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Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry

Actor · Born August 16, 1955 (71) · Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Jeff Perry was born on August 16, 1955 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Nash Bridges (1996), Scandal (2012) and Wild Things (1998). He is married to Linda Lowy. They have one child. He was previously married to Laurie Metcalf.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 16, 1955 (71)
From
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 73 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 27% in 30 days

What are Jeff Perry's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
34%
Self
25%
Morality
16%
Power
16%
Survival
7%
Society
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · 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 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Shadow
2 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Warm
5
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jeff Perry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Perry'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

73 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Chasing Summer(2026)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as The Father

  • Randy as Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Randy Playne

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter Hoffman

  • Bookie(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny's Accountant

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Alaska Daily(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Stanley Kornik

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Inventing Anna(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lou

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(2021)

    as Harvey Leek

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Speed of Life(2019)

    as Samuel

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire(2018)

    as Hurst

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dirty John(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Michael O'Neil · as Psychologist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Lizzie(2018)

    as Andrew Jennings

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jim & Helen Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jim

  • Picture Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Keith

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 124 episodes · as Cyrus Beene

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Outsourced(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd's Dad

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Eleventh Hour(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mal Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Slater

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Diminished Capacity(2008)

    as Casey Dean

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Walter Eckley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Raines(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Tucker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Valley of Light(2006)

    as Taylor Bowers

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Invasion(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Terrence Gale

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Bill

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Terrence Steadman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 15 episodes · as Thatcher Grey

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Soin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Dawson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Morton Standbury

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Duckett

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Human Stain(2003)

    as Tennis Player

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Witt

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Kyle Everett

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Lemma

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as George Stark · as Vince Grady

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Ganz

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lansky(1999)

    as American Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Wild Things(1998)

    as District Attorney Bryce Hunter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest(1997)

    as Doug Hansen

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy Markham

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 122 episodes · as Harvey Leek

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long(1995)

    as Earl Long

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Mitch Palnick

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gilbert Weeks

  • My So-Called Life(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · as Richard Katimski

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Playmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Allen

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as John Clayton

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Body of Evidence(1993)

    as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Amy's Attorney

  • Storyville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Peter Dandridge

  • A Private Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Randall Everett

  • Life on the Edge(1992)

    as Ray Nelson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hard Promises(1991)

    as Pinky

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Civil Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Hancke

  • Brooklyn Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Grapes of Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Noah Joad

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Grifters(1990)

    as Drunk

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Shannon's Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo Watts

  • The Final Days(1989)

    as Staffer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Roe vs. Wade(1989)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Three Fugitives(1989)

    as Orderly Two

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jonah Burgee

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as David Simmons

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Noah Joad

  • A Wedding(1978)

    as Bunky Lemay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Remember My Name(1978)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Fisher

  • Silent Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Last Seder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 71 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Wild Things (1998)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Trial by Fire (2018)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Scandal (2012)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting73 of 73: 72 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 73: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew2000s20 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
7898

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 Jeff Perry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Life on the Edge (1992)

88th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prison Break (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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.

Is Jeff Perry's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles26–79 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles41–70 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles49–82 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles33–58 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles28–73 · median 67 · 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 Jeff Perry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Perry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katie Lowes shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles