Michael Arden was born on 6 October 1982 in Midland, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Source Code (2011), Bride Wars (2009) and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012). He has been married to Andy Mientus since 18 August 2016.
Biography from IMDb.
- October 6, 1982 (44)
- Midland, Texas, USA
- Actor and director, also writer
- 19 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Michael Arden's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Derek Frost in Source Code (2011)
- Shapeshifteras Elliot in So B. It (2016)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
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 Michael Arden's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Arden'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
25 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.
Andy Mientus sings Joni Mitchell’s Ladies of the Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Conners(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
So B. It(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Over/Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Anger Management(2012)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
GCB(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Unforgettable(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Source Code(2011)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Nurse Jackie(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Kings(2009)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Bride Wars(2009)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Mentalist(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Return of Jezebel James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Cashmere Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Good Shepherd(2006)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Closer(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all showsThe Book of Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 2005 to 2022; peak year 2012.
Biggest box office
Source Code (2011)
Highest rated
Source Code (2011)
Most popular right now
Anger Management (2012)
Film career
Peak 2012 · at the high point of their film career. 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· The Good Shepherd
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 Michael Arden's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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.
Is Michael Arden's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.