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Ryan Spahn

Ryan Spahn

Actor and writer, also producer · Born June 18, 1980 (46) · Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Ryan was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He moved to Troy, Michigan when he was young and attended Interlochen Arts Academy near Traverse City for high school. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles. He then relocated to New York City and enrolled in The Juilliard School. While attending Juilliard, Ryan wrote, produced, and starred in three feature films and two short films. He is a Drama Desk winner, and lives in New York City.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 18, 1980 (46)
From
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 29 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 21% in 30 days

What are Ryan Spahn's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Society
22%
Self
18%
Morality
17%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
2
Manic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ryan Spahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Spahn'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

29 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Leon

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Parachute(2023)

    as Hudson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Beck

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Other John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Actor

  • Jane Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Francis

  • Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dean / Devin

  • Nora Highland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Shirley(2020)

    as Drunk Cad

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Coop

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Abducted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ross Meisner

  • If I Could Tell You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ryan

  • Woven(2016)

    Producer · Writer · as Wallace Tanner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Such Good People(2014)

    as Fritz

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Grantham & Rose(2014)

    Producer · Writer · as Erik Henry

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Kalzenski

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Price

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • He's Way More Famous Than You(2013)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Ryan Feiffer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Hyperglot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Line Producer · as Vet

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Derek

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Scream of the Bikini(2009)

    as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Lovers, Liars and Lunatics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Julian Raye

  • Living the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Larry

  • Shelf Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jarrett

  • Tanner on Tanner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ryan

  • Reality Check(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Polish Wedding(1998)

    as Kid

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as First

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 62nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1995 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Polish Wedding (1998)

$693K worldwide

Highest rated

Polish Wedding (1998)

Midcredits 26th

Most popular right now

He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)

Film career

19952025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1998Screen debut· Polish Wedding

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 29: 23 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting2 of 29: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 29: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 29: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

29 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s13 · 13 acting · 4 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 2 crew

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.

How do Ryan Spahn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Woven (2016)

91st percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Horror Story (2011)

Midcredits 87th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 30. 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 Ryan Spahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryan Spahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Evangel Fung shares the most, 2.

Producers

Mixed roles