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Rich Swingle

Rich Swingle

Actor

Rich Swingle has performed and/or taught on six continents, in 39 nations and in hundreds of venues, mostly with a dozen one-man plays he has written or helped develop: A Clear Leading, Big Fish Little Worm, The Revelation, The Acts, Alien Immigration Training, Views of the Manger, Five Bells for 9/11, Journey to the Garden, Paradise Lost, God of Hope, Shepherds Reflect on the 23rd Psalm, and Beyond the Chariots, which he's performed Off-Broadway, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (the largest arts festival in the world), in LA, Toronto, Hong Kong, Shangai, Transylvania, and in Beijing, Vancouver, Singapore and London while those cities hosted the Olympics. Rich has lived in New York City since 1993, where he's acted in a number of productions, film, radio, and CD-ROM. He has been featured in 21 movies, most notably the lead role of Frederich Lehman in Indescribable, the lead role of Mitchell Little in Providence, the featured role of Dr. Bonneville in Beyond the Mask, the featured role of Claud in the award-winning A Christmas Snow, the principal role of Coach Sean Ryan in For the Glory, and the featured role of Sheriff Hanson in the award-winning Pawn's Move, the featured role of John Gray in In His Steps, the featured role of a land speculator in Alone Yet Not Alone, Hollywood director Forrest Woods in The Screenwriters, a quirky clerk in Christmas Grace, a lead in the short film Settled, the featured role of Dr. Bonneville in Beyond the Mask, the featured role of a land speculator in Polycarp: Destroyer of Gods, the featured role of a homeless man in Confessions of a Prodigal Son, the featured role of a newscaster in Creed of Gold, and the featured role of Nigel Livengood in Princess Cut. For the complete lineup visit www.IMDb.me/RichSwingle and www.RichDrama.com/Films. Rich has co-directed with John Kirby (acting coach on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, DéJà Vu, Count of Monte Cristo) on Tartuffe and Our Town, during which Rich performed the role of the Stage Manager, and The Miracle Worker. He worked with Patricia Mauceri (Broadway: Othello with James Earl Jones, film: Don Juan de Marco with Johnny Depp and TV: One Life to Live) to direct The Crucible, The Jeweler's Shop by Pope John Paul II, Twelve Angry Jurors, and Much Ado About Nothing. The last three plays were performed in Theatre 315, and Off-Broadway space. He received his master's degree in theatre from Hunter College, where he studied under Eric Bentley--who was a student of C. S. Lewis--Tina Howe (playwriting), Patricia Sternberg (sociodrama)--a student of sociodrama's inventor, Jacob L. Moreno--and Jerome Coopersmith (screenwriting)--screenwriter for An American Christmas Carol and many of the original Hawaii Five-O episodes.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Rich Swingle's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
33%
Self
24%
Morality
22%
Bonds
21%
Faith5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
9
Contemplative
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Rich Swingle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rich Swingle'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

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jesus Freaks(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Second Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alan

  • The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland(2020)

    as Conrad

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Skydog(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mayflower II(2020)

    as Ferris Chapman

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It's a Life Worth Living(2020)

    Script Consultant · as Charles

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

  • Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as John Woolman

  • The Staying Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mr. Cole

  • Courageous Love(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Screenwriters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

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

    as Adult Mitchell

  • Princess Cut(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Messenger's Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Micah Maslow

  • Polycarp(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (voice)

  • Confessions of a Prodigal Son(2015)

    as Homeless man

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Grace(2013)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Creed of Gold(2014)

    as TV Reporter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Indescribable(2013)

    as Papa Lehman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • In His Steps(2013)

    as John Gray

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • For the Glory(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Snow(2009)

    as Claud

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2010 to 2024.

Most popular right now

Polycarp (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 21 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thWriting1 of 22: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s16 · acting2020s6 · 6 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 Rich Swingle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 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 9

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 15 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Christmas Grace (2013)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Indescribable (2013)

Midcredits 78th · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 36/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 20. 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 Rich Swingle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rich Swingle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebekah Cook shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers