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Sam Medina

Sam Medina

Actor · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sam Medina is an actor, producer and stuntman.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 48 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Sam Medina's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
27%
Survival
22%
Self
17%
Power
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · 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 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · 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 5 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 5 · 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
5
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Sam Medina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Medina'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

48 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Play Dirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ricky Lin

  • 22: The Unforgotten Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Actor

  • Reminiscence(2021)

    as Falks

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ron Hopper's Misfortune(2020)

    as Gangster

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stuber(2019)

    Stunts · as Goon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Alita: Battle Angel(2019)

    as Stinger

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Venom(2018)

    as Shakedown Thug

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mile 22(2018)

    as Axel

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018)

    as Crawford

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Convergence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Brute

  • True Memoirs of an International Assassin(2016)

    Stunts · as Mercenary (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

    as DC Policeman #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Raul

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016)

    as Crawford

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Samurai Guy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Keanu(2016)

    as Cartel Leader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Game of Silence(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Plaza Boss

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Right(2015)

    as Thug

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Extraction(2015)

    Stunts · as Biker #2

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Our Brand Is Crisis(2015)

    Stunts · as Film Crew (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Tracers(2015)

    as Hu

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Let's Be Cops(2014)

    as Tough Guy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Elsa & Fred(2014)

    as Taxi Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Machete Kills(2013)

    as Cartel Leader

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    as Yu

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Snitch(2013)

    Stunts · as Juan Carlos' Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Virtually Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lt. Ho

  • Banshee(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tally

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bullet to the Head(2012)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Looper(2012)

    Stunts · as Chinese Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Baytown Outlaws(2012)

    as Chogan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Freelancers(2012)

    as Bodyguard #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    as Cartel Heist Driver

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Eyes(2012)

    as Biggie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Arena(2011)

    as Mexican Bouncer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown(2011)

    as Thug

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Chaperone(2011)

    as Prison Guy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Locked Down(2010)

    as Ernesto

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mandrake(2010)

    as Beast Warrior

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mothman(2010)

    as Native American

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Wrong Side of Town(2010)

    as Latino Gang Leader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant(2009)

    as Madame Truska's Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Phuoc

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans(2009)

    Stunts · as Andy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Jump Out Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mexican Thug

  • Army Wives(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Tattooed Guy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 2007 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Mile 22 (2018)

$66M worldwide

Highest rated

Mile 22 (2018)

Midcredits 40th

Most popular right now

Tracers (2015)

Film career

20072025

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting45 of 48: 37 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting1 of 48: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew10 of 48: 3 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

48 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s39 · 36 acting · 9 crew2020s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 20th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
0914

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 Sam Medina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Ron Hopper's Misfortune (2020)

80th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Looper (2012)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 31. 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 Sam Medina's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sam Medina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Medina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dimitri Logothetis shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers