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Christopher Martin

Christopher Martin

Actor · Born July 10, 1962 (64) · Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Christopher 'Play' Martin (born July 10, 1962) is an American rapper and actor, formerly the latter half of the late 1980s/early 1990s hip-hop/comedy duo Kid 'n Play. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 10, 1962 (64)
From
Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 16 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 38% in 30 days

What are Christopher Martin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
25%
Society
23%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Absurd
3
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Christopher Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Martin'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

16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • House Party(2023)

    as Play

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Show(2021)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Church Folks(2020)

    Actor

  • Church Folks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zach Murphy

  • And I Danced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • House Party: Tonight's the Night(2013)

    as Play

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Next Day(2012)

    as Ike

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Freaknik: The Musical(2010)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Holy Hip Hop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Sealab 2021(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Play (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • House Party 3(1994)

    as Play

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Class Act(1992)

    as Blade Brown (as Christopher 'Play' Martin)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • House Party 2(1991)

    as Play

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Play

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • House Party(1990)

    Choreographer · as Play

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Food Jammers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1990 to 2023; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

House Party (1990)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

House Party (1990)

Midcredits 66th

Film career

19902023

Peak 1990 · 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.

  • 1990Screen debut· House Party

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 16: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thDirecting2 of 16: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 16: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Christopher Martin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Next Day (2012)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Freaknik: The Musical (2010)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 31. 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 Christopher Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Reid shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers