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Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis

Actor · Born February 13, 1963 (63) · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Bruce Davis hails from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was born to Lloyd and Esther (Glover) Davis. He was primarily raised in Oklahoma, but he also lived in Los Angeles, CA, briefly after the family moved there to seek employment. He voluntarily enlisted in the US Navy and served his country from 1983-1987. He was stationed in the San Francisco Bay area aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy he moved back to Oklahoma City where he was accepted into the Oklahoma City Police Department Police Academy in September of 1987. He is a 27th year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department and has reached the Rank of Police Lieutenant. Davis holds a Bachelors of Arts (Psychology) degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and he has study acting for film, advanced camera techniques and the Meisner Technique at the Actors Factory in Norman Oklahoma. Davis started his Musical Theater acting career in 2004 after he was cast in the role of Judas Biggs in the new musical Soul on Fire. Davis has performed the role of Judas Biggs in several theaters throughout the country to include: the 14th Street Play house (Woodruff Arts Center) in Atlanta GA; the National Black Theater Festival in Winston Salem NC; and the Off Broadway performance at the June Havoc Theater NY.

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Born
February 13, 1963 (63)
From
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Bruce Davis' films like?

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

Genres

Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
22%
Survival
22%
Power
9%
Self
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Deception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · 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 3 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
4
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Bruce Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Davis' 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, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Rivals of Amziah King(2025)

    as Sunderland

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Huntsman(2026)

    as Capt.Burnham

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Every Heavy Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Officer Mars

  • Don't Tell Larry(2025)

    as Tony (Gun Store Owner)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Unbreakable Boy(2025)

    as Autism Doctor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Just the Janitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Principal Redmond

  • The Seer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Pastor Stephen

  • Black Bags(2023)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • One Day as a Lion(2023)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Out of Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Donald Mitchell

  • Candy Land(2022)

    as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge(2022)

    as Bert

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Agnes(2021)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Indian(2021)

    as Florist

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • What Josiah Saw(2021)

    as Damon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Country Romance(2021)

    as Rick Lever

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Walker(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Recertification Manager

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Rattlesnake(2019)

    as The Suit

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Vast of Night(2019)

    as Billy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • In Bed with a Killer(2019)

    as Customer 3

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Jurassic Games(2018)

    as Prison Guard

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • All Eyez on Me(2017)

    as Black C.O.

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Let Me Make You a Martyr(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Great Plains(2016)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Randall Conley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jacob

  • The Rooster Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Police Officer

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Rivals of Amziah King (2025)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

The Vast of Night (2019)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

The Rivals of Amziah King (2025)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2018 · 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.

  • 2016Screen debut· Let Me Make You a Martyr

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
1621

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 Bruce Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Unbreakable Boy (2025)

80th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Vast of Night (2019)

Midcredits 72nd · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 47. 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 Bruce Davis' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bruce Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Blair shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers