Skip to content
MovieCove
David Ayala

David Ayala

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 46 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 22% in 30 days

What are David Ayala's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
33%
Self
28%
Morality
12%
Society
12%
Ideas
8%
Survival
6%
Power
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 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
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Melancholic
6
Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ayala's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Ayala'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

46 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Des femmes comme les autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Maclou

  • Badinter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Robert Bocquillon

  • Les princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Chavatte

  • Paolo(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Surveillant!(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • A Family of Bastards(2026)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Just an Illusion(2026)

    as Le vendeur du magasin de vêtements

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Dogson

  • Hugo(2026)

    as Mabrouk

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Golden K Award(2026)

    as Amazane

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kaamelott: The Second Chapter(2025)

    as Maclou

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Chroniques d'un indic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as L'Aristo

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

    as Sacho

  • Once Upon My Mother(2025)

    as Mr. Foenkinos

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bon Voyage, Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Bruno

  • In the Name of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dominik

  • Shepherds(2024)

    as Dudu

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Freedom(2024)

    as Belina

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Beating Hearts(2024)

    as Molosse Ludovic Pierson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Misericordia(2024)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Land of Blood and Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cabusse

  • Les Bois assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nathanaël Chazal

  • This Is the Goat!(2024)

    as Lieutenant borgne

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Of Money and Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bouli

  • Story of Annette Zelman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Monsieur Suzanne

  • Syndrome E(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Docteur Maxime Bergeron

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • South Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jean-Claude Abraham

  • Authentik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Joseph Lopes

  • Kaamelott: First Installment(2021)

    as Maclou

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Savage Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Igor

  • The Big Hit(2020)

    as Patrick Le Querrec

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • I See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Traveller(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Manuel Ruffa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Angel Face(2018)

    as L'ami de Jean

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Heatwave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Candice Renoir(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Stéphane

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Clem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruno

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Franck Soler

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Right Now(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Comme des bêtes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Johnny Biloute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Le Trésor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Les Crocs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Merlu

  • Nature humaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 37 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Just an Illusion (2026)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Just an Illusion (2026)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Surveillant! (2026)

Film career

20042026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

  • 2018Screen debut· Angel Face
  • 2025Best so far· Bon Voyage, Marie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s29 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles

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 David Ayala's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Paolo (2026)

85th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Just an Illusion (2026)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 36. 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 Ayala work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Ayala's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Tranié shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers