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Karl Glusman

Karl Glusman

Actor · Born January 3, 1988 (38) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Karl Glusman (born January 3, 1988) is an American actor. He had a lead role in Gaspar Noé’s controversial pornographical drama Love (2015) and appeared in The Neon Demon (2016) and Nocturnal Animals (2016). In 2020, he appeared alongside Tom Hanks in Aaron Schneider's Greyhound. His upcoming projects include Civil War, The Bikeriders, and Reptile.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 3, 1988 (38)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 31 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 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Karl Glusman's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
Self
30%
Morality
26%
Survival
21%
Power
9%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 12

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · 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 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

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 6 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
12
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Karl Glusman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Glusman'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

31 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Basics of Philosophy(2026)

    as Baruch Spinoza

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Running Man(2025)

    as 'Frank'

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Eenie Meanie(2025)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Thing(2025)

    as Elliot

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Bikeriders(2023)

    as Corky

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Civil War(2024)

    as Spotter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Little Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Grady

  • Little Death(2024)

    as Grady

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Reptile(2023)

    as Sam Gifford

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • God Is a Bullet(2023)

    as Cyrus

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Idol(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Please Baby Please(2022)

    as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Watcher(2022)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lux Æterna(2019)

    as Karl

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Greyhound(2020)

    as Eppstein

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Devs(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sergei

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Above Suspicion(2019)

    as Joe-Bea

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Wounds(2019)

    as Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • L'Ariel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Damian Rydell

  • Gypsy(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sam Duffy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Nocturnal Animals(2016)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Neon Demon(2016)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Embers(2015)

    as Chaos

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Stonewall(2015)

    as Joe Altman

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Love(2015)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • STREETS, ROADS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · Actor

  • Ratter(2015)

    as Brent

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Summer House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Andrew

  • Starship Troopers: Invasion(2012)

    as Gunfodder (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Iconographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Grown Up Saved Infant / Young Thug

  • Disinherited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Bikeriders (2023)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Bikeriders (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20082026

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove 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
Acting30 of 30: 29 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
1217

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 Karl Glusman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Little Death (2024)

94th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. 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 Karl Glusman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles36–82 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles29–72 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles52–86 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles27–84 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles46–85 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most 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 Karl Glusman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Glusman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gaspar Noé shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers