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Steve Wilcox

Steve Wilcox

Actor

Most recognizably, Steve Wilcox starred in Edward James Olmos' cult classic "American Me" before being asked to co-star in Tupac Shakur's very last film "Gang Related." He later went on to star in "Hang Your Dog in The Wind," winning the Audience Award at the Florida International Film Festival and played opposite John Travolta in the controversial film "White Man's Burden." A near-nom for the Oscars, Wilcox co-starred as the infamous killer in Alberto Arvelos's "The Liberator" opposite Edgar Ramirez after becoming known in Latin America as "El Gringo" in Venezuela's largest grossing film of all time, "The Zero Hour." He later played the back-stabbing journalist in "La Entrega," a Bolivian miniseries capturing the underground world of sex trafficking. Wilcox garnered praise for his portrayal of Mr. Sheppard in "The Case Against Mr. Sheppard" with a best actor award and co-starred in several television shows including "Sons of Anarchy," "The X-Files," "The Forgotten" and "The Pretender." He studied theater at UCLA and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Steve Wilcox's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
22%
Self
19%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Steve Wilcox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Wilcox'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

33 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Head of Joaquín Murrieta(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harry Love

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Thing(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Burritt Sunderland

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Simón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dr. Moore

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Taylor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Curse of the Mayans(2017)

    as Dr. Alan Green

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Crave: The Fast Life(2016)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Remember You(2015)

    as Professor Williams

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Night Eyes(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Er Conde Suelto In Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Liberator(2013)

    as Black Rider

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Zero Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Inspector Gringo

  • Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show(2008)

    as Doodie / Pig Classmate 2 / Bob Stork (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonas Barham

  • 666: The Beginning of the End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare(2008)

    as Bob Stork / Mole Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby(2008)

    as Big Boss Wolf / Lone Wolf / Grunt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Nothing So Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Associate Producer · as Steve Martinez

  • Hang Your Dog in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Scorpion Spring(1995)

    as 2nd Guy in Alley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • White Man's Burden(1995)

    as 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Scanner Cop II(1995)

    as Craig Volkin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Payback(1995)

    as Tough Guy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Dell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Samantha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as College Boyfriend

  • American Me(1992)

    as Young J.D.

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nudist Colony of the Dead(1991)

    as Lou Jobee

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Restaurant Robber

  • Repo Jake(1990)

    as Blondie

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Castlemont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pa / Rick Pease

  • The Case Against Mr. Sheppard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mr. Shepard

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 1990 to 2023; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

American Me (1992)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

American Me (1992)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby (2008)

Film career

19902023

Peak 1992 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 31 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s12 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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 Steve Wilcox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Crave: The Fast Life (2016)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Me (1992)

Midcredits 86th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 31. 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 Steve Wilcox's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Steve Wilcox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Wilcox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arish Fyzee shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers