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David Ditmore

David Ditmore

Actor

David Ditmore is an American actor known for playing characters that often live on the edge of their emotions. In comedy roles, his characters are often a fish out of water type or somebody loosing control of their situation. In drama roles, his characters are often commanding authority or maintaining calm in the middle of chaos. With 80+ credits in his career, David Ditmore has shared the screen with some well-known talent including: Robin Williams (Boulevard), Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased), Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased), Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased), Connie Britton (Nashville), Eric Close (Nashville), Powers Boothe (Nashville), and Eric Roberts (Deadline). David had an unexpected start to his career in acting. He shared this story about it on his website: I began my acting career as a child in Charleston, SC. My mom took me to an open call audition for a play to see how auditions worked. When we got there, they asked me to sign in - I wrote down my info- figuring it was a mailing list for future auditions - but actually I had just signed up to do a cold read audition while I was there. We went in the theater, took a seat and watched several auditions for about a half hour. Then my mom and I decided it was time to go, but just as we were getting up from our sets, they called my name up to audition. I was surprised because I was not prepared, nor knew what to do, but I went up on stage anyway. I told them a little about myself and read a few lines. They thanked me for my time and we left. My mom and I laughed about the whole experience all day, not thinking anything would come of it. But a few weeks later I got a letter saying I had been cast in the ensemble! I was thrilled and enjoyed the entire experience. And I that is how I unexpectedly started my career in acting. During the pandemic in 2020, he was cast as an actor for a film competing in the 48 Hour Film Project - but the director and team had to pull out of the competition at the last minute. Undeterred, David decided to make a film all by himself in just 2 days. He wrote, directed, shot, edited and starred in the film: "Love Yourself" - the short film won 3 awards in the competition and then arrived on the film festival circuit where it won an additional 9 awards.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are David Ditmore's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th 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
30%
Bonds
22%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Morality
10%
Society
10%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 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 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · 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 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
6
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 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 · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 David Ditmore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Ditmore'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

16 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bury Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Robert King

  • Christmas at the Amish Bakery(2023)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Painted in Blood(2022)

    as The Landlord

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Reenactment(2021)

    as Doug Farley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Potter's Ground(2021)

    as Col. Alford

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Alpha Test(2020)

    as Liquor Store Snob

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ouija Craft(2020)

    as The Father

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • American Hunt(2019)

    as Pastor Greene

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ellipsis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Client

  • Boy Erased(2018)

    as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Insatiable(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Group Leader #2

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • My Teacher, My Obsession(2018)

    as Janitor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Silver Twins(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boulevard(2014)

    as Middle-Aged Man

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Death by Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Victim

  • A Haunting(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2005 to 2024; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

American Hunt (2019)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas at the Amish Bakery (2023)

Midcredits 43rd

Most popular right now

My Teacher, My Obsession (2018)

Film career

20052024

Peak 2021 · 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· Boulevard

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score12th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 David Ditmore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Potter's Ground (2021)

93rd percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boy Erased (2018)

Midcredits 79th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 69, 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 David Ditmore work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Ditmore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Mirtes shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Producers