Aaron McPherson was born in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), Street Kings (2008) and Longmire (2012). He has been married to Challen Cates since 2 September 2005. They have two children.
Biography from IMDb.
- June 25, 1969 (57)
- Oakland, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Aaron McPherson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Aaron McPherson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Aaron McPherson'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
25 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Exit Protocol(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Wanted Man(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Messiah(2020)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Orville(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Lethal Weapon(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Don't Kill It(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Spaceman(2016)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Beautiful Girl(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Longmire(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Grey Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
White Collar(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Street Kings(2008)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Burn Notice(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Courts mais Gay : Tome 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Death by Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Medium(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
An Eye for an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Cruel Intentions 3(2004)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
24(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2015.
Biggest box office
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Highest rated
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Film career
Peak 2015 · 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.
- 2004Screen debut· Cruel Intentions 3
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 Aaron McPherson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 70, 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 Aaron McPherson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Aaron McPherson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Aaron McPherson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dolph Lundgren shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Dolph LundgrenShared titles: Exit Protocol (2025), Wanted Man (2024), Don't Kill It (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Dolph Lundgren
Producers
- Michael Thomas SlifkinShared titles: Exit Protocol (2025), Don't Kill It (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Thomas Slifkin
- Scott MartinShared titles: Exit Protocol (2025), Don't Kill It (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Martin
