David Backhaus (AKA The Orphan Killer) resides in Los Angeles CA. David is originally from Sioux City IA. His first breakthrough role came in the Tribeca Film Festival hit of IOWA. He is a part of the new Horror Franchise The Orphan Killer. David is a menacing presence and is sure to be the Robert Englund of the 21st Century.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 21, 1977 (49)
- Sioux City, Iowa, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are David Backus' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Marcus Miller in The Orphan Killer (2011)
Moods and endings
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 David Backus' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Backus' 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
13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
The Orphan Killer(2011)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Priest(2011)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Spider-Man 3(2007)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
IOWA(2005)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Gigli(2003)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Crazy as Hell(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Fastlane(2002)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Shield(2002)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Watching Ellie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Charmed(1998)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsBelow World's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 65th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1994 to 2011; peak year 2011.
Film career
Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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· Gigli
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.
How do David Backus' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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.
Who does David Backus work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Backus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Farnsworth shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Matt FarnsworthShared titles: The Orphan Killer (2011), IOWA (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Farnsworth
Actors
- Diane FosterShared titles: The Orphan Killer (2011), IOWA (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Diane Foster
- John SavageShared titles: The Orphan Killer (2011), IOWA (2005)See all 2 shared titles with John Savage
