Skip to content
MovieCove
Rory Scovel

Rory Scovel

Actor, also writer and producer · Born August 6, 1980 (46) · Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Rory J. Scovel is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album Dilation in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials The Charleston Special (2015), Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time (2017), Live Without Fear (2021), and Religion, Sex, and a Few Things in Between (2024). As an actor, he began his career as part of the main cast on the sitcoms Ground Floor (2013–2015) and Those Who Can't (2016–2019), co-starred in the romantic comedy film I Feel Pretty (2018), and also appeared in and wrote for the comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012–2016). In the 2020s, he created and starred in his Comedy Central series Robbie (2020) and starred in the Apple TV+ series Physical (2021–2023).

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1980 (46)
From
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 39 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Rory Scovel's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
33%
Bonds
23%
Society
17%
Power
11%
Morality
7%
Ideas
6%
Survival
3%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Absurd
11
Manic
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical3

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 Rory Scovel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory Scovel'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

39 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On(2026)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Super Troopers 3(2026)

    as Truck Driver

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film(2026)

    as Rory

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rooster(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Officer Donnie Mullins

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    as Colton

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • No Good Deed(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bobby Barnett

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Kite Man: Hell Yeah!(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gus (voice) · as Gus / Customer (voice) · as Gus / Redneck 1 / Trent (voice) · as Gus / Reginald (voice) · as Gus / Staff Person (voice) · as Gus the Goon / Goon 1 (voice) · as Snestro / Darryl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things in Between(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Old Dads(2023)

    as Terrance Huffy-Schwinn

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Based on a True Story(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gustav

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon(2022)

    as The Count

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Distancing Socially(2021)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Physical(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as Danny Rubin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Robbie(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · Writer · as Robbie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Movie Show(2020)

    Show as Randy

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Harley Quinn(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus (voice) · as Gus / Assassin (voice) · as Gus / Maitre'd (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Lee

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Crandall

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • I Feel Pretty(2018)

    as Ethan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The House(2017)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The High Court(2017)

    Show as Guest Bailiff

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Indoors(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricky

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • HarmonQuest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Krandrelarius

  • Party Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wrecked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Corey

  • Dean(2016)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Those Who Can't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 35 episodes · as Geoffrey Quinn

  • Superstore(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Rory Scovel: The Charleston Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • Another Period(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Men's Club Member

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Second Thoughts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nebula

  • The No Look Dunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Kevin

  • Ground Floor(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Mark "Harvard" Shrake

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • UnCabaret(2012)

    Show Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Judgment Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Silverbacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cameron

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

I Feel Pretty (2018)

$95M worldwide

Highest rated

Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On (2026)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Physical (2021)

Film career

20092026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting32 of 35: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting3 of 35: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 35: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2023, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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 Rory Scovel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor, writer

UnCabaret (2012)

98th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On (2026)

Midcredits 86th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Rory Scovel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles20–85 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles29–50 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles53–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles12–43 · median 25 · mildlighter 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 Rory Scovel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory Scovel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Moran shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers