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Marc Menchaca

Marc Menchaca

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born October 10, 1975 (51) · San Angelo, Texas, USA

Marc Menchaca (born October 10, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director. He was co-director, co-writer, and lead actor of the 2013 Heartland Film Festival movie This Is Where We Live and was awarded best actor at the Breckenridge Film Festival in 2016 for his lead role in the film Reparation and his lead role in #LIKE, in 2021 at the Oxford Film Festival. He has appeared in several television shows, including Ozark in 2018 and The Sinner, Manifest, and The Outsider in 2019. Menchaca first became interested in performing as a student at Central High School. After graduating, he attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor's degree in English; it was also where he acted in his first play. He participated in a summer acting program at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in Manhattan before pursuing an acting career in his twenties. He is an alumnus of the William Esper Studio. Menchaca was co-director, co-writer and lead actor of the 2013 Heartland Film Festival movie This Is Where We Live. In 2015, he played a lead role as Bob Stevens, a veteran struggling with memory loss, in the Kyle Ham-directed film Reparation. It earned him the best actor award at the BreckenridgeFilm Festival, with the film receiving a further 10 festival awards, including the Austin Film FesFestival'sdience Choice prize and Best Film at the Santa Fe Film Festival. In the 2018 Netflix television series Ozark, Menchaca had a recurring role as Russ Langmore, a man struggling to suppress his homosexuality. He has had regular roles on television in The Sinner and Manifest. He appeared again on TV with Jason Bateman in 2019 in the Stephen King horror miniseries The Outsider, portraying Jack Hoskins for all 10 episodes. In 2020, Menchaca won Best Actor in a Feature at the Mammoth Film Festival Awards for his performance as Sam in the John Hyams thriller Alone alongside co-star Jules Willcox. He performed his stunts in the film, including a fight scene in the mud with Willcox. He received a further award for Best Actor in 2020 at the Oxford International Film Festival (OXIFF) in the UK for his portrayal of 'Th' Man' i' #Like, directed by Sarah Pirozek. In 2021, he starred in the Santiago Menghini-directed Netflix horror movie No One Gets Out Alive with co-star Cristina Rodlo. On October 6, 2022, Menchaca married British actress Lena Headey in Apulia, Italy. He is of Mexican descent on his paternal side. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Marc Menchaca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1975 (51)
From
San Angelo, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 60 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Marc Menchaca's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
30%
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
14%
Society
10%
Power
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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 8 · Intense 10

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 5

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 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 16
Threshold guardian
5 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Hero
1 of 16
Ally
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
14
Dread
7
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous8

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 Marc Menchaca's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marc Menchaca'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

60 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

  • Unabomber(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Clanton

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Dutton Ranch(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · as Zachariah

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Stages(2026)

    as Pat Byrd

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Abandons(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sheriff Hayworth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Dead of Winter(2025)

    as Camo Jacket

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Long Pork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Philip

  • Dexter: Resurrection(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Red

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Barron's Cove(2024)

    as Chief Alberts

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Companion(2025)

    as Deputy Hendrix

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Reunion(2024)

    as Bob Corcoran

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Big Cigar(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Agent Sydney Clark

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • RAPT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Richard

  • Beacon 23(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Keir

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Creator(2023)

    as McBride

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Shoffler

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Sick(2022)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Retaliators(2021)

    as Jed Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 9 Bullets(2022)

    as Sheriff John Carter

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Presenter

  • No One Gets Out Alive(2021)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Playing God(2021)

    as Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Evening Hour(2020)

    as Everett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Every Time I Die(2019)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Alone(2020)

    as Man

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jack Hoskins

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Raising Dion(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walter Mills

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • #Like(2019)

    Producer · as The Man

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Weightless(2017)

    as Cody

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Manifest(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as James Griffin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Andrew Bennett

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Where Is Kyra?(2017)

    as Vinny

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Smartass(2017)

    as Rod

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ozark(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Russ Langmore · as Russ Langmore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Booth

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Reparation(2015)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ace the Case(2016)

    as Gunner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Craig

  • Togetherness(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Tex

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • She's Lost Control(2014)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • This Is Where We Live(2013)

    Director · Screenplay · as Noah Warden

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Sutton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Ryan Dunning

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Lone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Deputy Lando

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lauder Wakefield

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Fox

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Last Day of Summer(2009)

    as Shipping Employee

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Flashforward(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Generation Kill(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mike Wynn

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Intervention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Screen Door Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Little Red

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Stegeman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Klansman Joe

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Rinaldi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Groves

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Connor Hill

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 59 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Creator (2023)

$104M worldwide

Highest rated

Generation Kill (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Unabomber (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19992026

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove 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
Acting59 of 60: 57 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 60: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 60: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 60: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s23 · 23 acting · 2 crew2020s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 16 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 Marc Menchaca's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Stages (2026)

84th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 51. 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 Marc Menchaca's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles60–92 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles17–59 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles58–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles31–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles64–86 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Marc Menchaca work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marc Menchaca's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Fuqua shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles