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Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

Actor and producer · Born April 20, 1985 (41) · Woodhaven, New York, USA

William Gregory Magnussen (born April 20, 1985) is an American actor. He has been featured in the films Into the Woods (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019), and has had supporting television roles in Get Shorty (2017) and Maniac (2018). In 2021, Magnussen starred in the sci-fi series Made for Love on HBO Max and appeared in the films The Many Saints of Newark and No Time to Die. In 2023, he starred as Rey "The King" Kingston in Spy Kids: Armageddon. He has starred in Broadway and off-Broadway theatre productions, including 2013's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Magnussen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 20, 1985 (41)
From
Woodhaven, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
60 on Motif · 73 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 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Billy Magnussen's films like?

Across their 36 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Motif score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Motif score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Motif score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Motif score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
25%
Morality
23%
Power
13%
Self
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Society
8%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 17 · Intense 11

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 16
Trickster
5 of 16
Hero
4 of 16
Ally
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
14
Absurd
11
Warm
8
Dread
7
Other
35

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Billy Magnussen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 60 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Billy Magnussen's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

73 credits, 60 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Social Reckoning(2026)

    as Teddy

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Audacity(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Duncan Park

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Violent Ends(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Lucas Frost

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey(2025)

    as The Man

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch(2025)

    as Pleakley

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Franchise(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adam Randolph

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Coup!(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Jay Horton

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Reunion(2024)

    Producer · as Evan West

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • I Could Dom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Road House(2024)

    as Ben Brandt

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Rod Bedford

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Lift(2024)

    as Magnus

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids: Armageddon(2023)

    as Rey 'The King' Kingston

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Offer(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Redford

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Survivor(2021)

    as Schneider

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Family Squares(2022)

    as Robert

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    as Logan Ash

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

    as Paulie Walnuts

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Made for Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Byron Gogol

  • Woke(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Denny 'Dee Dee' Davis

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Aladdin(2019)

    as Prince Anders

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • w4m (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Fern

  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    as Bryson

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tell Me a Story(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nick Sullivan

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Oath(2018)

    as Mason

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jed Milgrim

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Game Night(2018)

    as Ryan

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as William Randolph Hearst

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Birth of the Dragon(2016)

    as Steve McKee

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Get Shorty(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nathan Hill

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ingrid Goes West(2017)

    as Nicky Sloane

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Friends from College(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Meddler(2015)

    as Ben

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kato Kaelin

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Big Short(2015)

    as Mortgage Broker

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • I Smile Back(2015)

    as Zach (uncredited)

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bridge of Spies(2015)

    as Doug Forrester

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins(2015)

    as Ellis

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Mighty Nice Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Robbie

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Russ Snyder

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Rapunzel's Prince

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Green Dragons(2014)

    as Detective Boyer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Family(2012)

    as Alex D'Amico

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Walking Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Chip

  • The East(2013)

    as Porty McCabe

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 2nd Serve(2012)

    as Lingo

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Brass Teapot(2012)

    as Arnie

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike(2021)

    as Spike

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Damsels in Distress(2011)

    as Thor

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Plowman · as Karl Plowman / Valdak

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Valentine(2011)

    as Neil Thomas

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Choose(2011)

    as Paul

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rand Hilbert

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Boardwalk Empire(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger McAllister

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twelve(2010)

    as Claude Kenton

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Happy Tears(2009)

    as Ray

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet(2009)

    as Eric

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cpl Allen Reed

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Fife

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Beautiful Life: TBL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alex Marinelli

  • Eyeborgs(2009)

    as DHS Agent #1

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Collins / Yonni Peterschwim

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc Landry

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael Crenshaw

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Cody Larson

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Buzzkill (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · as Sheriff Red

  • Chariot (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Hot Ted (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ted

  • Mattress Mack (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale

  • The Ridge (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Unwanted (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Woodrow Wilson (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Randy

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 65 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Aladdin (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Black Mirror (2011)

Most popular right now

The Social Reckoning (2026)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 Motif 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
Acting70 of 72: 64 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Motif score59thDirecting1 of 72: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 72: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 72: 2 only producing, 5 with another role

72 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s35 · acting2020s20 · 19 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 3% of 31 roles
09141924

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Billy Magnussen's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Motif score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2021)

93rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Big Short (2015)

89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Billy Magnussen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles30–84 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles15–61 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity17 titles31–87 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles19–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles29–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Billy Magnussen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Billy Magnussen's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeremy Allen White shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles