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Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly

Actor · Born April 12, 1973 (53) · Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Mark Kelly is an American actor who portrayed Connor in Season 2 of AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. Virginia born/Oregon raised Mark Kelly has enjoyed stage roles such as 'Han Solo' in Patrick T. Gorman's The Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes, 'Lemuel Pitkin' in The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin, 'Eddie' in Fool For Love, 'Ben Cook' in National Anthems, 'Nice Guy Eddie' in Reservoir Dogs, 'Jerry' in The Zoo Story, and 'Tom' in The Glass Menagerie. He has thrice appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing in 17 productions (five world and European premieres) and the HBO Aspen Comedy festival. Mark has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Southern California.

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Born
April 12, 1973 (53)
From
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on Motif · 44 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 25% in 30 days

What are Mark Kelly's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
23%
Survival
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
19%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
8
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Absurd
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Mark Kelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 33 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Kelly's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

44 credits, 33 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Blood & Rust(2026)

    as Belko

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Bites(2024)

    as Burt Holzman

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Norton

  • HIMS (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Steve

  • Mack & Rita(2022)

    as Lyft Driver

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • I Live Alone(2021)

    as Hank

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Jakob's Wife(2021)

    as Bob Fedder

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bruce Domanski

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • First Man(2018)

    as Reporter - Apollo 11

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • All the Creatures Were Stirring(2018)

    as Guy

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Haskell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Haskell Carlston

  • Dismissed(2017)

    as Detective Speck

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Room 104(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Contractor

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Buster's Mal Heart(2016)

    as Oscar

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Take Me(2017)

    as Tom

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks(2017)

    Actor

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Night Stalker(2016)

    as Joe

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Heist(2016)

    as AJ

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Guns for Hire(2015)

    as Patient #2

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Lamb(2015)

    as Radio Reporter (voice)

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Connor

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Zoo(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jared Macavey

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Polis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Scientist 1

  • The Pretty One(2013)

    as Ralph

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Do-Deca-Pentathlon(2012)

    as Jeremy

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Fowler

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Low Fidelity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bill

  • Removal(2010)

    as Cole Hindin

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Other People's Parties (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hutchins

  • Prototype (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sheriff Don Loomis

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Audience Guy #2

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Columbus Day(2008)

    as Leonard

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Insanitarium(2008)

    as Policeman

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • I Hate My 30's (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Travis

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dale · as Dane

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Unearthed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Frank the Trucker

  • American Black Beauty(2005)

    as Jeff

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob Bloom

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead & Breakfast(2004)

    as Deputy Enus

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • She Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent #1

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Surveillance Tech

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Reese

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sleeper Hold (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Co-Producer · as Mikey

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Buster's Mal Heart (2016)

$73K worldwide

Highest rated

Lamb (2015)

Motif 56th

Most popular right now

Blood & Rust (2026)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 Motif 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
Acting44 of 44: 43 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Motif score40thProducing1 of 44: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
0414

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Mark Kelly's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

American Black Beauty (2005)

91st percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mad Men (2007)

Motif 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Mark Kelly's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Mark Kelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Kelly's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bonnie Aarons shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers