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Ptolemy Slocum

Ptolemy Slocum

Actor · Born November 20, 1975 (50) · Nairobi, Kenya

Born in Kenya, Ptolemy Slocum is an American stage, film and television actor and teacher.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1975 (50)
From
Nairobi, Kenya
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 57 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ptolemy Slocum's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
42%
Bonds
23%
Self
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · 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 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
1
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Ptolemy Slocum's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ptolemy Slocum'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

57 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wonder Man(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Murphy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Richard

  • St. Denis Medical(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Seth

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Isabel's Garden(2025)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cuando Volvimos A La Tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Marcel

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Corporate Man

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Uproot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Greg

  • AJ and the Queen(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Paulie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Mandela Effect(2019)

    as Manning

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Portals(2019)

    as Dr. Markonen

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Emergence(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ken

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Vice(2018)

    as Focus Group Participant

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Liza on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Technician

  • Good Girls(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Inhumans(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tibor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • City Slickers In Westworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sylvester

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sylvester

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Oats(2016)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Linus

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Baskets(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as George

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Greeley

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Man in the High Castle(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Raymond Doyle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Teacher(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Nerdy Dad

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Alpha House(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Detour(2013)

    as Preston

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Would You Rather(2012)

    as Shift Manager

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Root of the Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Clayton

  • Rock Jocks(2012)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Cody Marshall

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Manhattan Mixup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rolf

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Comstock

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Dog Year(2009)

    as Larry - Suburban Man #2

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeweler

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Cupid(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as History Teacher

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    as Borders Assistant #1

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • (Untitled)(2009)

    as Monroe

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Young

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswald Patterson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Problem with Fiber Optics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sheldon Bemis

  • Hitch(2005)

    as Ron

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry, Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Actor

  • The Standard Deviants: The Pumped-Up World of Pre-Algebra, Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Actor

  • The Wire(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Business Card Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hazlitt Granville-Bakerman

  • Standard Deviants - Dinosaurs: Lifestyles of the Big and Carnivorous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hazlitt Granville-Bakerman (uncredited)

  • Standard Deviants - The Lively World of Italian: Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Backpacker

  • Standard Deviants TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hazlitt Granville-Bakerman · as Hazlitt Granville-Bakerman (uncredited) · as Himself / Hazlitt Granville-Bakerman

  • The Standard Deviants: Shakespeare Tragedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Hazlitt Granville Bakerman

  • The Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Actor

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • No-Brainers on Taxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as 1040EZ Taxpayer

  • The Standard Deviants: The Candy-Coated World of Calculus, Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Actor

  • Where Fools Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Father William

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 55 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Wild Oats (2016)

$248K worldwide

Highest rated

(Untitled) (2009)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

The Mandela Effect (2019)

Film career

19982026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting56 of 56: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Ptolemy Slocum's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Rock Jocks (2012)

74th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wire (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. 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 Ptolemy Slocum work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ptolemy Slocum's MovieCove titles; Neil Hopkins shares the most, 2.