Chris is a magna cum laude graduate of Columbia University in The City of New York in film studies (with honors) and creative writing. He wrote the 110th and 111th Varsity Shows at Columbia. He wrote on music and film for The Chicagoist and contributed pieces to The Gothamist. Chris is originally from Old Town, Chicago and now lives in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 8, 1984 (42)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are C. Mason Wells' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 C. Mason Wells' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for C. Mason Wells' 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
17 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
What Can't Be Mentioned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Carol & Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
A Different Man(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Between the Temples(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Anne at 13,000 Ft.(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Caterina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Fourteen(2019)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Great Pretender(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Thirst Street(2017)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Judy Judy Judy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Here's to the Future! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Color Wheel(2011)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Quiet City(2007)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
LOL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
A Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Biggest box office
Between the Temples (2024)
Highest rated
Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019)
Most popular right now
Between the Temples (2024)
Film career
Peak 2024 · 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.
- 2006Screen debut· LOL
Billing
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 C. Mason Wells' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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 C. Mason Wells work with?
People who share at least 2 of C. Mason Wells' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nathan Silver shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Nathan SilverShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), The Great Pretender (2018), Thirst Street (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Nathan Silver
Actors
- Keith PoulsonShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023), The Great Pretender (2018), The Color Wheel (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Keith Poulson
- Lindsay BurdgeShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), Thirst Street (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Lindsay Burdge
- Peter VackShared titles: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023), The Great Pretender (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Vack
- Esther GarrelShared titles: The Great Pretender (2018), Thirst Street (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Esther Garrel
Cinematographers and editors
- Sean Price WilliamsShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), The Great Pretender (2018), Thirst Street (2017), The Color Wheel (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Sean Price Williams
- John MagaryShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), Thirst Street (2017)See all 2 shared titles with John Magary
Producers
- Adam KershShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Kersh
- Joshua BlumShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), Thirst Street (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Blum
- Graham SwonShared titles: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023), Fourteen (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Swon
- Pierce VarousShared titles: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023), The Great Pretender (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Pierce Varous