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Kanoa Goo

Kanoa Goo

Actor, also producer · Hawaii, USA

Born June 29, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Kanoa Goo is an actor whose film credits include "I Was a Simple Man" (Sundance Film Festival) alongside Constance Wu; Zoe Eisenberg’s "Chaperone" (Slamdance); and "Other People" opposite Jesse Plemons. His television credits include "The Rookie" (ABC), "Fire Country" (CBS), the NBC pilot "Someone Out There", "City on a Hill" (Showtime), "Tracker" (CBS), and many more. On stage, he starred in Martyna Majok’s play "Sanctuary City" at the Pasadena Playhouse. Next up, he stars in the film "Lillian, Next Door", opposite four time Oscar nominee Jane Alexander.

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From
Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
17 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Kanoa Goo's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th 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
Self
33%
Bonds
21%
Morality
20%
Society
16%
Survival
10%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · 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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

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

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5

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 Kanoa Goo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kanoa Goo'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, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chaperone(2024)

    as Vik

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • ILY, BYE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gary

  • Aloha Heart(2023)

    as Manu

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kyle Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Wake Up, Leonard(2022)

    as Christo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Simple Man(2021)

    as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Hoku Alia

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Endings, Beginnings(2019)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Enemy Within(2019)

    as Hawila Kaleohano

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    as Rhodora's Assistant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 14 episodes · as Chris Sanford

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Karma(2018)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dwight in Shining Armor(2018)

    Show as Sir Aldred

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Other People(2016)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Twinsters(2015)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • I Am Michael(2015)

    as Bible Student

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Henry Danger(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ice Cream Man

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Chad

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lillian, Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Aaron Diaz

Career shape

Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2010 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Twinsters (2015)

$101K worldwide

Highest rated

Twinsters (2015)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Dwight in Shining Armor (2018)

Film career

20102025

Peak 2019 · 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 score49thProducing1 of 18: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

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 Kanoa Goo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Wake Up, Leonard (2022)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Twinsters (2015)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 30. 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 Kanoa Goo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kanoa Goo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ricardo S. Galindez shares the most, 2.

Producers