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Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern

Actor · Born July 21, 1960 (66) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Matt Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in Acting. He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning "Biloxi Blues". From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as "One Crazy Summer," Extreme Prejudice," "Biloxi Blues," "Sunchaser," "Infinity," and "Walking To The Waterline," which he also wrote and directed for IFC films. New York theater includes: "The One-Armed Man" at Ensemble Studio Theater, "Surviving Grace" at the Union Square Theater, "The Night Hank Williams Died" at the Orpheum Theater, "Wasted" at the WPA, Regional appearances at La Jolla Playhouse in "The Glass Menagerie", "The Habitation of Dragons", at Pittsburgh Public Theater, and the National Tour of "Death of a Salesman" as Biff opposite Hal Holbrook, and, most recently, "Orphans Home Cycle" at Hartford Stage. On TV he played the Lieutenant as a regular on the top ten CBS hit "Major Dad" as well as many other pilots, recurring and guest roles, most recently a recurring role on FX's "Rescue Me," and appearances on Fox's "Fringe," and CBS's "CSI." He has written and directed two films, "Walking to the Waterline" (which he also acted in), and "Duane Hopwood" starring David Schwimmer, named "One of the Best Films of 2005" by Roger Ebert, and shown at the Sundance Film Festival, before being theatrically released by IFC Films. He also has a novel, "Crossing Open Spaces," available at Amazon, Createspace.com or mattmulhern.net. Matt lives north of New York City with his wife Karen and sons Connor and Jack. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Weissenbach Management

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1960 (66)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 28 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Matt Mulhern's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
28%
Morality
18%
Survival
15%
Power
4%
Loyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · 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 0 · 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 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

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 Matt Mulhern's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Mulhern'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

28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Brandt

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • American Loser(2007)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Duane Hopwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Sajak

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Education of Max Bickford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Coleman

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Gale

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Plant Manager

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Young Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlie Banks

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley, Faith's Brother

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad Kendall

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Walking to the Waterline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer · as Francis McGowan

  • Infinity(1996)

    as Gate Guard

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Sunchaser(1996)

    as Dr. Chip Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Stinson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Junior(1994)

    as Mover

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story(1994)

    as John Marsh

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Tom Cross

  • Gunsmoke: To the Last Man(1992)

    as Will McCall

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Baranek · as Officer Peter Bennett

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Major Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 96 episodes · as Eugene Holowachuk

  • Biloxi Blues(1988)

    as Joseph Wykowski

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Now I Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Extreme Prejudice(1987)

    as Sgt. Declan Patrick Coker

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • One Crazy Summer(1986)

    as Teddy Beckersted

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dallas: The Early Years(1986)

    as Garrison Southworth

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Perry

    Midcredits score: 67th 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 28 titles from 1984 to 2010; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Biloxi Blues (1988)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

Biloxi Blues (1988)

Midcredits 68th

Film career

19842010

Peak 1987 · 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
Acting27 of 28: 26 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 28: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 28: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Matt Mulhern's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)

72nd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rescue Me (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. 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 Matt Mulhern work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Mulhern's MovieCove titles; Joseph M. Caracciolo shares the most, 2.