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Morgan Peter Brown

Morgan Peter Brown

Actor and producer, also writer · Born November 19, 1980 (45) · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Morgan Peter Brown is an American actor and producer based in Los Angeles. He is a 2003 graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he earned a BFA in Acting, and has also trained at improv schools like The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB). Brown is known for his work in the horror and thriller genres. As an actor, he appeared in the films Absentia (2011), Ouija (2014), Contracted: Phase II (2015), and XX (2017). His television credits include roles on "New Girl," "Parks and Recreation," "Castle," "American Crime Story," and "Colin in Black & White." In addition to acting, he is a prolific producer, with credits on films such as Absentia (2011), All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018), Jakob's Wife (2021), Glorious (2022), and Suitable Flesh.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 19, 1980 (45)
From
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Morgan Peter Brown's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Self
28%
Morality
18%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Society
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
8
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Morgan Peter Brown's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Morgan Peter Brown'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

41 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • What Happened to Doris?(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One of Them Days(2025)

    as Norman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Disciples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Father Thomas

  • Suitable Flesh(2023)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Glorious(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Minx(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Cory

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • #Unknown(2021)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Colin in Black & White(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Balding Manager

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Rutherford Falls(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cousin Jim

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Jakob's Wife(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 12 Hour Shift(2020)

    as Morning News Host

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Vern

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Re-Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Matt

  • Psycho Granny(2019)

    as Doctor Quinn

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All the Creatures Were Stirring(2018)

    Producer · Writer · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • House of Demons(2018)

    as Spencer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Russo

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • XX(2017)

    as Mr. Dayton (segment "Her Only Living Son")

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Speechless(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerk Customer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Cocktail(2016)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paul Rosenzweig

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dementia(2015)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Ken(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Contracted: Phase II(2015)

    as BJ

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bill

  • Exquisite Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Meat

  • Ouija(2014)

    as Grief Counselor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Disciples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Father Thomas

  • Oculus(2013)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Host

  • Biology 101(2013)

    as Marty Figueroa

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Concierge

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Absentia(2011)

    Producer · as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Archer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Nailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as EMT

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Morton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Eliza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carver

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 38 of them dated from 2003 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Oculus (2013)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Oculus (2013)

Midcredits 64th

Film career

20032025

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting36 of 40: 34 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing6 of 40: 4 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s21 · 20 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · 8 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
1116

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Morgan Peter Brown's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

House of Demons (2018)

93rd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Crime Story (2016)

Midcredits 95th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 35. 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 Morgan Peter Brown's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–50 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Morgan Peter Brown work with?

People who share at least 2 of Morgan Peter Brown's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Wicker shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles