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Matt Gulbranson

Matt Gulbranson

Actor and producer · Born March 26, 1964 (62) · Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

A West Point graduate and veteran of Desert Storm, Matt has been a professional actor since 1995 and is one of the most versatile performers in film and television. A former colonel, he served in the Army for more than 27 years as a Military Police and Russia Eurasia Foreign Area Officer, and has extensive military, diplomatic, and intelligence experience and is fluent in the Russian language. Matt served with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; was the Army Attaché in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the Office of Defense Cooperation Chief in Armenia and Moldova; served as the military advisor to the OSCE in Austria and Moldova, and In Vienna he monitored Russian activities in the Joint Consultative Group and the Forum for Security Cooperation. In Chisinau, Moldova, he traveled daily to the breakaway republic of Prinistrovia to report on political, economic and military developments to help facilitate future reconciliation and merger with Moldova. He served as the Russian Airborne Brigade liaison for the Stabilization Forces Commander in Bosnia and worked with peace-keeping forces from all over Europe. He also has immense experience in nuclear and conventional arms control, having served as an inspector/monitor for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty in Russia, and is very familiar with the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, the Dayton Accords and the Vienna Document. At the Joint Staff J2, Matt reported on nuclear weapons developments and proliferation directly to the G2, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense. Matt is well versed in inter-agency policy, intelligence reporting, analysis, and collection, as well as political-military analysis, security cooperation, counter-proliferation, and international affairs. Matt has four children - Ashley, Gregory, Camryn, and Kirsten.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 26, 1964 (62)
From
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Matt Gulbranson's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
30%
Morality
27%
Self
16%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Bonds
5%
Ideas
5%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
10
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

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 Matt Gulbranson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Gulbranson'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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Little Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Axe2Grind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Casting · Writer · as Peter Burgess

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    as New Rome Citizen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Color Purple(2023)

    as Domino Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Does Murder Sleep?(2023)

    Show as Ken Brennan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oh Crappy Day(2021)

    as Mr. Volstead

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Where Murder Lies(2021)

    Show as Cop

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death(2020)

    Show as Chief of Police

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Red

  • Periphery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Randy Cross

  • Bride Killa(2018)

    Show as Security Officer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • True Conviction(2018)

    Show as FBI Agent

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Malice: Emergence(2018)

    as Jed Spry

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gone(2017)

    Show as Detective Samuels

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Real Mad Men of Advertising(2017)

    Show as Pizza roll guy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    Stunt Driver

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Maire

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

  • Axe to Grind(2015)

    Producer · as Peter Burgess

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • I Was Possessed(2015)

    Show as Mold Inspector

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Malice: Metamorphosis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jed Spry

  • Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

    as Father (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Evil Twins(2012)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Secret Service Agent

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Up to Speed(2012)

    Show as Monticello

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Airplane Repo(2010)

    Show as CJ3 Pilot

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry(2010)

    Show as Chief of Police

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Burn After Reading(2008)

    as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Attraction(2008)

    Show as Carol's 2nd Husband

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as L.A.P.D. Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Rock(1996)

    as U.S. Marine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Man Brushing Hair At YMCA

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Saving the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Most popular right now

Evil Twins (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 19: 14 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting1 of 19: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 19: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 19: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 3 crew2020s4 · 4 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.

How do Matt Gulbranson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Oh Crappy Day (2021)

83rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Matt Gulbranson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Gulbranson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Janae Palmer Cruz shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers