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Sean Whalen

Sean Whalen

Actor, also writer · Born May 19, 1964 (62) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sean M. Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Whalen was born in Washington D.C. in 1964, the youngest of four children, he was raised in Silver Spring/Olney, Maryland. He attended Sherwood High School and graduated from UCLA. He worked as a waiter while studying and performing at The Groundlings Theater. He appeared in commercials and in 1991, his first film, The People Under the Stairs. Whalen may be best known for the first "Got Milk?" commercial, in which his character tries in vain, after taking a large bite of a peanut butter sandwich, to answer a radio host's question about the famous Burr-Hamilton duel. Whalen also starred in a DiGiorno pizza commercial, in which his character and a friend enjoy a Chicago-style pizza in Tucson, Arizona, as well as the short-lived 2001 television program, Special Unit 2. Whalen has appeared in several television shows, including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as a radio station host, Hannah Montana as a worker at a Make A Moose store in a Moose Costume, Scrubs as an X-ray technician. He appeared in the film, The Last Day of Summer and as a ghost on a Wizards of Waverly Place episode called "Halloween". Whalen also played Neil, also known as "Frogurt", one of the plane crash survivors, in a mobisode and three episodes of Lost.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 19, 1964 (62)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
87 on MovieCove · 122 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 23% in 30 days

What are Sean Whalen's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
42%
Bonds
19%
Self
15%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 6 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 10

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 5

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 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Absurd
12
Dread
9
Thrilling
8
Joyful
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous8

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 Sean Whalen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 87 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Whalen'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

122 credits, 87 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Traumatika(2024)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Blind Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Troy

  • Finding Nicole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Cameron

  • Wizards Beyond Waverly Place(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Mantooth

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • I Don't Know(2024)

    as Trenton

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Vegas

  • The Bermuda Triangle Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jerry Niles

  • Beneath Us All(2023)

    as Todd Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Furry Fortune(2023)

    as Uncle Fred

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Headless Horseman(2022)

    as Fleck

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as William

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Kenan(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • An American Pickle(2020)

    as Scientist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Corona House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as David De McMichaels

  • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Patrol Cop

  • 3 from Hell(2019)

    as Burt Willie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Righteous Gemstones(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walker

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ice Cream in the Cupboard(2019)

    as Doug Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Sweater Party(2018)

    as Declan Rains

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Rich Boy, Rich Girl(2018)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Death House(2017)

    as Satan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Babysitter's Nightmare(2018)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • FP2: Beats of Rage(2018)

    as Stanya

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dark Tales(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Axe Murders of Villisca(2016)

    as Reverend Kelly

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Street Level(2015)

    as Virgil Sylvano

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jeff Sanders

  • World of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michael (Segment: "Michael")

  • Milk & Cookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dad

  • Superstore(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sal Kazlauskas

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Brothers(2015)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bunk'd(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cosmo Dibble

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Monsignor Winston

  • Constantine(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Jersey Boys(2014)

    as Engineer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Murder of a Cat(2014)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wet and Reckless(2013)

    as David De McMichaels

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Voss

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hatchet III(2013)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lab Rats(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • All Superheroes Must Die(2011)

    as Manpower

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Skeet

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Stacy's Dad

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Halloween II(2009)

    as Becks

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Laid to Rest(2009)

    as Steven

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Leopold Malloy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Day of Summer(2007)

    as Mr. Molesky

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Kidnapping(2007)

    as Coroner

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Kiss at Midnight(2008)

    as Frank O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Wizards of Waverly Place(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mantooth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Drive Thru(2007)

    as Lenny Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The ½ Hour News Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Employee of the Month(2006)

    as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Montana(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Moose Master Mike

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Tucker White

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lion McPoyle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Ghosts(2005)

    as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Whacky Wally

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Road Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Southside Butcher

  • American Dragon: Jake Long(2005)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Very Cool Christmas(2004)

    as Food Server

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Life As We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Parnell

  • The Last Shot(2004)

    as P.A.

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Neil 'Frogurt'

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Unfabulous(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hebrew Hammer(2003)

    as Tiny Tim

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Damon Childress (2007)

  • Deep Shock(2003)

    as Arciero

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Rave(2002)

    as Manager Gil

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Less Than Perfect(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Fillmore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Officer Langley Turk (voice)

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Laddy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Zoumas

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Special Unit 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sean Radmon

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    as Pasqual

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Python(2000)

    as Deputy Lewis Ross

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jeff Shapiro

  • Ride with the Devil(1999)

    as Clark Boy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Idle Hands(1999)

    as McMacy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Never Been Kissed(1999)

    as Merkin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Dreenan

  • Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Writer

  • Pepper Ann(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Suicide Kings(1997)

    as Widowmaker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Guy Walks Into a Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as The Pump Jockey

  • Men in Black(1997)

    as Passport Officer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Maury

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • That Thing You Do!(1996)

    as Heckler

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Chip

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Caitlin's Cousin Stevie

  • The Cable Guy(1996)

    as Karaoke Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Twister(1996)

    as Sanders

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Travis Owen

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Egg Salad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bud

  • Glory Daze(1995)

    as Flunky

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Jordon

  • Waterworld(1995)

    as Bone

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Jury Duty(1995)

    as Carl Wayne Bishop

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Crazysitter(1994)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tammy and the T-Rex(1994)

    as Weasel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pizza Guy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Jailbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Tattoo

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tattoo

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Skip

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Doppelganger(1993)

    as Gas Man

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stepmonster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Store Clerk

  • The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · as Aquarius

  • Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation(1992)

    as Wormser

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Batman Returns(1992)

    as Paperboy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The People Under the Stairs(1991)

    as Roach

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ferris Bueller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Manager

  • Cheer Bloody Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Johnny

  • Dead of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mr. Carter

  • Party of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cyrus

  • Regression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Greg Fisher

  • Swipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · as Possum

  • The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Dorsal Fin

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles, 112 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Twister (1996)

$495M worldwide

Highest rated

Twister (1996)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

American Dragon: Jake Long (2005)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19902025

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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
Acting117 of 118: 114 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting2 of 118: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 118: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 118: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

118 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s34 · 33 acting · 1 crew2000s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2010s30 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 32 roles
91960111

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 Sean Whalen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 87 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th26

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 87 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed34

Most divisive · actor

Rich Boy, Rich Girl (2018)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Men in Black (1997)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 29. 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 Sean Whalen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles32–94 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles9–54 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles25–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles6–50 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles42–80 · median 63 · 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 Sean Whalen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Whalen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Trost shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles