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Alex Russell

Alex Russell

Actor and producer · Born December 11, 1987 (38) · Queensland, Australia

Alexander Andrew Russell is an Australian-born actor, working in the US. He is known for starring in the films Chronicle and Believe Me. Since 2017, he has portrayed Jim Street in the CBS crime action-drama series S.W.A.T.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1987 (38)
From
Queensland, Australia
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 27 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 40 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Alex Russell's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
27%
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · 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 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Alex Russell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Russell'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

27 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Under My Skin(2020)

    Producer · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Brampton's Own(2018)

    Producer · as Dustin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit(2017)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town(2017)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 129 episodes · Director · as Jim Street

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Only the Brave(2017)

    as Andrew Ashcraft

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jungle(2017)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Father

  • Blood in the Water(2016)

    as Percy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Goldstone(2016)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Cut Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sparra

  • Unbroken(2014)

    as Pete Zamperini

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Believe Me(2014)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Raker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mike

  • Galyntine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Roman

  • Creating 'Carrie'(2014)

    as Billy Nolan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Love and Dating in LA! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Actor

  • Carrie(2013)

    as Billy Nolan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Garetty

  • The Host(2013)

    as Seeker Burns

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bait(2012)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Chronicle(2012)

    as Matt Garetty

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Malcolm

  • Almost Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hass

  • Wasted on the Young(2010)

    as Zack

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Attach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Or Else (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2010 to 2020; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Unbroken (2014)

$161M worldwide

Highest rated

Only the Brave (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

S.W.A.T. (2017)

Film career

20102020

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 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
Acting25 of 26: 22 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting2 of 26: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 26: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

26 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s23 · 23 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 25% of 16 roles
1015

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 Alex Russell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Creating 'Carrie' (2014)

88th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Only the Brave (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 45. 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 Alex Russell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles41–89 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles25–37 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles32–66 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles8–41 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles50–77 · median 68 · 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 Alex Russell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Russell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Hamilton shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers