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Bill Oberst Jr.

Bill Oberst Jr.

Actor · Born November 21, 1965 (60) · South Carolina, USA

Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor known for his disturbing onscreen presence, often playing dark and conflicted characters on film and television.  Oberst is a veteran stage actor who came to Hollywood in 2008 and quickly began to be cast in horror and thriller films. Notable exceptions were the 2011 Hallmark Channel TV-movie THE SHUNNING and its 2012 sequel THE CONFESSION (in which director Michael Landon Jr. cast Oberst in the film's male lead role of an Amish farmer) and an award-winning turn as General William Tecumseh Sherman in the History Channel's docudrama SHERMAN'S MARCH. Oberst has also toured theatrically in a first-person stage recreation of the teachings of Jesus Of Nazareth and in a string of one-man shows whose subjects included President John F. Kennedy, Mark Twain and humorist Lewis Grizzard. He remains best known as a horror genre actor, however. Bill Oberst Jr.'s trademark piercing star and rough-hewn face have led him to be cast as monsters, murderers, vampires and cannibals, often in minimal wardrobe. His oddly shaped torso and partially-exposed ribcage are almost as recognizable to genre fans as his face. Oberst is often quoted as saying that he believes the human body's capacity to disturb on film is just as strong as its capacity to entice. In 2011, Oberst was seen by over 60 million internet viewers worldwide as the cyber stalker in the Facebook application TAKE THIS LOLLIPOP, (http://www.takethislollipop.com) which broke records to become the fastest-growing application in Facebook history and the most popular horror-themed application in internet history.  In person, his quiet demeanor and interest in things spiritual seem sharply at odds with the roles he plays. A native Southerner, Oberst is a fulltime actor living in Los Angeles.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 21, 1965 (60)
From
South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 125 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Bill Oberst Jr.'s films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
46%
Bonds
15%
Self
15%
Morality
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Survival25 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma12 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 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 13 · Serious 16 · Dark 26

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 37 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 22 · Intense 24

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 8

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

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 25 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 17 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 16

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 28 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 20 of 38 analyzed roles.

Shadow
20 of 38
Hero
5 of 38
Threshold guardian
4 of 38
Trickster
3 of 38
Shapeshifter
2 of 38
Ally
2 of 38
Mentor
2 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
43
Dread
31
Absurd
17
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
9
Other
35

How their films linger

Unsettling33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous27

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 Bill Oberst Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (47).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Oberst Jr.'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

125 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Horrorcane(2026)

    as Julen Arce

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dead Place(2026)

    as The Entity

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quantum Supremacy(2025)

    as (Other Voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Water’s Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dave Jackson

  • The Black-Eyed Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mr. Donahue

  • Bloodspawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Augustus

  • Kill Craft(2024)

    as Poe

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Slash Squatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Rusty

  • A Stranger in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Victor

  • Butchers Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jed

  • Play It All Night Long (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Siphon

  • Bleach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gus Marlowe

  • Death Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Norman Esner

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Anders Huxley

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Everybody Dies by the End(2022)

    as Willy Wilson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Am Worthless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • I Hear the Trees Whispering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Chuck

  • Caroltyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bishop Oliver

  • Adrif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as The Handler

  • The Man in Room 6(2022)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Strange Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Flynn

  • Tickles the Clown(2021)

    as Tickles

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Painkiller(2021)

    as Bill Johnson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Parish(2019)

    as Father Felix

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jonathan Kane

  • Synchronic(2019)

    as The Looter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Take This Lollipop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Zoom Ghost

  • Greatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Philanthropist

  • The Crickets Dance(2020)

    as David Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Good Things Devils Do(2020)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • By Day's End(2020)

    as Dr. Harold Rittmeyer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Immortal Wars: Resurgence(2019)

    as Seth

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 3 from Hell(2019)

    as Tony Commando

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte The Return(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge(2019)

    as Mr. Jolly

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Harris (segment "After Hours")

  • Lifechanger(2018)

    as Drew (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Atelophobia: Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Death House(2017)

    as Satan Creator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Age of the Living Dead(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rafael

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • ZBurbs(2017)

    as Pick

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dis(2018)

    as Ariel

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Babysitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Father

  • Ayla(2017)

    as Billy / Andy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The 'Claw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Voice

  • Space Guardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Immortal Wars(2017)

    as Seth

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Earth Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Easter Bunny Adventure(2017)

    as Marvin the Bull

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Down on the Farm(2017)

    as Bray the Donkey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monumental(2016)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ditch Day Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Vick

  • Betrothed(2016)

    as Lester Cooper

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Dooms Chapel Horror(2016)

    as Jordan

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Stressed to Kill(2016)

    as Bill Johnson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Warden

  • Rock and Roll: The Movie(2016)

    as Mo

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scream at the Devil(2015)

    as Job

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • All Hallows' Eve 2(2015)

    as Sade (segment "M is for Masochist") (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Denis

  • The Blood Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Glasscock

  • At Granny's House(2015)

    as Boarstag

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Zombieworld(2015)

    as Marvin Gloat

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Darker Fifty Shades: The Fetish Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The Wolf

  • Hunting Grounds(2015)

    as Bauman

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Gnome Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr. Glippen

  • The Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

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

    as Bill

  • The Three Dogateers(2014)

    as Barney Gloat

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Grim Becoming(2014)

    as Phill Looney

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Red Dirt Rising(2011)

    as Buck

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Werewolf Rising(2014)

    as Rhett

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Assassins(2014)

    as Hargraves

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Circus of the Dead(2014)

    as Papa Corn

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Black Water Vampire(2014)

    as Raymond Banks

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as father

  • Deadly Revisions(2013)

    as Grafton Torn

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Den(2013)

    as Skeeter

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Krampus: The Christmas Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Brian Hatt

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Rommel Stanton

  • The Confession(2013)

    as Samuel Lapp

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Grooming Giselle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lenny

  • The Retrieval(2013)

    as Burrell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Apostle Peter and the Last Supper(2012)

    as Ragged man

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Resolution(2012)

    as Byron

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • M Is for Masochist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sade

  • Children of Sorrow(2012)

    as Simon Leach

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Scary or Die(2012)

    as Buck

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Adolf Eichmann

  • Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies(2012)

    as Abraham Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Circus of Dread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 1334 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rozz Williams

  • Armynel(2012)

    as Daddy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Famous Joe Project(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Chancelor

  • Take This Lollipop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Facebook stalker

  • Death Valley(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Athletic Zombie (uncredited) · as Bloodmobile Zombie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • A Haunting in Salem(2011)

    as Wayne Downs

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Born Bad(2011)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Vivid(2011)

    as The Mysterious One

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Shunning(2011)

    as Samuel Lapp

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Princess and the Pony(2011)

    as Snyder

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Nude Nuns with Big Guns(2010)

    as Brother John

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ripped Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Harold

  • The Devil Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Principal Edwards

  • Desert Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Step Dad

  • Dogs of Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Dismal(2009)

    as dale

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Wesley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Secret Life of Bees(2008)

    as Sheriff Gaston

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sherman's March(2007)

    as General William Tecumseh Sherman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Unsub

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • A Family's Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Todlich

  • Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Trent Sr.

  • Dracula's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Roman Van Helsing

  • Lord Bateman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Idea · Story · Actor

  • My Blade is Your Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Savior Killer

  • Slay Utterly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ray Lee

  • Stalked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Justus Crenshaw

  • The Black-Eyed Children 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Henry Donahue

  • The Deceived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Shadow Man

  • The Demon Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Marshall Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tripp

  • Valley of the Shadow: The Spiritual Value of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles, 112 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Ayla (2017)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

The Retrieval (2013)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Quantum Supremacy (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20052026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 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
Acting124 of 124: 123 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thWriting1 of 124: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s76 · acting2020s31 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 25% of 24 roles
081318

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 Bill Oberst Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th43

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 66 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive11
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed41

Most divisive · actor

Down on the Farm (2017)

99th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sherman's March (2007)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 25. 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 Bill Oberst Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles59–93 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles16–68 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles61–94 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles47–79 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 73 · 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 Bill Oberst Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Oberst Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Evan Tramel shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles