Swen Temmel, born in Graz, Austria’s second-largest city, moved to the U.S. with his parents in 1997 when he was just 6 years old, becoming a U.S. citizen in 2018. He began his journey at Santa Monica Elementary, graduated from Malibu High, and quickly learned English and adapted to American culture. He now lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles, with his wife, Vanessa. Swen completed a 2-year program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, took classes at the Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood, and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Anthony Hopkins and Orlando Bloom. Passionate about film and TV, Swen also performs on stage. Notably, he starred in The Sunshine Boys at the Malibu Playhouse with Dick Van Dyke. In film, Swen has worked with top actors like Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Idris Elba, Michael Chiklis, Matthew Modine, Antonio Banderas, John Travolta, John Malkovich, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, and Mel Gibson. His roles include a bank robber in Backtrace, a thief in 10 Minutes Gone, a rebel in After, and a lawyer in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. He also appeared in Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba, Breach with Bruce Willis, and Force of Nature with Kate Bosworth and Emile Hirsch. Swen is proud of his work in The Covenant directed by Guy Ritchie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Den of Thieves 2 with Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson. In addition to his acting career, Swen Temmel is an Emmy Award-winning producer. He earned accolades at the Daytime Emmy Awards, including: 2020 Winner – Outstanding Digital Drama Series for The Bay 2021 Nominee – Outstanding Limited Drama Series for The Bay 2019 Nominee – Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series for The Bay Swen has also been recognized with a 2022 Nominee at the Septimius Awards for Best American Actor for American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. With goals to lead a Marvel film, win an Academy Award, and continue collaborating with top talent, Swen Temmel continues to build a dynamic and accomplished career in the entertainment industry.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1991 (35)
- Graz, Austria
- Actor and producer
- 24 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Swen Temmel's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 10
Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 5
Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Heroas James in Turning Point (2011)
- Allyas Dash Hawkins in Hard Kill (2020)
- Heroas Cal in Survive the Game (2021)
- Allyas Chuck in The Clean Up Crew (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet10
- 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 Swen Temmel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Swen Temmel'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, 24 with a MovieCove page.
High Rollers(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Clean Up Crew(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Cash Out(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Outlaw Posse(2024)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Covenant(2023)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Savage Salvation(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Bandit(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Survive the Game(2021)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Boss Level(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Symphoria(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Breach(2020)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Hard Kill(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Force of Nature(2020)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
10 Minutes Gone(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
After(2019)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Backtrace(2018)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
In Time(2011)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Turning Point(2011)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Castle(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all showsExalted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 2009 to 2025; peak year 2020.
Film career
Peak 2020 · 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.
- 2018Screen debut· Backtrace
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 Swen Temmel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of the 22 of 23 with a score; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned5
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 24. 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 Swen Temmel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
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 Swen Temmel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Swen Temmel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randall Emmett shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Randall EmmettShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024), Savage Salvation (2022), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 8 shared titles with Randall Emmett
- Brian A. MillerShared titles: 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Brian A. Miller
Writers
- Chris SivertsonShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Savage Salvation (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Sivertson
Actors
- Meadow WilliamsShared titles: Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025), Savage Salvation (2022), Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), After (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Meadow Williams
- Sergio RizzutoShared titles: American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Sergio Rizzuto
- Noel GugliemiShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024), Savage Salvation (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Noel Gugliemi
- QuavoShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024), Savage Salvation (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Quavo
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alejandro LalindeShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Alejandro Lalinde
- Marc FuscoShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Fusco
- Yagmur KaplanShared titles: High Rollers (2025), Cash Out (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Yagmur Kaplan
- Bryan KossShared titles: Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Koss
Producers
- Lee BrodaShared titles: The Clean Up Crew (2024), Bandit (2022), Savage Salvation (2022), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019)See all 7 shared titles with Lee Broda
- Arianne FraserShared titles: Bandit (2022), Savage Salvation (2022), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Arianne Fraser
- Delphine PerrierShared titles: Bandit (2022), Savage Salvation (2022), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Delphine Perrier
- George FurlaShared titles: Savage Salvation (2022), American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), Survive the Game (2021), Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019), Backtrace (2018)See all 6 shared titles with George Furla
Mixed roles
- Jon KeeyesShared titles: The Clean Up Crew (2024), Bandit (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Keeyes
- Jon GalanisShared titles: Hard Kill (2020), 10 Minutes Gone (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Galanis