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Brian Villalobos

Brian Villalobos

Actor · Born October 27, 1980 (46) · Orlando, Florida, USA

Brian Villalobos was born in Orlando but moved frequently as a child, growing up in Georgia, Costa Rica, Florida, and Texas. He is a multi-award-winning actor whose work can be seen in HBO MAX's Emmy-nominated limited series Love and Death (with Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons), PBS's How Are We Today, the films Man Goes On Rant, Man Finds Tape, and Accidental Texan (with Thomas Haden Church, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Bruce Dern), and Richard Linklater's Apollo 10 ½ (with Glen Powell and Jack Black). He voices "Professor Clavell" in Pokémon: Horizons and "Lodi" in the Destiny 2 game franchise. He is the son of Carol Prather, a respiratory therapist and university lecturer, and Alvaro Villalobos, a sales executive. His brother, the popular Twitch streamer Michael Villalobos, plays video games professionally under the name LobosJr. He speaks Spanish fluently, has been married to fellow actor Akasha Villalobos since 2007, and lives in Texas with his family, a phalanx of pets, and a borderline obsession with Paul Verhoeven's Robocop (1987).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 27, 1980 (46)
From
Orlando, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on Motif · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Brian Villalobos' films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
28%
Survival
28%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Society
9%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
2
Warm
2
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Brian Villalobos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Villalobos' 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

42 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

  • The Dead Keep Dying (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Oswald

  • Man Finds Tape(2025)

    as The Stranger

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sweetwater, Texas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Roadrage

  • Frogman Returns(2025)

    as Travis

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • In a Cold Vein(2025)

    Actor

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jeff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jeff

  • 500 Fireflies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Rats!(2024)

    as Paul

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Broken Land(2025)

    as Will

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Old Wounds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Graham

  • Patsy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Chevy

  • Coyote Woman(2024)

    as Diego de Alcaraz

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Foreclosure 2(2024)

    as Andrew Wilson

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Accidental Texan(2023)

    as Simon

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Man Goes On Rant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as The Man

  • Harsh Treatment(2024)

    as Tannen

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

  • Thirst(2023)

    as Jose

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Love & Death(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid O'Hara

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Blood Relatives(2022)

    as Security Guard

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kevin

  • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood(2022)

    as Bales

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Doug (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Potential CATS Customer

  • Reklaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Space Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Frank Almond

  • Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Monty

  • Adventures in Zeroworld (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator / Little Mick the Mannequin Gangster / Arcturian Spanish Teacher

  • Scare Package(2019)

    as Tony

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The End of Decay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Orin

  • Last Girl Standing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nick

  • Last Month's Rent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jason

  • The Teleported Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Stanley Terry

  • A Few Tales of Hard Times: Chapter 4 - The Name (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Man

  • Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Raphael

  • Casey Jones (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Dragon Face

  • Coalescence (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Father

  • It's All Fine (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Mark

  • One with the Lightning (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Clark

  • Paint it, Black (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Vlad

  • Softcore (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Bruce

  • Switched Up Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Joe Nelson

  • Trauma Mines (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Quentin

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 32 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Accidental Texan (2023)

$293K worldwide

Highest rated

Accidental Texan (2023)

Motif 50th

Most popular right now

Broken Land (2025)

Film career

20112026

Peak 2025 · 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.

  • 2015Screen debut· Last Girl Standing

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 41: 39 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Motif score36thProducing2 of 41: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s24 · 23 acting · 2 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Brian Villalobos' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

In a Cold Vein (2025)

99th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

Motif 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 42. 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.

Who does Brian Villalobos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Villalobos' Motif titles; Eric Owen shares the most, 2.