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Lew Temple

Lew Temple

Actor, also producer · Born October 2, 1967 (59) · Louisiana, USA

Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film Domino; Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress; and Axel in the third season of The Walking Dead.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 2, 1967 (59)
From
Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 110 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Lew Temple's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Survival
38%
Bonds
18%
Morality
15%
Self
14%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma15 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 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 10 · Serious 15 · Dark 30

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 35 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 27 · Intense 25

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 20

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 28 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 22 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 22
Shadow
6 of 22
Threshold guardian
6 of 22
Mentor
2 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
45
Dread
29
Melancholic
19
Absurd
12
Hopeful
11
Other
36

How their films linger

Unsettling27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous22

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 Lew Temple's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (40).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lew Temple'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

110 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mr. Wonderful(2026)

    as Reverend Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Texas Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Shoemaker

  • Dorothea(2025)

    as Billy 'Hurricane' Hodges

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Burner(2025)

    as Detective Ricardo

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Last Battleship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Admiral Mickel J O'Grady

  • Ed Kemper(2025)

    as Ed Kemper Jr.

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Nyaight of the Living Cat(2025)

    Show as Tanishi

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • My First Year Off Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Bob

  • Seven Cemeteries(2024)

    as Tommy Lasorda

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • You Gotta Believe(2024)

    as Coach Mitch Belew

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Black Mass(2023)

    as O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Impuratus(2022)

    Producer · as Gabe Proctor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Rosaline(2022)

    as Mr. Danieli

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pig Killer(2022)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Corsicana(2022)

    as Jack Donner

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Third Saturday in October(2022)

    as Barry Hill

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Monstrous(2022)

    as Mr. Alonzo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Night Caller(2021)

    as Dick Lubitz

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hostile Territory(2022)

    as Daniel Glenn

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • ShadowMarsh(2022)

    as Sheriff Sam Tate

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Untamed(2021)

    as Conductor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hank

  • Timecrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove(2020)

    Producer · as Professor Ratliffe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hacked(2020)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Step Daddy(2020)

    as Sgt. Gregory Phillips

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rook.(2020)

    Producer · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Becoming(2020)

    as Elias Lee

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Laura Hasn't Slept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Parsons

  • Sinister Savior(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Acceleration(2019)

    as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Apartment 407(2016)

    as Viktor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Homeless Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Chico

  • Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jimmie

  • The Righteous Gemstones(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Confederate Soldier

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as Land Pirate Lew

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Same Difference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Charles

  • Between the Darkness(2019)

    Co-Producer · as Roy Grady

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Peel(2019)

    as Floyd

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Family Business(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Billy Bob Nugent

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Texas Cotton(2018)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • A Boy Called Sailboat(2018)

    as DJ

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Feral(2017)

    as Talbot

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Orchard(2018)

    as Ort Cooley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cut Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bobby

  • Behind the Walls(2018)

    as Darrel / Darren

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Be a Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Harold

  • The Endless(2017)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Kidnap(2017)

    as Terry Fickey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • We Are Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Norm

  • The Grace of Jake(2015)

    as Alvah

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • My B.F.F. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Principal Moe Thibodeaux

  • 31(2016)

    as Psycho-Head

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Home(2016)

    as Lew

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Impact Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sam Dresser

  • Desierto(2015)

    as Border Patrol

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Fighting Season(2015)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lap Dance(2014)

    as Matt Ewing

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Camouflage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nolan

  • Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?(2014)

    as Ellis Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Dog(2015)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Night Moves(2013)

    as Wandering Camper

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Blood(2014)

    as Donny Baker

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Zombex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Aldous Huxtable

  • House of Forbidden Secrets(2013)

    as Elias Solomon

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    as Hollis

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Saving Lincoln(2013)

    as Montgomery Blair

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • MoniKa(2013)

    as Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Schlottman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Preacher's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Garden

  • Lawless(2012)

    as Deputy Henry Abshire

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Archer Loftus

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Rango(2011)

    as Furgus / Hitch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2010)

    as Ned Oldham

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Axel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Rizzi

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • A Gangland Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ivan

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Grady

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Killing Jar(2010)

    as Lonnie

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Silent Night, Zombie Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jeffrey Hannigan

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Loobertz

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Someone's Knocking at the Door(2009)

    as Coroner Tom Collins

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Happy in the Valley(2009)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • House(2008)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Trailer Park of Terror(2008)

    as Marv

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker(2008)

    as Hitchhiker

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Halloween(2007)

    as Noel Kluggs

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • General Hospital: Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Waitress(2007)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    as Paramedic

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

    as Sheriff Winston Hoyt

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Heavens Fall(2006)

    as Wade Wright

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Domino(2005)

    as Locus Fender

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Thomas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Rejects(2005)

    as Adam Banjo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as County Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Rolling Kansas(2003)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • On the Borderline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Web

  • Red Ink(2000)

    as Martin Mueller

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Newton Boys(1998)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Louie · as Nick Devlin · as Ollie Olmedo · as Whit Ganz

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Brute 1986 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Larry

  • Fractured (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pendergast

  • Gloria's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Radio DJ

  • Green River Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Self Storage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as John Fitzgerald

  • Stingy Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Deputy Karl Adams

  • The Fantastic Santa Monaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Step Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 99 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Unstoppable (2010)

$168M worldwide

Highest rated

Adrienne (2021)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Unstoppable (2010)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 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
Acting107 of 107: 105 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thProducing2 of 107: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s49 · 49 acting · 1 crew2020s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 3% of 39 roles
98081318

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 Lew Temple's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 70; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th29

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 82 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed43

Most divisive · actor

The Step Daddy (2020)

96th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

21 Grams (2003)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 34. 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 Lew Temple's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 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 titles37–93 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles9–66 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles36–84 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles9–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles53–89 · median 70 · 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 Lew Temple work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lew Temple's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Miano shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles