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Silas Weir Mitchell

Silas Weir Mitchell

Actor · Born September 30, 1969 (57) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Silas Weir Mitchell is an American character actor known for playing disturbing or unstable characters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silas Weir Mitchell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 30, 1969 (57)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 72 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Silas Weir Mitchell's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
35%
Survival
22%
Self
15%
Society
10%
Bonds
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Trickster
2 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Absurd
3
Contemplative
5
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Silas Weir Mitchell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Silas Weir Mitchell'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

72 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page.

  • Detained(2024)

    as Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Life of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Simon

  • Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Boyd Suttree

  • The Amendment(2018)

    as Glenn Ake

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Winter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 122 episodes · as Monroe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Heaven's Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ake

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bennett

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Fork in the Road(2010)

    as Karl Rogers

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Halloween II(2009)

    as Chett Johns

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mental(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent Martin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • 1% (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Wild Man Sam

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Coffrey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Prairie Fever(2008)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Crazy(2008)

    as Neal

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Gray Man(2007)

    as Albert Fish, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seymour

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Phobic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vladimir Narcijac

  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    as Lab Tech

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken Olson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cyrus Lebrun · as Cyrus Legare

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Donny Jones

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Charles 'Haywire' Patoshik

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?(2005)

    as Joseph Devine

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Chris Donahue

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fathers and Sons(2005)

    as Max (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Darren Drew

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Deranged Husband

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Detective(2005)

    as Robbins

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Heart of the Beholder(2005)

    as Lester

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as David Scott

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Whole Ten Yards(2004)

    as Yermo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Life on Liberty Street(2004)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Hogan

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Silas 'Slick' Waters

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Boomtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Erik Sorenson

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Seaver

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Durst

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Johnson County War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mitch Slaughter

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Drugstore Manager

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bertrand

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Morton

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eli Stram

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Jones / Alastair Dark

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Rat Race(2001)

    as Mitchell Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dion Corelli

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ezekiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dalton

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Willie Angel

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade

  • Other Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Weeping Man

  • Absence of the Good(1999)

    as Jack Gaskin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Inferno(1999)

    as Jesse Hogan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyd Lynch · as Owen Walters

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Patriot(1998)

    as Pogue

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Route 9(1998)

    as Agent Paul Danning

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Julian Po (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Sins of the Mind(1997)

    as Anderson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Quicksilver Highway(1997)

    as Bryan Adams

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Private Parts(1997)

    as Patient

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anthony Brickman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Carlo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Playing Dangerous 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gregor Tarnopol

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roy McNair

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Louis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Floyd

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Luis · as Marcus Hainey

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dougie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Dale

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1951 to 2024; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Grimm (2011)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19512024

Peak 1997 · 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.

  • 1997Screen debut· Quicksilver Highway
  • 2011Career best· Grimm

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s42 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Silas Weir Mitchell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Amendment (2018)

97th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prison Break (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, 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.

Is Silas Weir Mitchell'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 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Silas Weir Mitchell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Silas Weir Mitchell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Levinson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers