Ben began his professional career in the arts as a graduate of both the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. He has since had success as an Actor, Producer and Musician. Ben has produced many feature films including Mean Dreams starring Bill Paxton, Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins and Colm Feore, which premiered in 2016 in the Directors Fortnight at Cannes and as a Special Presentation at TIFF. Mean Dreams went on to be sold into over 50 countries and have theatrical releases in over 10 territories. He's also produced the genre-bending psychological thriller Population Zero that's been critically lauded around the world and produced the thriller Calibre, which was released on Netflix in 2018 and was nominated for 4 BAFTA's winning one for Best Actor - Jack Lowden. His most recent production work was Castle in the Ground. Starring Imogen Poots, Neve Campbell and Alex Wolff, Which premiered at TIFF and SXSW. In the TV landscape, Ben has produced the smart anthology series The Midnight Anthology starring Clancy Brown. The pilot has premiered at the New York Television Festival in 2015 and won both the Artistic Achievement and Best Director awards at the festival. Ben and the The Midnight Anthology team are in development on the remaining episodes of the series. As an actor, Ben has had the opportunity to perform in theatre, television and film. He has an electric energy that is injected into every role and is known to be a Director's actor, working with the people around him to bring out the most compelling and dynamic characters. Ben belongs on the stage and in front of the camera, feeling at home with other artists and performers. Ben, an Aspen native who was raised by inspiring and creative parents, found himself at a young age gripped by a lifelong pursuit and passion for the arts. Ben finds solace in something he once heard Richard Linklater say in an interview "People who ask me why I make films, don't understand that it's a not a choice. Painters paint, filmmakers make films." Ben considers the arts to be the most important thing he can engage in and explore - both for himself and his community.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Ben Stranahan's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6
Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous6
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 Ben Stranahan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).
- The King Tide (2023) · producer
- The Inventor (2023) · actor, producer
- The Demonologist (2019) · producer
- The Last Exorcist (2020) · producer
- Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) · producer
- Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023) · producer
- Castle in the Ground (2019) · producer
- American Refugee (2021) · producer
- The King Tide (2023) · producer · free
- Mean Dreams (2016) · producer · free
- The Inventor (2023) · actor, producer · free
- The Demonologist (2019) · producer · free
- The Last Exorcist (2020) · producer · free
- Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) · producer · free
- Castle in the Ground (2019) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Stranahan'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
15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
The Outer Threat(2026)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Chief of Station(2024)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The King Tide(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Inventor(2023)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Monstrous(2022)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
American Refugee(2021)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Castle in the Ground(2019)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Last Exorcist(2020)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Demonologist(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Calibre(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Mean Dreams(2016)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Bad, the Black and the Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2016 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Inventor (2023)
Highest rated
Calibre (2018)
Most popular right now
Chief of Station (2024)
Film career
- 2018Screen debut· Calibre
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 Ben Stranahan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. 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 Ben Stranahan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Ben Stranahan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Stranahan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob McGillivray shares the most, 12.
Writers
- William WoodsShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), The King Tide (2023), Castle in the Ground (2019), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 4 shared titles with William Woods
- KC CoughlinShared titles: The King Tide (2023), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 2 shared titles with KC Coughlin
- Ryan GrassbyShared titles: The King Tide (2023), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Grassby
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Justin OakeyShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), The King Tide (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Oakey
- Mike McLaughlinShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), The King Tide (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Mike McLaughlin
- Scott Anthony GouldShared titles: The Last Exorcist (2020), The Demonologist (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Anthony Gould
Producers
- Rob McGillivrayShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), Chief of Station (2024), Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023), Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023), The Inventor (2023), The King Tide (2023), Monstrous (2022), The Last Exorcist (2020), Castle in the Ground (2019), The Demonologist (2019), Calibre (2018), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 12 shared titles with Rob McGillivray
- Tom SpriggsShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), The King Tide (2023), Castle in the Ground (2019), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Spriggs
- John Hansen IIIShared titles: The Outer Threat (2026), The King Tide (2023), Castle in the Ground (2019)See all 3 shared titles with John Hansen III
- Mark GingrasShared titles: The King Tide (2023), Castle in the Ground (2019), Mean Dreams (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Gingras
Mixed roles
- Adam SigalShared titles: Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023), Monstrous (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Sigal
