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Joe Suba

Joe Suba

Actor · Born January 11, 1978 (48) · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

JOE SUBA Joe Suba had no intentions of being an action film star.  But for someone who has never gone on an audition or had any formal training, he has a pretty extensive resume with 13 films under his belt just ten years into his career.   An only child, Suba was born and raised in Harlem, New York.  A super productive, type A over-achiever who was never known to do anything half-heartedly, boxing and martial arts came naturally to him, and he became a black belt in karate at a young age.   Suba was discovered while working out in a small Harlem boxing gym one day by renowned film producer Roger Corman.  Originally scouted as a boxing extra for Rage and Discipline (2004), Corman and Director Brian Clyde quickly realized that Suba was a natural talent, casting him as the lead actor and making him Associate Producer as well. And the fact that he was also an expert in hand to hand combat, knife fighting, gun handling, and did all of his own stunts didn't hurt either!  Set on the streets of New York, Rage and Discipline was hailed as an authentic, gritty urban drama and quickly became a cult classic among indie film buffs as well. Cut to 2014, and he has 13 films under his belt, four of which were war films produced by Corman. In 2008, Suba starred in Opium War, by Director Siddiq Barmark, who also won a Golden Globe for his critically acclaimed film Osama (2003).  Shot in Afghanistan, Suba plays one of two American soldiers who find themselves wounded in the desert opposite Peter Bussian. Opium War won Best Foreign Film in the 2008 Rome International Film Festival, and Suba won best actor in the Kish International Film Festival in Iran.  Most recently, he starred in  Operation Rogue (2014), a Corman film opposite Marc Dacascos, Sofia Pernas and Treat Williams. Suba will tell you his most challenging and rewarding job is his real life role as Father to his two sons. Keeping up with their school and basketball championships, he keeps his young men focused and excited about all the opportunities life can offer. Being a true role model is something we can all learn from him.   Although he had never planned to be an actor, destiny, hard work and his notorious professionalism have lead Suba down the road to stardom. Where his dreams will take him, only time can tell...until then, we are truly inspired.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 11, 1978 (48)
From
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Joe Suba's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
69%
Survival
31%
Duty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Joe Suba's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Suba'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

9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Shadows : The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer · as Thug 1

  • Operation Rogue(2014)

    as Lt. Barnes

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • My Lai Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sgt. Cowen

  • Opium War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joe Harris

  • The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point(2006)

    as Cooper

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Eagle One(2006)

    Stunts · as Capt. Seth Cooper

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Rage and Discipline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Thanks

Career shape

Star power in the 20th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 2001 to 2023.

Highest rated

The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)

Midcredits 4th

Most popular right now

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 9: 6 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 9: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Joe Suba's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 4th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)

69th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Operation Rogue (2014)

Midcredits 6th · 15% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 20. 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 Joe Suba work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Suba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Dacascos shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers