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Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone

Actor, also producer · Born March 29, 1983 (43) · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and actor best known for competing in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the Lightweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He is known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed thirty-eight fights in his eleven-year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the WEC Lightweight Championship in 2009 and 2010, and the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2015. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1983 (43)
From
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Donald Cerrone's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
46%
Morality
19%
Bonds
17%
Self
11%
Power
6%
Society
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · 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 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · 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 4 · Even-paced 7 · 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 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Triumphant
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Donald Cerrone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Cerrone'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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Winter: Battleground(2026)

    as Winter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of War(2025)

    as Captain Collins

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Americana(2023)

    as Sheriff Cole Pickering

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kill Me Again(2025)

    as Officer Smith

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Place of Bones(2023)

    as Minor Wilson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lights Out(2024)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Johnny Black(2023)

    as Crackshot Bob

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mojave Diamonds(2023)

    as Roy Mason

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days in Malay(2023)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Weapon(2023)

    as Marshall Railey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Project Legion(2022)

    Producer · as Greg

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Terror on the Prairie(2022)

    as Jeb

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • El Paso 11:55 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bob

  • The Terminal List(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomahawk Guard

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Commando(2022)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Featherweights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Copshop(2021)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Embattled(2020)

    as Autograph Jack

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Puppy Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Danny

  • Spenser Confidential(2020)

    as 'Big Boy'

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mythic Quest(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald Cerrone

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Reese

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer 2(2018)

    as Belgian Backpacker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as MMA Fighter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Night Shift(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Wounded Paramedic Nick

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald Cerrone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Spenser Confidential 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Big Boy

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

The Commando (2022)

$31K worldwide

Highest rated

McGregor Forever (2023)

Midcredits 54th

Most popular right now

Prisoner of War (2025)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting27 of 28: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 8% of 13 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 Donald Cerrone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Mojave Diamonds (2023)

94th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

Midcredits 70th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 36/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 24. 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 Donald Cerrone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Cerrone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Asif Akbar shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles