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Connor Paolo

Connor Paolo

Actor, also producer · Born July 11, 1990 (36) · New York City, New York, USA

Connor Paolo (born July 11, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Eric van der Woodsen on The CW series Gossip Girl, and his earlier work in two Oliver Stone films, World Trade Center and Alexander Description above from the Wikipedia article Connor Paolo, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1990 (36)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 42 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Connor Paolo's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
25%
Survival
22%
Self
15%
Society
13%
Bonds
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · 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 12 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
8
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Connor Paolo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Connor Paolo'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

42 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chapter 51(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Demon Core (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Louis Slotin

  • Bite Size Terror(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Star People(2025)

    as Justin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Albert Strand

  • The Last Stop in Yuma County(2023)

    as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunther

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Restraint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gabe

  • A Creature Was Stirring(2023)

    as Kory

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Better Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Art

  • Fire Island(2023)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Young Wife(2023)

    as Geoffrey

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ambush(2023)

    as Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Distancing Socially(2021)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pride(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lester 'Buddy' Hunt

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Monsters and Muses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Isaac Morgan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Flock of Four(2017)

    as Tony Pacarelli

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Business Doing Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jason

  • The Stakelander(2016)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

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

    as Connor

  • Like Lambs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mick Springfield

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

  • Friend Request(2016)

    as Kobe

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 45 episodes · as Declan Porter

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Stake Land: Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Martin

  • Stake Land(2010)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Camp Hell(2010)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett Cone

  • The Winning Season(2009)

    as Damon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Favorite Son(2008)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 53 episodes · as Eric van der Woodsen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Angels(2007)

    as Warren Hardesky

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    as Steven McLoughlin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Young Alexander

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Catholic Schoolboys Gone Wild! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Mystic River(2003)

    as Young Sean

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Winnock · as Zachary Connor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sheepwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Thomas Lowery

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Alexander (2004)

$167M worldwide

Highest rated

Revenge (2011)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

19992026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 3 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
Acting40 of 41: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting1 of 41: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 41: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 12 roles
0313

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 Connor Paolo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Distancing Socially (2021)

93rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mystic River (2003)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Connor Paolo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles63–86 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles11–51 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles35–72 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles22–55 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles60–83 · median 72 · 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 Connor Paolo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Connor Paolo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver Stone shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles