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Gralen Bryant Banks

Gralen Bryant Banks

Actor · Born August 17, 1961 (65) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Gralen Bryant Banks was born on 17 August 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Sinners (2025), Nickel Boys (2024) and The Burial (2023).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 17, 1961 (65)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 35 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are Gralen Bryant Banks' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
31%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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 5 · 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 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Romantic
3
Warm
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Gralen Bryant Banks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gralen Bryant Banks' 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

35 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Charlie Harper(2025)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sinners(2025)

    as Patterson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Nickel Boys(2024)

    as Blakeley

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2024)

    as Dr. Jacobson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hit Man(2023)

    as Sargeant Hank

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Five Nights at Freddy's(2023)

    as Pharmacist

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Burial(2023)

    as Walter Bell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    as Drunk Man

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Love Marry Kill(2023)

    as Sully

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Southern Family Christmas(2022)

    as Mayor Thomas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Thing About Pam(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Plastic Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Shapeless(2021)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of Sulphur Springs(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Miller

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Your Honor(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as George Williams

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Think Like a Dog(2020)

    as Principal Harris

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Lovebirds(2020)

    as Interrogation Room Detective #2

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Banker(2020)

    as Deacon Jackson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Queen & Slim(2019)

    as Older Black Man

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tall Girl(2019)

    as Principal Preston

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Green Book(2018)

    as Horseshoe Man #1

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Cloak & Dagger(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Choo Choo Broussard

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Benji(2018)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect 2(2015)

    as Barden University Dean

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Impact Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as General Bristol

  • Status: Unknown(2014)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Oldboy(2013)

    as Captain Lionel

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Starving Games(2013)

    as Nick Fury

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Paradise(2013)

    as Janitor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bering Sea Beast(2013)

    as Auctioneer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • American Horror House(2012)

    as Detective Reginald Hammond

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Arachnoquake(2012)

    as Major Crandle

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Killer Joe(2011)

    as Pizza Patron

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Philly Kid(2012)

    as Landlord (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown(2011)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Untitled A24 Horror Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tour Guide #1

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Queen & Slim (2019)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Charlie Harper (2025)

Film career

20112026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

2010s15 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
111621

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 Gralen Bryant Banks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Love Marry Kill (2023)

92nd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Green Book (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. 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 Gralen Bryant Banks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 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 & Gore6 titles39–82 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles8–77 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles40–86 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles17–60 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–84 · median 63 · 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 Gralen Bryant Banks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gralen Bryant Banks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Morgan Smith shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles