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Mo McRae

Mo McRae

Actor, director and producer, also writer · Born July 4, 1982 (44) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Mo McRae is an American director, producer and actor, best known for his recurring role as Tyler in the FX series Sons of Anarchy as well as Leon Hayes in the 2006 film Gridiron Gang. He starred in Fox's Pitch. In 2022, McRae directed his first film, A Lot of Nothing. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 4, 1982 (44)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, director and producer, also writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 52 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 18% in 30 days

What are Mo McRae's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd 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
Bonds
35%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
2 of 5
  • Heroas Steve in November Rule (2015)
  • Allyas Tay in Destined (2016)
  • Allyas Blip Sanders in Pitch (2016)
  • Heroas Will Phillips in MVP (2022)
  • Heroas Milestone 'Miles' Williams in Stay (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
4
Triumphant
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Mo McRae's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mo McRae'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

52 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lucky(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Agent Eli Gates

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Stay(2025)

    Producer · as Miles

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Red Right Hand(2024)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Lot of Nothing(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • East New York(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • MVP(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Will Phillips

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Starkeisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Bel-Air(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Gully(2019)

    as Otis

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Rebel(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Amir · as Amir Johnson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Flight Attendant(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Benjamin Berry

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The 24th(2020)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Adopt a Highway(2019)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Almost Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Tim Moore

  • All Rise(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Kurt Beto

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • American Skin(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The First Purge(2018)

    as 7 & 7

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves(2018)

    as Gus Henderson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Destined(2016)

    as Tay / Dontay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Davis

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Aftermath(2017)

    as Saab

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Team Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer

  • Pitch(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Blip Sanders

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Robinson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • All the Way(2016)

    as Stokely Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • November Rule(2015)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as J Poppa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Wild(2014)

    as Jimmy Carter

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • #AmeriCAN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Acting Like Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mike

  • The Butler(2013)

    as Eldridge Huggins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Deonte Frasier

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Charlie

  • The Defenders(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rapper

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

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

    as Jason Gretch

  • Just Another Day(2009)

    as Robo

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Deadliest Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jason Gretch

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Tyler · as Tyler Yost

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gridiron Gang(2006)

    as Leon Hayes

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha' Hood(2003)

    as Shirtless Homey

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Burke Kelvin

  • I'm with Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Neighbor #1

  • Thirteen(2003)

    as Rapper 2

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as P-Nut

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Derwin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Brown

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Blue Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Vango

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

    Show 1 episode · as Capone

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny Hamilton

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo Plummer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Hightower

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Rock a Bye Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Roshaun

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 51 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Den of Thieves (2018)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

Gridiron Gang (2006)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Den of Thieves (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting46 of 52: 44 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting6 of 52: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting2 of 52: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 52: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

52 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s23 · 21 acting · 3 crew2020s12 · 8 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
0318

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 Mo McRae's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Gully (2019)

95th percentile spread · 77% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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 Mo McRae's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Mo McRae work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mo McRae's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Tamasco shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles