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André Holland

André Holland

Actor, also producer · Born December 28, 1979 (46) · Bessemer, Alabama, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor. Throughout his career, Holland has acted in film, television, and theatre productions. On television, he has starred as Dr. Algernon Edwards in the Cinemax series The Knick (2014–2015) and as Matt Miller in the FX series American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016). His biggest role on film was playing Kevin in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 28, 1979 (46)
From
Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 44 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are André Holland's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
30%
Bonds
21%
Morality
16%
Society
11%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
2%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · 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 7 · Even-paced 9 · 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 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 15
Ally
5 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
9
Hopeful
7
Dread
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 André Holland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for André Holland'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

44 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • They Fight(2026)

    Producer · as Walt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Revisionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Dutchman(2025)

    Producer · as Clay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Love, Brooklyn(2025)

    Producer · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Love Letter to M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Max

  • The Actor(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Paul Cole

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Exhibiting Forgiveness(2024)

    as Tarrell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Big Cigar(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Huey P. Newton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Shirley(2024)

    as Walter Fauntroy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Terminator Zero(2024)

    Show as Malcolm Lee

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tyrone

  • Killing County(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Bones and All(2022)

    as Maren's Father

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Once Again... (Statues Never Die) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alain Locke

  • Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Passing(2021)

    as Brian Redfield

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Eddy(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · as Elliot Udo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Battle at Big Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dennis

  • High Flying Bird(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Ray Burke

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Castle Rock(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Henry Deaver

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall 'Major' Taylor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

    as Principal Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Moonlight(2016)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Black or White(2014)

    as Reggie Davis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Selma(2014)

    as Andrew Young

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Dr. Algernon Edwards

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 42(2013)

    as Wendell Smith

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 1600 Penn(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Marshall Malloy

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Matt Miller

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Small, Beautifully Moving Parts(2011)

    as Leon

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bride Wars(2009)

    as DJ Jazzles

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pete

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as Private Needles

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sugar(2008)

    as Brad

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dion Carver

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as David Sachs

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Delphi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Teddy 'T-Bone' Parker

  • Lincoln in the Bardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Rule of Nines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 40 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

42 (2013)

$98M worldwide

Highest rated

The Knick (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Terminator Zero (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19882026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting43 of 43: 39 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing4 of 43: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

43 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s17 · 17 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 31% of 13 roles
0919

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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do André Holland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, producer

They Fight (2026)

87th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Knick (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 56. 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 André Holland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles25–90 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles20–61 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles56–83 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles30–74 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles42–79 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 André Holland work with?

People who share at least 2 of André Holland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Beharie shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles