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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Michael Ryan's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
38%
Morality
36%
Bonds
10%
Power
9%
Survival
6%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4

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 Michael Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Ryan'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

48 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pitfall(2025)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Julie and the Phantoms(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mitch Patterson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery(2020)

    as Donovan Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder in D Minor(2018)

    as Conrad Siles

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Walking the Dog(2017)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Wish For Christmas(2016)

    as Mr. Williams

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Eliot's Father

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as McTavish

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Memories(2015)

    as Stewart Martin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Anthony Keeton

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Dear Mr. Gacy(2010)

    as Frank Moss

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Encounter with Danger(2009)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Thin Man

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Escape(2009)

    as Dr. Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Professor/ Mr. Butler

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Art of War II: Betrayal(2008)

    as Senator Phillips

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict(2008)

    as John Fedder

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison Sax

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • White Noise 2: The Light(2007)

    as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Subzero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Major Martin Cook

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Abinell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as David Sumlin

  • The Perfect Score(2004)

    as Anna's Father

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Agar

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Psychiatrist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Sterling Preston

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as John Prior

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Our Mother's Murder(1997)

    as Tony Morrell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Profile for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Andy Sachs

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton Lazaroff

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Malicious(1995)

    as Mitchell James

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Rex Andrews · as Thomas Langley Russell

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Look Who's Talking Now(1993)

    as Pilot

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Cameron Hill · as Overcoat Man

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • IT(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Rogan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Meadow

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Deegan

  • Howards' Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · as Orrin Hudson

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Student

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(1981)

    as Gigolo

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Student

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Curio

  • Birth of the Beatles(1979)

    as Pete Best

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Man at Airport

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilf

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1977 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)

$62K worldwide

Highest rated

Birth of the Beatles (1979)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

A Wish For Christmas (2016)

Film career

19772025

Peak 2017 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
8116

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Michael Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Encounter with Danger (2009)

80th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. 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 Michael Ryan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terry Frewer shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles