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David Lee Hess

David Lee Hess

Actor · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

David Lee Hess was born in Oklahoma. After working as a musician in Austin, Texas for twenty years, Hess was cast in his first feature film in 2012. Since then he's appeared in numerous feature-length and short films, as well as episodes of 1923, Monster(s), Minx, Hunters, Baskets, Lessons in Chemistry, Fear the Walking Dead, Dallas and Revolution. In 2017 Hess wrote, directed, and starred in an award-winning short film, Fetish, which streams on Amazon Prime.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are David Lee Hess' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Morality
28%
Self
24%
Bonds
12%
Society
7%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · 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 4 · Some laughs 1 · 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 3 · 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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lee Hess' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Lee Hess' 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

33 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Sicko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Weak in the Knees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Crazy 'Ole Davey

  • Queen of Manhattan(2022)

    as Doorway Man

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • I Hate Myself and Want to Die(2024)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy

  • Pastor's Kid(2024)

    as Predator

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lessons in Chemistry(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Rheumy Eyes

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 1923(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Surgeon - BZ Ambulance

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • #ValleyMan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer · as Valley Man

  • First Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bernard B. Brown

  • Minx(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Where She Lies(2020)

    as Funeral Clerk

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Captive(2020)

    as Stepfather

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Willie, Jamaley & The Cacacoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Truman

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

    Director · as Clark

  • The Method of Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dad

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

    as Jack

  • Frazier Park Recut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tom Morris

  • Mississippi Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Soldier

  • Aw Rah Nyoosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Alex

  • Derelicts(2017)

    as Gregg

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr. Darius

  • Magic Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor · as Father Muler

  • Art Fair Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Homestate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jerry

  • Baskets(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Evan / Merle Haggard's Nephew

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Casting Assistant · as Donald Wagner

  • The Man Who Loved Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Love

  • Eleanor and the Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eleanor's Dad

  • In Good Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Daniel

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

    as Mike Downing

  • Hell No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Man Warning Mayor

  • Revolution(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Catatonic Man · as Gas Mask Patriot

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 35th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Pastor's Kid (2024)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

Captive (2020)

Midcredits 56th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 30 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 33: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

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 David Lee Hess' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

I Hate Myself and Want to Die (2024)

99th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Minx (2022)

Midcredits 74th · 84% liked

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.