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Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith

Actor, also composer and producer · Born June 22, 1985 (41) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Douglas Smith (born June 22nd, 1985) is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Henrickson in the HBO series Big Love (2006).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1985 (41)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, also composer and producer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Douglas Smith's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
31%
Bonds
26%
Survival
16%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Shadow
2 of 14
Threshold guardian
1 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
6
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
7
Joyful
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Douglas Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Douglas Smith'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

66 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lunar Sway(2026)

    as Stew

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • All the Lost Ones(2024)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Seven Veils(2023)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Die Alone(2024)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Exposure(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Tanner

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1(2024)

    as Sig

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Million Dollar Bet(2024)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Special Agent Gross

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Swearing Jar(2022)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Don't Worry Darling(2022)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Superman & Lois(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Olsen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Clarice(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tyson Conway

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Marcus Isaacson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Basorexia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jakob

  • Bottom of the World(2017)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • When We Rise(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Big Little Lies(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Corey Brockfield

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Bye Bye Man(2017)

    as Elliot

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 12 Deadly Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Sammy

  • Evan's Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Evan White

  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gary / Xavier

  • Fragments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sam

  • Terminator Genisys(2015)

    as Eric Thompson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ouija(2014)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hard Drive(2014)

    as Ditch

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Stage Fright(2014)

    as Buddy Swanson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Treading Water(2013)

    as Mica

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters(2013)

    as Tyson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Betas(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Zack Casper

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Briggs Jr.

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Antiviral(2012)

    as Edward Porris

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Kieran

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hawthorne(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Roommates(2009)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Someday We Will Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as James

  • Flashpoint(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlton Hayward

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Remember the Daze(2007)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Citizen Duane(2006)

    as Duane Balfour

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 53 episodes · as Ben Henrickson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Santa's Slay(2005)

    as Nicolas Yuleson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Parks

  • Rock the Paint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Josh

  • State's Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Scott

  • Sleepover(2004)

    as Gregg

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Bayes (1990)

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Shoalar

  • Hangman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Elijah Springfield

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · as Reilly Evans

  • Partners in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Teddy (as Doug Smith)

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Henderson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gavin Curtis

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Trancers 6(2002)

    as Punk #1

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Dolittle 2(2001)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marlon West

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Samson

  • Blast from the Past(1999)

    as Adam age 11

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Death Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tristan

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Pitcher

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Red Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Riding Shotgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Felix

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles, 63 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

$200M worldwide

Highest rated

The Alienist (2018)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Big Love (2006)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19932026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting64 of 65: 63 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing1 of 65: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 65: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s21 · acting2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
9909

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Douglas Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Citizen Duane (2006)

86th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Big Little Lies (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 37. 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 Douglas Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles18–84 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles19–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles23–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles20–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles25–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Douglas Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Douglas Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Krikst shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers