Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High School in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on Sisters, Det.
Biography from TMDB.
- Long Beach, , California, USA
- Actor, also director and producer
- 21 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Michael Whaley's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Whaley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Whaley'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
28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Scandal(2012)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Applause for Miss E(2009)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Peaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Mentalist(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
McBride: Semper Fi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Poseidon Adventure(2005)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Fair Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
House(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Retiring Tatiana(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Twice Upon a Time(1998)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
JAG(1995)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Separate Lives(1995)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Party of Five(1994)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Grapevine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
A Different World(1987)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1987 to 2022; peak year 2005.
Biggest box office
Separate Lives (1995)
Highest rated
Separate Lives (1995)
Most popular right now
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
Film career
Peak 2005 · 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.
- 1995Screen debut· Separate Lives
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 Michael Whaley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed8
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 Michael Whaley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Whaley's MovieCove titles; Nikki Crawford shares the most, 2.
- Nikki CrawfordShared titles: Applause for Miss E (2009), Retiring Tatiana (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Nikki Crawford
- Carl GilliardShared titles: Applause for Miss E (2009), Retiring Tatiana (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Gilliard
