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Stephen Louis Grush

Stephen Louis Grush

Actor · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Stephen Louis Grush is a film, television and theater artist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his BFA from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in 2006. He spent the next decade working in and around the Chicago storefront scene while serving as the Artistic Director of XIII Pocket, a Chicago based multi-media company. During this time was appearing regularly on all the city’s major stages, most notably his work with Steppenwolf and The Goodman Theatre as an actor, writer and director. He has gone on to perform on stages in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans and abroad. His work in film and television continues to be seen across many Studios, networks and platforms and he is currently performing with his theater company Hand to Mouth in venues all around New Orleans.

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From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Stephen Louis Grush's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
30%
Self
19%
Society
19%
Morality
18%
Bonds
11%
Power
3%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · 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 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

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 Stephen Louis Grush's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Louis Grush'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

25 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fast Charlie(2023)

    as Goat

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Renfield(2023)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Black Bird(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Dunn

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Night Sky(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Ravine(2021)

    as Logan Vonda

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Them(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as James Stenson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Palmer(2021)

    as Daryl Reed

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Your Honor(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Donald

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Unhinged(2020)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic Kolchin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Righteous Gemstones(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Pomeroy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Storm Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as David

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live(2017)

    as James Tyrone, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Free World(2016)

    as John Long

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Return to Sender(2015)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Catch Hell(2014)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gracepoint(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Vince Novik

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Staples · as Rick Manning

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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

    as Jacob Logan

  • Lucky 7(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nicky Korzak

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Manny

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • At Any Price(2012)

    as Torgeson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Monte Ford

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Express(2008)

    as Gang Member

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 2008 to 2023; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Unhinged (2020)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

The Free World (2016)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

Gracepoint (2014)

Film career

20082023

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Stephen Louis Grush's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live (2017)

88th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Longmire (2012)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. 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 Stephen Louis Grush'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 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Stephen Louis Grush work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Louis Grush's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Gossett shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers