As a child Rod would dream of one day being up on the big screen. As a boy his mother would drop he and his brother's off at the local theater. It was his time for magical solitude. At twelve years of age, he was writing country music lyrics. By fifteen, he had achieved his black belt in kung-fu and was teaching from his own martial arts school. By nineteen he had decided to follow his dream, enrolling in an Acting and Modeling agency in Austin, Texas. Lacking confidence he quickly strayed, working various jobs instead until his move to New York at twenty-one. His first professional job finally came a couple of years later when he was cast as a dancer for a bank commercial. Crossing over into writing, he was first published in 1996 in the nonfiction genre of real estate. Later, he crossed over into fiction, becoming one of the youngest authors in history to ever publish three titles in one year within three separate genres under the name "Rod L. Griffin." To date, he spends his time acting, producing and writing. He has appeared in numerous independent films and commercials and continues to pursue his acting, producing and writing careers. When he finds time he trains at Venue Actors Studio in the famed Lee Strasberg Method Acting technique.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Rod Grant's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Pothead in PawnZ (2013)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous5
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 Rod Grant's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rod Grant'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
18 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Playing Through(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Taste of Love(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Women Want Everything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hider in My House(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Nightmare PTA Moms(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Connection(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Love in the Sun(2019)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Noxious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
King Charles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Street Science(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Illusions(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
PawnZ(2013)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Make Them Die Sleazy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Spring Breakers(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Magic Mike(2012)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
As Night Falls(2010)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Experiment 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Brainjacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
Star power in the 48th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2009 to 2024; peak year 2013.
Biggest box office
Kate Plays Christine (2016)
Highest rated
Kate Plays Christine (2016)
Most popular right now
Street Science (2017)
Film career
Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 2013Screen debut· Spring Breakers
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 Rod Grant's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 37/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 20. 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 Rod Grant work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rod Grant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Naylor shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Nicholas NaylorShared titles: The Connection (2021), Illusions (2015), PawnZ (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Naylor
Actors
- Steve HeinzShared titles: Hider in My House (2022), The Connection (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Heinz
Producers
- Buddy WinsettShared titles: The Connection (2021), Illusions (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Buddy Winsett
- Joe DavisonShared titles: Illusions (2015), As Night Falls (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Davison
