Alex Neustaedter

Actor · Born March 29, 1998 (28) · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Alex Neustaedter (pronounced Nu-sted-ter) has been a star on the rise since he first came to the scene as a lead in Meg Ryan's film ITHACA. He recently starred as young 'Atlas' in the Sony adaption of the best selling Colleen Hoover novel IT ENDS WITH US, alongside Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. He is also a series regular in the Amazon Prime drama AMERICAN RUST: BROKEN JUSTICE alongside award winning actors, Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney. Alex began acting at a young age, formally training while splitting his time between his hometown of Kansas City and Los Angeles, finally making a permanent move to Hollywood in 2011. As previously mentioned, in 2015, Alex starred in Meg Ryan's feature film ITHACA, taking on the lead role of 'Homer' alongside Sam Shepard and Tom Hanks. Shortly after, he landed the role of 'Bram,' a series regular in USA Network's drama COLONY with Josh Holloway. Alex's additional film credits include the 2018 film A-X-L where he played the lead 'Miles' opposite Becky G, AMERICAN WOMAN alongside Sienna Miller, WALKING OUT alongside Bill Pullman, THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES starring Jennifer Garner, and in a strong supporting role in Netflix's THINGS HEARD AND SEEN alongside Amanda Seyfried and James Norton. Growing up, Alex split his passion for acting with an equal love for sports including football, basketball, and baseball. He played on school sports teams and was named a California All-State baseball shortstop in 2016, graduating that year with honors. He is a self-taught surfer, having surfed in many incredible areas such as Nicaragua, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon and California, to name a few. Additionally, he plays the guitar, and is an avid snowboarder and all-around outdoorsman. He is a loyal supporter of Oceana and believes strongly in protecting our ocean.

What are Alex Neustaedter's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

40%

Survival

24%

Morality

14%

Self

10%

Power

8%

Society

4%

Family bonds6 Grief3 Coming of age4 Friendship2 Survival3 Loyalty2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero

3 of 5

Shadow

2 of 5

Heroas Homer Macauley in Ithaca (2015)
Heroas Jimmy in Shovel Buddies (2016)
Heroas Miles Hill in A-X-L (2018)
Shadowas Red in Low Tide (2019)
Shadowas Jack Raeburn in Josie & Jack (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

9

Tense

7

Dread

3

Warm

2

Contemplative

3

Other

7

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 Hopeful7 Unsettling3 Haunting2 Infuriating2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet8
Tragic1
Ambiguous1

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 Alex Neustaedter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Sundance Now2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Neustaedter'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

17 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

The Running Man(2025)
as Greg
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
It Ends with Us(2024)
as Young Atlas Corrigan
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
American Rust(2021)
Show 19 episodes · as Billy Poe
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Things Heard & Seen(2021)
as Eddie Vayle
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Josie & Jack(2019)
as Jack
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Low Tide(2019)
as Red
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A-X-L(2018)
as Miles
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
American Woman(2018)
as Tyler Hanrick
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Tribes of Palos Verdes(2017)
as Alex
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Walking Out(2017)
as Young Cal
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Shovel Buddies(2016)
as Jimmy
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Colony(2016)
Show 36 episodes · as Bram Bowman
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Ithaca(2015)
as Homer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Young Christian Ward
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Last Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Caleb Johnson
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Leo Brady
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
One Final Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Alex

Career shape

Star power in the 95^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

It Ends with Us (2024)

$351M worldwide

Highest rated

American Woman (2018)

Midcredits 76^th

Film career

19902025

Peak 2018 · 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.

2015Screen debut· Ithaca
2018First top-billed film· A-X-L
2018Career best· A-X-L

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting17 of 17 · 49^th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

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 Alex Neustaedter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

27^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

85^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser6
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Shovel Buddies (2016)

83^rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Woman (2018)

Midcredits 76^th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Alex Neustaedter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore7 titles31–64 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity8 titles14–51 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity7 titles35–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 40 · moderate

Frightening / Intense5 titles42–60 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Alex Neustaedter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Neustaedter's MovieCove titles; Laura Ivey shares the most, 2.

Laura Ivey2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Laura Ivey