 52% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 33. 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 David Anthony Marshall'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 56 · moderate

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

Who does David Anthony Marshall work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Anthony Marshall's MovieCove titles; Donald P. Borchers shares the most, 3.

Andrew Divoff2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Divoff
Donald P. Borchers3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Donald P. Borchers