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Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr.

Actor · Born February 15, 1984 (42) · Austin, Texas, USA

Gary Lee Clark Jr. is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP. It was followed by the albums Blak and Blu and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 15, 1984 (42)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 11 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 44% in 30 days

What are Gary Clark Jr.'s films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
57%
Self
18%
Power
13%
Ideas
13%
Legacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Gary Clark Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Clark Jr.'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

11 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sweetwater(2023)

    as T-Bone

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Elvis(2022)

    as Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gully(2019)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Clark Jr.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Gary Clark Jr. - Live at Lockn' Festival 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Two Trains Runnin'(2016)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Miles Ahead(2015)

    as Live Concert Band

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Chef(2014)

    as Gary Clark, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lenexa, 1 Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer · as Himself

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 2006 to 2023; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Honeydripper (2007)

$545K worldwide

Highest rated

Honeydripper (2007)

Midcredits 68th

Film career

20062023

Peak 2023 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 11: 8 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thMusic2 of 11: 2 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Gary Clark Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Sweetwater (2023)

69th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

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 Gary Clark Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Clark Jr.'s MovieCove titles; Buddy Guy shares the most, 2.