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Circus-Szalewski

Actor

John Lennon, Pontius Pilate, Harry S. Truman, Tennessee Williams, and many other iconic figures have been resurrected on stage, film, TV by the chameleon Circus-Szalewski. Circus-Szalewski arrived in Chicago shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall to perform and/or understudy with many of the city's edgier companies (including TrapDoor, lookingglass, Chicago Dramatists, Torso, the Next, Bailiwick) in addition to a season internship with Indiana Repertory Theater and a 2007 tour of Romania in a production of Old Clown Wanted by Matei Visniec. The C-S penchant for character work has resulted in feature film performances as diverse as aging punk cave-diver, militant computer-hacker, foppish jeweler, disgraced police officer, FBI director, corporate villains, oddball janitors, backwoods good ol' boys, surfer turned inventor, small town sheriff or deputies, and assorted thugs and slimeballs. TV credits include more than two dozen sketch performances on CONAN or JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!, several on SIX DEGREES OF EVERYTHING, (too many on TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB!), and voicing a couple characters in the Hallmark animated special HOOPS AND YOYO RUIN CHRISTMAS. Circus has been based in Los Angeles since 2008 and can be visited online www.Circus.actor .

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Circus-Szalewski's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
31%
Self
17%
Society
16%
Morality
15%
Bonds
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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 8 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
10
Absurd
6
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous10
  • 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 Circus-Szalewski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Circus-Szalewski'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

68 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Radio Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Nikolai

  • The Infinite Husk(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Devolver Digital Presents BALL x PIT: The Kenny Sun Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Flame Rick

  • Moon Wolf's Real Alpha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 66 episodes · as Brook

  • Blood Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Secret Life of the Dean's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Charles

  • City of Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Norman Rifkin

  • Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Redneck / Sal Monella

  • Road Trip Hostage(2023)

    as Charles Hoover

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • American Maroon(2023)

    as Andrew Jackson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Poor Tax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Scott

  • Bird of Paradise(2023)

    as Henry Kunkle

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Babylon(2022)

    as Driver (Wallach's Party)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest of All Tina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Murphy

  • The Sacrifice Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Henri Fransier

  • Oh, Mighty Ocean! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Victor Espinosa

  • Alone(2020)

    as Dr. Petersen

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Gore Collector (voice)

  • Witnesses(2019)

    as Rick Rosen

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gothic Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Bill

  • The Star of Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mike

  • Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made(2018)

    as Hanzie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Hug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Pandory the Panda (body)

  • A Sweetest Kiss(2018)

    as Grant

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Paws P.I.(2018)

    as Peabody (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Evil Bong 777 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Joe Cracker

  • Hacker's Game Redux(2018)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Plastik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Mindhunter(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Stoneheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

  • Bride of Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dr. Stein

  • Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Exterminator

  • The Toys That Made Us(2017)

    Show as Reenactment Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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

    as M

  • He and Rock & Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • $elfie Shootout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Charles Grover

  • The Next Big Thing(2016)

    as Skitz

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Evil Bong: High 5(2016)

    as Redneck

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Tuche Family: The American Dream(2016)

    as Père amish

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Silent Retreat(2016)

    as Mr. Warren

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Evil Bong 420(2015)

    as Redneck

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Powers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry S. Truman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Hacker's Game(2015)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Wade

  • The Before Time(2014)

    as Station Owner

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Expelled(2014)

    as Shamus

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Crazed(2014)

    as Senator David Carrawell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ned Schilling

  • Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver(2013)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Cab Driver

  • Zombies vs. Strippers(2012)

    as Spider

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Josephine and the Roach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Scientist

  • The Dead Want Women(2012)

    as Norman Rifkin

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Snooty Clerk / Mean Toymaker (voice)

  • Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Crystal Ball (voice)

  • Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong(2011)

    as Alien Bong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Trippin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Red

  • The Warm-Up Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Brucy

  • A Hand Full of Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Wade

  • Larry Edgerton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Brent Wether

  • Farewell Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Roman Pasternak

  • The Minx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Joe Van Zwick (as Circus Szalewski)

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Morning Meditation Man

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Cup of My Blood(2005)

    as Nibbles

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Rockville Slayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Charlie Fisher

  • Play-Doh Presents: Doh-Doh Island Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Other voices

  • The Orange at the Seder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles, 64 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)

$91K worldwide

Highest rated

The Toys That Made Us (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

20032026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting65 of 65: 65 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score19th

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s41 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
0515

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 Circus-Szalewski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

American Maroon (2023)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Babylon (2022)

Midcredits 85th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 39/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 26. 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 Circus-Szalewski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles44–77 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Circus-Szalewski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Circus-Szalewski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Band shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers