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Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Actor, also producer · Born April 13, 1973 (53) · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American actor. In 1994, he portrayed Joshua, the main character's troubled brother, in Jason's Lyric. He won a Black Reel Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for his role as Kansas City mob enforcer Mike Milligan in the second season of Fargo. Woodbine also portrayed Daniel in season 2 of the WGN series Underground, Herman Schultz/Shocker in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming, and saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman in the Oscar-winning Ray Charles biopic Ray. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bokeem Woodbine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 13, 1973 (53)
From
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 91 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Bokeem Woodbine's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
31%
Survival
26%
Bonds
14%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Survival18 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 15 · Dark 25

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 15 · Intense 26

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 6

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 13 of 25 analyzed roles.

Ally
13 of 25
Shadow
6 of 25
Hero
2 of 25
Threshold guardian
2 of 25
Herald
1 of 25
Trickster
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Thrilling
19
Melancholic
20
Dread
13
Absurd
9
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Bokeem Woodbine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bokeem Woodbine'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

91 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Primetime(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dexter: Resurrection(2025)

    Show as Captain Mixon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Government Cheese(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bootsy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Ripley(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alvin MacCarron

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Old Dads(2023)

    as Mike Richards

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Earth Mama(2023)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Inspection(2022)

    as Laws

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halo(2022)

    Show 17 episodes · as Soren-066

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    as Sheriff Domingo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Radcliffe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Spenser Confidential(2020)

    as Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Queen & Slim(2019)

    as Uncle Earl

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of the Moon(2019)

    as Maddox

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jerome

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Overlord(2018)

    as Rensin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Billionaire Boys Club(2018)

    as Tim Pitt

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Officer Daryn Dupree

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Mom and Dad(2017)

    as Parent on TV (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Snowfall(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Knees

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as Herman Schultz / Shocker #2

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Wood

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • AWOL-72(2015)

    Producer · as Myron

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Night Crew(2015)

    as Crenshaw

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Fright Night Files(2014)

    as Isaiah

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Guardian Angel(2014)

    as Detective Jackson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jarhead 2: Field of Fire(2014)

    as Kettner

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Five Thirteen(2013)

    as Nestor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mike Milligan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • For Love or Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jacoby

  • 1982 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Scoop

  • They Die by Dawn(2013)

    as Bill Picket

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Riddick(2013)

    as Moss

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Host(2013)

    as Nate

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Caught on Tape(2013)

    as Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Letting Go(2012)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(2012)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Flesh Wounds(2011)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ghost of New Orleans(2011)

    as Lipp

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright(2010)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Devil(2010)

    as Guard / Ben Larson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Black Dynamite(2009)

    as Black Hand Jack

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Butcher(2009)

    as Chinatown Pete

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Day in the Life(2009)

    as BamBam

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Commandment(2008)

    as Miles Templeton

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Poker House(2008)

    as Duval

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 27 episodes · as Leon Cooley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Sentinel(2007)

    as Anchilles

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Champagne Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rock Star

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Willy Tarver

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Confessions(2006)

    as Miles Adams

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Edmond(2005)

    as Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blade: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Randall Hall

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Blood of a Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Shadow

  • The Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Cop

  • Black in the 80s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Ray(2004)

    as Fathead Newman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Detonator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jack Forrester

  • Jasper, Texas(2003)

    as Khalid X

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sniper 2(2002)

    as Cole

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Byron Middlebrook

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Super G.

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Hard Cash(2002)

    as Rock

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Thomas

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Breed(2001)

    as Steve Grant

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland(2001)

    as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Soul Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Conrad

  • Sacrifice(2000)

    as Agent Ted Gottfried

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Blackmale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jimmy Best

  • Battery Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · as Derek Finley

  • All the Rage(1999)

    as Agee

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as 477

  • Life(1999)

    as Can't Get Right

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies(1999)

    as Farralon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Massive Genius

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Heroes(1998)

    as Jonah

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Big Hit(1998)

    as Crunch

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Elevator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Malcolm

  • Caught Up(1998)

    as Daryl

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gridlock'd(1997)

    as Mud (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Chopper

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Rock(1996)

    as Sergeant Crisp

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dead Presidents(1995)

    as Cleon

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Panther(1995)

    as Tyrone

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Jason's Lyric(1994)

    as Joshua Alexander

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Crooklyn(1994)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Sammom Roque

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

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

    as Diquan Mitchell

  • Juice(1992)

    as Patron

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Spenser Confidential 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Driscoll

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles, 90 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Total Recall (2012)

$198M worldwide

Highest rated

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19922026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 15 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
Acting91 of 91: 91 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s19 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 2% of 42 roles
9297021217

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2016, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Bokeem Woodbine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 57; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 75 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Caught on Tape (2013)

98th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. 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 Bokeem Woodbine's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles49–91 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles37–71 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles55–95 · median 84 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles29–82 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles29–86 · 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 Bokeem Woodbine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bokeem Woodbine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clifton Powell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles