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Wes Chatham

Wes Chatham

Actor · Born October 11, 1978 (48) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Wes Chatham (born 11 October 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles as Amos Burton in the science fiction series The Expanse (2015–2022) and Castor in The Hunger Games film series (2014-2015). Chatham was born in Atlanta and grew up in North Georgia. Wes's parents divorced when he was two and he spent most of his childhood with his mother, sister, and brother. On a whim, Wes's mother took his sister to a audition for a Tide commercial in Savannah, Georgia and brought him along. While waiting for his sister in the lobby, the casting director discovered Wes and, at the age of seven, he received his first acting job for Tide. At the age of thirteen, Chatham moved in with his father and, without a lot of supervision and as a restless and rebellious teen, he was kicked out of high school and sent to a second chance school in Lawrenceville to finish his education. While attending classes, a professional theater company out of Atlanta started a mentoring program with the school and Chatham was chosen to write a play that was later performed by his classmates. From this experience, Chatham found his passion for the arts. After graduating high school, Chatham joined the military as an aviation firefighter on the flight deck of the USS Essex, working in crash and salvage for four years. Chatham's break into acting came just three months before his tour was finished when Denzel Washington chose his ship to shoot the movie Antwone Fisher. While searching for some authentic military personnel for the film, Chatham was discovered by casting director Robi Reed and given his first movie-making experience; that's when he decided he wanted to pursue his lifelong dream of acting. Following Antwone Fisher, Reed convinced Chatham to make the move to Hollywood and shortly thereafter cast him in his first series regular role on Showtime's Barbershop. Chatham gained further attention acting alongside Tommy Lee Jones as Corporal Steve Penning in Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah (2007) and as Frank Benedict, George W. Bush's fraternity brother, in Oliver Stone's biopic W. (2008). The following year, Chatham landed another series regular role on CBS' hit TV show The Unit as Staff Sergeant Sam McBride, working with showrunners David Mamet and Shawn Ryan. Chatham also starred as Brian in the supernatural horror film Husk (2011). In 2011, Chatham was a part of the ensemble cast of The Help, portraying Carleton Phelan, the brother of Emma Stone's character. In 2012, the film won Outstanding Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and went on to receive four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. In 2012, he landed his first title role in Joel Silver's The Philly Kid; as a fan of mixed martial arts, Chatham dived into the character of Dillion McGwire, performing all of his own stunts. Chatham gained wider recognition for playing Castor in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015), an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling young adult dystopian novel, before landing a starring role as Amos Burton in the SyFy series The Expanse (2015-2022).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1978 (48)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 29 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Wes Chatham's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Bonds
27%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
4
Joyful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Wes Chatham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wes Chatham'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

29 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Fix(2026)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sheriff Country(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alec Kane

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Wayfinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mitch

  • Cross(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Donnie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Squealer(2023)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ahsoka(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Captain Enoch

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Expanse: One Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Amos Burton

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Ellis Kane

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Tenet(2020)

    as SWAT 3

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

    as Jaspar Kimbral

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • All I See Is You(2016)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 62 episodes · as Amos Burton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    as Castor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Broken Horses(2015)

    as Ace

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    as Castor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown(2014)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Night Shift(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Clark Doss

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • This Thing with Sarah(2013)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Political Animals(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunner Cox

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Philly Kid(2012)

    as Dillon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Help(2011)

    as Carlton Phelan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Husk(2011)

    as Brian

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • W.(2008)

    as Fraternity Enforcer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Vince

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • In the Valley of Elah(2007)

    as Corporal Penning

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Unit(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sam McBride

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Barbershop(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Fighting Temptations(2003)

    as Cashier

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Ice at the Bottom of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

W. (2008)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

The Expanse (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Fix (2026)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting29 of 29: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 14% of 14 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 Wes Chatham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Barbershop (2005)

89th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Help (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. 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 Wes Chatham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles27–81 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles4–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles51–73 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles17–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian 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 Wes Chatham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wes Chatham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Titus Welliver shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers