Marcus Samuelsson

Actor, also producer · Born January 25, 1971 (55) · Ethiopia

Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie) is an Ethiopian Swedish chef and restaurateur, based in Harlem, New York City. Samuelsson is known for the television series No Passport Required that premiered on PBS in 2018. The series highlights and celebrates immigrant cultures and foods found in the United States. Samuelsson is both the host and executive producer of the series.

What are Marcus Samuelsson's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

39%

Society

36%

Bonds

8%

Survival

8%

Ideas

8%

Community5 Ambition3 Purpose3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

6

Joyful

3

Contemplative

2

Hopeful

2

Tense

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful4 Fun3 Rousing2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous2
Cyclical1

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 Marcus Samuelsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Demand Africa1 title, show their title on Demand Africa
PBS Documentaries1 title, show their title on PBS Documentaries
PBS Living1 title, show their title on PBS Living

Subscription and free streaming for Marcus Samuelsson'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; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

House of Knives(2025)
Show 8 episodes · as Judge
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Restaurant Hustle 2020: All On The Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Hustle(2019)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost(2018)
as Marcus Samuelsson (voice)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
No Passport Required(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Producer · as Himself - Host
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Star Plates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Unflinching Triumph: The Philip Rockhammer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Rorrie Rodgers
Inner Chef with Marcus Samuelsson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
På spåret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 3 episodes · as Self · as Tävlande