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Dean Teaster

Dean Teaster

Actor, also producer · Born August 31, 1957 (69) · Waynesville, North Carolina, USA

Dean Teaster was born on 31 August 1957 in Waynesville, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 40 Nights (2016), Ghost Town (2024) and Division 19 (2017). He has been married to Dawn Marie since 11 July 2014.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 31, 1957 (69)
From
Waynesville, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Dean Teaster's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
1
Other
6

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Dean Teaster's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Dean Teaster'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

16 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Harsens Island Revenge(2025)

    Producer · as Abe Axler

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Best Years Gone(2021)

    Producer · as Tinker

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Bigfoot, UFOs and Jesus(2021)

    Producer · as Harrison Howard

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • MBF: Man's Best Friend(2019)

    Producer · as Quinn Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Christ Slayer(2019)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Wild Faith(2018)

    as Preacher Collins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Chasing the Star(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • 40 Nights(2016)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Ashes of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Pastor Roberts

  • Approaching Midnight(2013)

    as Sheriff Thompson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Locked in a Room(2012)

    as Investigator Zod

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Ghost Town: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Story · Actor

  • An Ordinary Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Producer · as Dan McGuire, Sr.

  • Novocaine(2001)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 43rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 11 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thDirecting1 of 13: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew2010s5 · acting2020s4 · acting

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 Dean Teaster's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 18. 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 Dean Teaster work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dean Teaster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; DJ Perry shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers