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Christopher Michael Holley

Christopher Michael Holley

Actor · Born November 23, 1971 (54) · Minot, North Dakota, USA

Christopher Michael Holley (born November 23, 1971, in Minot, North Dakota) is an American actor, producer, and stunt performer who attended Wheatland Union High School before making his screen debut in an uncredited role in Black Panther (1995, directed by Mario Van Peebles). He also appeared as a Secret Service Agent in Timemaster (1995) before his breakout came as Beanie in Smokin' Aces (2006, directed by Joe Carnahan), a role he reprised in the direct-to-video sequel Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010, as Special Agent Malcolm Little). He frequently portrays law enforcement officers, agents, and ensemble characters across both film and television. His other notable film credits include the Philosophical Gambler in 21 (2008, with Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth), Detective Miller in Pride and Glory (2008, with Edward Norton and Colin Farrell), Cleophis in The Road (2007), Lieutenant Williams in The Invited (2010), Caesar in Stretch (2014, directed by Joe Carnahan), Hank in The Lot (2011), Officer Larry Payne in Apparition (2019), Mr. Hicks in Lady Driver (2020), and Officer Ruby in Copshop (2021). On television he is best known as CIA analyst Earl Givens in State of Affairs (2014–2015, 12 episodes, NBC), with additional credits in 13 Reasons Why (2018, as Deputy Holley), Those Who Kill (2014), Trauma (2010), and Looking: The Movie (2016). He also provided voice work for the video game Mafia III (2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1971 (54)
From
Minot, North Dakota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Christopher Michael Holley'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
62%
Self
27%
Power
7%
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
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · 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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

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 Christopher Michael Holley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Michael Holley'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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Copshop(2021)

    as Officer Ruby

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Notorious Nick(2021)

    as Referee Jackson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lady Driver(2020)

    as Mr. Hicks

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Apparition(2019)

    as Officer Larry Payne

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Lions(2018)

    as Melvin Jones

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Looking(2016)

    as Taxi Driver

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • State of Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Earl Givens

  • Left and Loose in THE LOT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball(2010)

    as Malcolm Little

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    as Lieutenant Williams

  • Pride and Glory(2008)

    as Detective Miller

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 21(2008)

    as Philosophical Gambler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Cash Cow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Record Producer

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    Stunts · as Beanie

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Timemaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Secret Service Agent

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1995 to 2021; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Apparition (2019)

$175K worldwide

Highest rated

Notorious Nick (2021)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)

Film career

19952021

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting15 of 15: 14 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2010s7 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Christopher Michael Holley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Bachelor Lions (2018)

98th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Looking (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 15. 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 Christopher Michael Holley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Michael Holley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Pollak shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers