Michael St. Gerard
Actor · Born January 22, 1961 (65) · New York Mills, New York, USA
Michael St. Gerard is an American former actor. He is best known as Link Larkin in John Waters's Hairspray (1988) and his portrayl of Elvis Presley across various TV shows and films in the early 1990s.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 22, 1961 (65)
- New York Mills, New York, USA
- Actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Michael St. Gerard's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Everett in Senior Week (1988)
- Heroas Henry Pinkle in Star Time (1992)
- Heroas Ludo Ludovic in Replikator (1994)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
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 Michael St. Gerard's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael St. Gerard'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
18 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Elvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Replikator(1994)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Based on an Untrue Story(1993)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Live Wire(1992)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Star Time(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Into the Sun(1991)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Over the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Elvis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
King's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Heart of Dixie(1989)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Great Balls of Fire!(1989)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Quantum Leap(1989)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Senior Week(1988)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Hairspray(1988)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1972 to 2005; peak year 1992.
Film career
Peak 1992 · 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.
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 Michael St. Gerard's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. 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 Michael St. Gerard's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael St. Gerard work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael St. Gerard's MovieCove titles; Ricki Lake shares the most, 2.
- Ricki LakeShared titles: Based on an Untrue Story (1993), Hairspray (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Ricki Lake
