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Ben Gavin

Ben Gavin

Actor

Ben Gavin is an award winning actor who grew up in San Antonio, Texas. As an accomplished athlete, Ben received a division 1 baseball scholarship to the University of Texas Rio Grand Valley where his love for acting led him to become a drama major. Shortly after his first year of college Ben moved to Los Angeles where he began pursuing an acting career. In 2011, Ben made his film debut in J.J. Abrams, Super 8 (2011) as Deputy Milner. In 2017 Ben was cast across Matthew McConaughey in Stephen King's The Dark Tower. In 2024 Ben joined the main cast of Beyond the Gates on CBS.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 46% in 30 days

What are Ben Gavin's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
20%
Survival
18%
Self
16%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 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 2 · Dark 2

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 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · 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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Warm
2
Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Gavin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Gavin'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

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • BZRK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Anders

  • Winterset(2025)

    as Brad 'Cougar' Tiegerton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Gates(2025)

    Show 33 episodes · as Derek Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil Comes to Kansas City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Paul Wilson

  • A Place Called Home(2022)

    as Levi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Bride's Revenge(2019)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Camp(2018)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Find Me(2018)

    as Austin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Lovely Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Dark Tower(2017)

    as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Good Nanny(2017)

    as Clint

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • My Christmas Love(2016)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Earthfall(2015)

    as Soldier #2

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Santa(2013)

    as Sam Franklin

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Non-Stop(2013)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Missing at 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Toby

  • Love's Routine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as EMT

  • Super 8(2011)

    as Deputy Milner

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Going for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Derek

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Highest rated

Find Me (2018)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

My Christmas Love (2016)

Film career

20112026

Peak 2017 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 18: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thDirecting1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Ben Gavin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Beyond the Gates (2025)

84th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Super 8 (2011)

Midcredits 82nd · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 28. 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 Ben Gavin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Gavin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fernando Szew shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers