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Michael Chmiel

Michael Chmiel

Actor · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Michael Chmiel is an Actor, Director and Producer known for Clean Break (2014) Luke Cage (2016) Terrifier (2011) All Hallow's Eve (2013) and The American West (2016)

Biography from TMDB.

From
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Michael Chmiel's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
44%
Self
21%
Power
18%
Bonds
12%
Society
5%
Survival2 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

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · 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 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · 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

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Michael Chmiel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Chmiel'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

14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Cameraman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The American West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ike Clanton

  • American Genius(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Pulitzer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein vs. the Mummy(2015)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • All Hallows' Eve(2013)

    as John (voice) / Attendant (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete(2013)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Charred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as David

  • The Men Who Built America(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as William Vanderbilt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011)

    as Scruffy Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Terrifier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Attendant

  • The Infected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Taunting Infected

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Bronx Is Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Uniformed Cop

  • New Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cultist

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2003 to 2016; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

$506K worldwide

Highest rated

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

All Hallows' Eve (2013)

Film career

20032016

Peak 2012 · 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.

  • 2011Screen debut· Terrifier

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 14: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 14: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 14: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Michael Chmiel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Frankenstein vs. the Mummy (2015)

77th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Men Who Built America (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 38. 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 Michael Chmiel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Chmiel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damien Leone shares the most, 2.

Directors

Cinematographers

Producers