Ben Swilley
Ben entered this beautiful world near the Colorado River in the state of Texas. Like most Texans he has been thinking BIG ever since! He is a cousin of twice awarded Medal of Honor winner General Smedley Butler - feisty Marine and author of War is a Racket . Ben served in combat with the First Marine Division in Vietnam as a Corpsman, receiving a battlefield promotion and the Bronze Star medal. Thriving on a very exciting and interesting twenty years of military active duty, Ben traveled most of the globe and encountered thousands of wonderful people . A particularly enjoyable military experience for Ben was an attachment to the SEAL Team which involved Scuba Diving in pristine Caribbean waters, crawling through insect infested rain forests at night, and blowing lots of stuff up! An acting career evolved post military days , because Ben loves to tell a great story. Comfortable with many varying roles that he has successfully played on stage, TV, and Film, Ben discovered that his favorite character to play is that of a curmudgeon - just the opposite of his true life personality. Ben prays for many, many more years of being Blessed with the opportunity to entertain and share intriguing and emotion stirring stories with the viewing public.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Ben Swilley's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Capt'n Mercer in Dope Boy Magic (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Ben Swilley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Swilley'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, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Big Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
For the Love of Lily(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Dope Boy Magic(2023)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Love App(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Monogamish(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lies Beneath the Surface(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Deadly Getaway(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Take Me to Amazing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Son(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Good Lord Bird(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Another Tango(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Red Handed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Career shape
Star power in the 50th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2013 to 2026.
Film career
- 2021Screen debut· Son
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.
How do Ben Swilley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. 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 Ben Swilley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Swilley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marquand Ragland shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Marquand RaglandShared titles: Dope Boy Magic (2023), Monogamish (2023), The Love App (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Marquand Ragland
Actors
- Feli FameShared titles: Dope Boy Magic (2023), Monogamish (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Feli Fame
- Tyrell MunnShared titles: Monogamish (2023), The Love App (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tyrell Munn
Composers
- David BatemanShared titles: For the Love of Lily (2024), The Man with My Husband's Face (2023), Lies Beneath the Surface (2022)See all 3 shared titles with David Bateman
Producers
- Danny RothShared titles: For the Love of Lily (2024), The Man with My Husband's Face (2023), Lies Beneath the Surface (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Roth
- John MehrerShared titles: For the Love of Lily (2024), The Man with My Husband's Face (2023), Lies Beneath the Surface (2022)See all 3 shared titles with John Mehrer
- Sebastian BattroShared titles: For the Love of Lily (2024), The Man with My Husband's Face (2023), Lies Beneath the Surface (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Sebastian Battro
- Tom BerryShared titles: For the Love of Lily (2024), The Man with My Husband's Face (2023), Lies Beneath the Surface (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Berry
Mixed roles
- Amiri Koronz ThompsonShared titles: Monogamish (2023), The Love App (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Amiri Koronz Thompson
- Smith WilliamShared titles: Dope Boy Magic (2023), Monogamish (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Smith William
