Tommy Wiseau (born October 3, 1955) is an American actor, director, screenwriter & producer. He trained to be an actor at American Conservatory Theater, Vince Chase Workshop, Jean Shelton Acting Lab, Laney College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting. In 2001, he wrote, produced, directed and starred in The Room (2003), a feature film that received the 2003 Audience Award at the New York International Film Festival. In 2004, he produced the documentary "Homeless in America," which received the 2004 Social Award.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 3, 1955 (71)
- Poznań, Poland
- Actor, director, writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Tommy Wiseau's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Johnny in The Room (2003)
- Shapeshifteras Harvey Lewis in Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
- Shadowas Harvey Lewis in Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
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 Tommy Wiseau's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Tommy Wiseau'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
22 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Silt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Room: A Tribute(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Tundra Town: The Legend Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Big Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Best F(r)iends: Less is More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1(2017)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Car Botz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Disaster Artist(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Cold Moon(2016)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Bee and PuppyCat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The P.E.T. Squad Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The House That Drips Blood on Alex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Behind the Scenes of "The Room" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Homeless in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Room(2003)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Robbery Doesn't Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Tommy Wi-Show (2011) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
The Room (2003)
Highest rated
The Room: A Tribute (2025)
Most popular right now
The Room (2003)
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 2003Screen debut· The Room
- 2003First top-billed film· The Room
Billing
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 Tommy Wiseau's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 24. 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.
Who does Tommy Wiseau work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tommy Wiseau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Sestero shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Justin MacGregorShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Justin MacGregor
Writers
- Greg SesteroShared titles: The Room: A Tribute (2025), Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017), The Room (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Greg Sestero
Actors
- Kristen StephensonPinoShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kristen StephensonPino
- Rick EdwardsShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Edwards
Composers and cinematographers
- Daniel PlatzmanShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Platzman
- Farhan UmedalyShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Farhan Umedaly
Producers
- Elias EliotShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Elias Eliot
- Kristopher MacGregorShared titles: Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018), Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kristopher MacGregor