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Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell

Actor · Born August 24, 1978 (48) · Estes Park, Colorado, USA

Tommy Caldwell is an American rock climber. He is accomplished in several types of climbing, including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. Caldwell made the first free ascents of a handful of El Capitan routes to his credit.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1978 (48)
From
Estes Park, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
No titles with a page yet · 4 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Tommy Caldwell's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
62%
Survival
17%
Bonds
12%
Power
5%
Society
3%
Ambition5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · 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 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
2
Triumphant
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Rousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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.

Filmography

4 credits; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tommy Caldwell

  • The Dark Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • A Line Across the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Reel Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2010 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 4: 4 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tommy Caldwell's films land?

Across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

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 count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out.

Who does Tommy Caldwell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tommy Caldwell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Honnold shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers